One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states ... They defended the political independence of their cities vigorously. As a result any individual who did manage to take ...

an allegorical site or a tribute to ancient civilizations Lanta Davis and Vince Reighard Experts added a carbon fiber pole to help anchor the "Apollo Belvedere," which had developed cracks along ...

Once the political hub of ancient Athens, the Acropolis ruins tower ... For more details about security concerns in Greece, visit the U.S. State Department's website.

View our world through the eyes of the Ancient ... Ancient Greece and Rome and trace their influence through history to the present day. Students study Classical languages and literatures in addition ...

Scholars have identified interesting parallels between the military alliances of NATO and the ancient Athenian-led Delian League.

The agoras of the ancient Greek city-states were open areas for people to assemble for everything from political gatherings to public debates. Ancient Agora is the most popular of its kind ...

During our recent family trip to Greece, we had the opportunity ... similar to a city park strewn with ancient semi-intact buildings, foundations, statues, and columns. In ancient times, it was the ...

Homer's Ancient Greek Poem Iliad has inspired a small village in Turkey to install busts of the Trojan war heroes on their ...

The oldest and most accepted group of foreign deities were the gods of ancient Greece. These gods had made ... or even to people from the empire's social and political elite.

According to Golden, it’s as if France had finally been filled in on a map of medieval Europe ... similar hardcore-geek passion for history. “Were you an ancient Rome kid or an ancient Greece kid?” ...

Little remains of the ancient city of Sparta, capital of the Laconia region, situated on the Peloponnesus peninsula in modern Greece ... largely brought about its political decline.

Visiting Athens, Greece, is a bucket-list trip ... and standing on the historic podiums. The Ancient Agora, the heart of ancient city of Athens, offers a glimpse into daily life, serving as a hub for ...