This map shows the spatial distribution of city-states in Greece, indexed for whether silver coins were ever minted. Also shown is the spatial distribution of located battles. Credit: J. Adamson . To ...

The conflicts that followed brought the Persian and Greek worlds closer together and set the stage for a drastic reshaping of ...

Contrary to popular belief, Zeus wasn’t the ultimate god for everyone in Ancient Greece. The Greek world wasn’t one unified country — it was a collection of independent city-states (poleis ...

The ancient Greek city of Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan was discovered in the 1960s, but its demise has captivated archaeologists ...

During this period, war among Greek city-states is forbidden, criminal trials are suspended, and the execution of capital punishment is prohibited. During the herald’s stay, sumptuous banquets ...

Little did Leonidas know that over 2,500 years later, "Molon Lave" would be used as a global marketing tool -from weapons to ...

The agoras of the ancient Greek city-states were open areas for people to assemble for everything from political gatherings to public debates. Ancient Agora is the most popular of its kind, thanks ...

Hundreds of thousands of dead fish are polluting waters in Volos, Greece, and creating a public health hazard that caused authorities to declare a civil protection emergency for one month.

The Corinthian style is named for Corinth, an ancient Greek city-state about 50 miles west of Athens. Beginning around the eighth century B.C.E., Corinth became a commercial hub, ...

Helmets that cover most of the face like this, with only a gap for the eyes and mouth, are called Corinthian helmets, after the ancient Greek city-state of Corinth. The city was famous for both ...

A Comprehensive History of the Ancient Greek 'City-States' that Goes Beyond the famous places like Athens or Sparta . The city-state (polis in Greek, plural poleis) was one of the most important forms ...