The enduring appeal of Greece is its myriad archipelagos, making it a magnet for cruise lines. Each spring, ships make a beeline for their azure seas and beautiful shorelines, spending the summer ...

Ancient Greek priestesses may have used hallucinogenic ergot during the Eleusinian Mysteries, rituals carried out by the cult ...

A newly analyzed Greek inscription indicates that the Great Mosque of Homs likely stands on the site of the Roman Temple of the Sun, revealing a layered history of pagan, Christian, and Islamic ...

The 20th-century art historian Kenneth Clark made a distinction between the “naked,” meaning unclothed and ashamed, and the “nude,” meaning the body in its most beautiful form. Most people today use ...

Explore the enigmatic Greek Pyramids of Argolis, including the Pyramid of Hellenikon—ancient truncated structures in Greece.

There is an ancient temple in Greece that is almost intact, standing at the top of the hill of Agoraios Colonos next to the ...

The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day ...

The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of antiquity.

Athens boasts numerous significant Byzantine churches, mostly dating from the 10th to 12th centuries, featuring distinct Middle Byzantine architecture like dome-on-square designs and intricate ...

The ancient Greek city delivers one memorable vacation.