Ancient Greeks prepared Roman gladiators for violent contests, although these were quite different from the Olympics the ...
Journey through millennia of Greek history and culture with this exploration of Greece's 19 UNESCO World Heritage sites. From ...
Egyptologist Huub Pragt and Smithsonian Journeys traveler Kellie Mecham share first impressions from their visit to the ...
The way ancient Greeks chose their names is a fascinating story that reveals a lot about their ideals, beliefs and familial ...
With its rich history, ancient treasures, glorious beaches and stunning natural scenery, Turkey is rapidly becoming one of ...
If sun-kissed beaches, olive groves and freshly caught fish are high on your holiday wish list, a Greek Island is hard to ...
When winter draws in on Antikythera, the already meagre population of the isolated Greek island shrinks to almost nothing. Antikythera, like many rural regions in Greece, has suffered steady ...
But in a way, these traits hold true for ancient Greece as a city-state culture (to use the expression forged by Mogens Hansen, the great Danish historian of the polis, who died earlier this year).