Renaissance thinkers saw their own era as a reenactment of the great dramas of Greek history. What drove this comparison?

Sparta was one of the most powerful city-states in antiquity. The ancient capital of the Laconia district of the southeastern Peloponnese in Greece, Sparta was a warrior society where males aged seven ...

An ancient Greek defensive wall from at least 2,000 years ago was uncovered near the Adriatic coast of Croatia it was ...

John A. Martino and Michael P. O'Kane's historical novel 'Olympia and the Birth of the Olympic Games' takes readers to the dawn of an "ancient Hellenic civilisation" following the Greek Dark Ages.

Use this distance calculator to find air distance and flight distance from Sparta to Athens or any other city in Greece. The distance show here is the Sparta - Athens distance / Milage. Find distance ...

Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president ...

Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an ...

Use this distance calculator to find air distance and flight distance from Montreal to Sparta or any other city in Greece. The distance show here is the Montreal - Sparta distance / Milage. Find ...

Morocco, a country with a rich and diverse history, is home to some of the most breathtaking ancient sites in Africa. Among them stands Volubilis, an incredibly well-preserved Roman city near ...

A city in Greece swamped by tourists every year has ... which has pushed people to leave because they can no longer afford to live in the ancient city. Athens is a draw for people overseas because ...

A second Greek island has declared a state of emergency as a series of earthquakes continued to rattle the popular tourist destinations. The emergency measure announced on the island of Amorgos ...