Rhapsodes were the master storytellers of Ancient Greece who memorized and performed thousands of lines of Homer's works.

Memories of a long ago trip to Greece and an aging author who gave its myths life still speak to many elders who recognize ...

Widely regarded as one of the birthplaces of modern archaeological science, the DAI pioneered the transition from indiscriminate digging at archaeological sites to the systematic excavation and ...

These 15 images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest remind us of the grandeur of Greece ...

Divers have spent decades exploring Greece's ancient Antikythera wreck. The latest expedition found relics and retrieved ...

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

The Spartan army clash with the Thebans and general Epaminondas at the Leuctra battlefield signified the end of Sparta's ...

Archaeology is revealing that the real Amazons were horse-riding, spear-throwing, pants-wearing fearsome female fighters from ancient Scythia.

The so-called "Dragon Man" skull found in China in 1933 sheds light on the ancient human species the Denisovans, about whom scientists previously had little information.

Long before the Bible, an ancient Mesopotamian civilisation predicted one of its most famous stories A Mesopotamian myth from nearly 4,000 years ago tells of a man who builds a boat to save the world ...

Humans are the only animal that lives in virtually every possible environment, from rainforests to deserts to tundra.

In a significant step for Greek tourism, Minister Olga Kefalogianni and Hellenic Olympic Committee President Isidoros Kouvelos signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to promote sports tourism. This ...