The Macedonian tomb of Stavroupolis stands as the largest, and best-preserved example of its kind in Greece's Thrace.

The Byzantine Empire is known for many things, however, not many people know the unusual life journeys of some of its emperors, like Basil I.

Jim Claven takes us through the historic town of Missolonghi, Greece—home to Lord Byron, heroic resistance during the Greek ...

April 6 marks the beginning of the Greek Genocide by the Ottoman Empire. It was Monday after Easter in 1914, now known as ...

Once yelled at women seen to be pestering or annoying – or at feminists questioning and threatening the status quo – “harpy” ...

Deep beneath farmland in western Bulgaria, construction workers digging a gas pipeline uncovered something extraordinary: the ...

Credit: Sirma Alexandrova The most recent of these coins dates to the year 249 AD, suggesting that the settlement may have been abandoned shortly thereafter, possibly due to the barbarian invasions ...

The Getty's priceless works of art have been threatened by wildfires. Should they move? Here's what L.A. Times readers think.

The Winged Victory of Samothrace The statue’s history is as remarkable as its form. One of three winged Victories found at the Samothrace Sanctuary, its right hand—reconstructed after fragments were ...