An excavation on the Greek island of Evia uncovered an unknown temple near the Temple of Amarysia Artemis still overflowing ...

Fewer than 200 bronze sculptures from the Hellenistic era -- a period that began more than 2,000 years ago -- survive today. About a quarter of those are gathered in an exhibit at the National Gallery ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from the ...

Excavations on a Greek island have revealed an ancient temple where animal sacrifices once took place. The temple lies within an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis located in the ...

A 2,400-year-old pebbled mosaic unearthed in Greece contains images of two naked men with tails dancing to music. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

Women in ancient Greece are the subject of much interest to scholars and students of the ancient world. Not only did their status and freedoms change drastically throughout time, but so, too, did ...

A sculpture dating to the Hellenistic Greek period has turned up in the most unlikely of settings. It all started when a 32-year-old Greek man in the city of Thessaloniki stumbled upon a statue ...

Ancient Greek sweets and desserts, from honey cakes to sesame treats, played a key role during festivals and in daily life.

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed an ancient gymnasium that dates back to the third century B.C. The site is the first ever gym found in Egypt dating back to the ancient Hellenistic, or Greek, ...