Even though many ancient Greeks were strong and well-trained, statues of the time went beyond naturalistic representation to showcase an ideal form of beauty. Image: Ancient Greek statue of Hermes by ...

The skull of a crowned athlete with a gold wreath in the shape of a laurel branch still attached to it is perhaps one of the most impressive exhibits in Greece. The flesh disintegrated after 2,500 ...

Here is an Ancient Greece map, featuring how the country was like in the ancient times, during the peak centuries of its history. In this map of Ancient Greece, you can spot the various regions of the ...

While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving historical narratives covering events between 1200 and 760BC. This period has traditionally been viewed ...

Metamorphoses premiered Friday night at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, featuring vignettes of classic ancient ...

Greece’s highest mountain, Mount Olympus, has 52 peaks and deep gorges. The highest peak, Mytikas is 2,917 m (9,570 ft) and, ...

On May 29th, Twitter user @thetornuproad [8] quoted the meme by saying, "random person who has a crush on me: omg … we could go on picnics … listen to sufjan stevens togetber / me: WHO ARE YOU I AM ...

Dean Kalimniou explores the myth of Erysichthon, an ancient cautionary tale of greed, hubris, and environmental destruction, ...

An ancient site at the newly built Agias Sofias metro station ahead of its Nov. 30 official opening, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 – part of the city's long-delayed subway ...

A remarkably crafted head of the Greek goddess Tyche, dating back to the Roman era, has been unearthed in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, offering exciting new insights into the ancient city of Philippopolis.

Gladiator II is now in cinemas, and Ridley Scott’s epic, a sequel to his 2000 Oscar winner, has yielded much comment about its homoeroticism. Certainly there is a strong sense of feminisation. Take ...

In Greek mythology, the Titan ruler Kronos fears ... According to that legend, at least. Ancient Romans had their own origin story involving Hercules. In Book 9 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the ...