Just a short ferry ride from Athens lies Kea, an island worth exploring ... Alekos would put on puppet shows for the local kids.” Some of these handmade birds and bumblebees live on in the ...

Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...

Archaeologists in Sicily have uncovered a rare gymnasium complex, featuring a lecture auditorium, in the ancient Greek city ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

The film takes us on a journey through humanity’s evolving view of our home planet—from ancient beliefs that the Earth was flat and supported by gigantic elephants and turtles, to the scientific ...

Archaeologists in Agrigento, Sicily just unearthed an ancient classroom where students listened to lectures more than 2,000 ...

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 ...

Constant expansion has introduced a sense of modernism to this ancient city. You will most likely spend the majority of your stay within central Athens near all of the city's well-known attractions.

Athens-area single mother Cherelle Yarborough ... "Every parent wants to protect their kids and be an example to them, and I consider these books to be a divine collaboration." ...

At its peak, two dozen Greek Orthodox monasteries were dotted across these rocky pinnacles and 300 monks inhabited Great Meteoron alone. Whereas monks and building materials were once winched up ...

A bomb planted near the offices of Hellenic Train, Greece's main railway company, has exploded in a busy district of central Athens, authorities have said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Spark curiosity with the National Geographic Little Kids Book Bundle this Earth Month—perfect for budding explorers aged 3–5! Get 6 exciting issues of National Geographic Little Kids magazine ...