A Germany university revealed the discovery of an ancient Greek lecture hall in Agrigento, Italy — highlighting important ...

A 2,000-year-old marble throne dedicated to Potamon, a revered rhetorician of Mytilene, has been highlighted by a 1908 ...

On Kea, a small Greek island just a short ferry ride from Athens, local traditions sit side by side with the latest in luxury ...

Once looted from tombs, hidden in homes, and trafficked across borders, the precious artefacts that were stolen from Italy’s ...

The neglected marble quarries of Paros which centuries ago produced most of the sculptural masterpieces of ancient Greece are ...

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Omar Chakil's stone furniture collection was designed to reference ancient Egyptian gods His 17-piece Transcendence series is currently on show at Galerie Gastou during trade fair PAD Paris.

Greece's beaches have stories, too. Dionysus, god of wine, wooed Ariadne on the sandy shores of Naxos. Kolovri Rock, off Corfu's Palaiokastritsa, is said to be Odysseus' ship turned to stone by ...

How would you spend your holiday in Greece - unravelling the mysteries of ancient civilisations or making the most of the ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In Greek and Roman ...

This symbol carries a deep cultural resonance for Greeks, rooted in our ancient heritage. A Mythological Journey: Asclepius and His Legacy In Greek mythology, Asclepius, the son of Apollo and the ...

That honour belongs to the Cavafy Museum ... an icon of Greek culture, Cavafy was always a priority for the foundation, says Papadimitriou. Although many of his verses are set in ancient times ...