Built as Byzantium, and then renamed Constantinople, Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930.

From the battlefields of Morea to the halls of power in London and Washington, the Greek War of Independence set the stage ...

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 ...

Archaeologists have found a 2,200-year-old Greek pyramid-shaped structure near the Dead Sea, believed to be a former desert ...

"I would like to thank, from the bottom of our heart, the residents of the Kibbutz Be’eri, who welcomed us in their premises, ...

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

This story appears in the November/December 2016 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Sparta’s enemies, when facing the intimidating Spartan forces, would see a wall of shields ...

President Donald Trump celebrated Greek Independence Day at the White House on Monday with a proclamation declaring 204 years ...

The City of Aurora will also raise the flag of Greece at noon on Tuesday at One Aurora Plaza, 8 E. Galena Blvd. Tuesday also ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...