Ancient Greeks shaped identity through democracy, as "citizen" defined city-state residents and their rights and obligations.
In ancient Athens, altars were built for unknown gods as a precautionary measure against divine wrath, paving the way for ...
A 4,000-year-old painted stone plaque discovered on a remote Indonesian island is the first known example of portable art belonging to the Austronesian Painting Tradition (APT), providing a rare ...
A worker cleans the marble surfaces of the Panathenaic Stadium, also known as “Kallimarmaro,” or beautiful marble, which ...
More than 2,400 years after the burial, a newly unearthed tomb at the ancient city of Aspendos in southern Turkey may offer ...
August 15, known in Greece as Dekapentavgoustos (Δεκαπενταύγουστος), is one of the most important dates in the Greek Orthodox calendar. It is a day ...
In a different time, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey would have been celebrated by the American right as a conservative film. Nolan’s interpretation of Homer’s epic poem is about the unintended ...
A group of women come out from behind a banner placed in front of a small cave, dressed in white ceremonial robes. Men and women of varying ages are standing in a semi-circle while the women lead a ...
One period of history that often lends itself to the glamor of Hollywood is ancient Greece. Both historical records and myths of ancient Greece have fascinated filmmakers for decades, but it's ...
The mythical king Odysseus inspired hero cult worship on his home island of Ithaca (Credit: Getty Images) The Odyssey was far more than entertainment to ancient Greeks. Archaeologists have unearthed ...
Composer Ludwig Göransson has reunited with Christopher Nolan to score “The Odyssey,” marking their third collaboration after “Tenet” and “Oppenheimer.” Earlier this year, Göransson’s work on “Star ...
Discover where supplicants consulted Apollo in Delphi, the infant Hermes hid stolen cattle and where Poseidon created a love nest for a sea nymph Some stories never get old. The poems and songs from ...