Beach vacations only became popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries as part of the lifestyle of the wealthy in Western ...

The Greek poet Crinagoras of Mytilene (1st century BC–1st century AD) once addressed a little poem to an earthquake. He asked ...

The Battle of Thermopylae and the fight of the 300 Spartans under the leadership of king Leonidas is a magnificent moment in ...

Ancient Greeks feared beaches, seeing them as barren and linked to death, unlike today’s peaceful coastal escapes.

Could Greek women leave the house? Could they drink wine? Did they fight in wars? Join Historian Honor Cargill-Martin as she ...

The incredible skull of a young girl wearing a ceramic flower crown has been discovered in one of Greece's largest cities.

A crisis of language is a crisis of culture, and to see why there is waning interest in one, we must identify how we relate ...

Here are some of the most famous and impressive examples of ancient temples from around the world. In the seventh century the ...

A birthday cake had lit candles around it, with each candle representing a year of the celebrant’s life. The celebrant blows ...