The Parthenon was far more than a temple. It was Athens’ ultimate power move, which combined religion, politics, and economic ...

Five Greek government officials, including a minister, have resigned over allegations of corruption involving EU farming ...

Greece is finding international allies in its ongoing fight to win back the Parthenon Marbles from the British Museum in ...

The Agora of Ancient Athens is a 30-acre outdoor archeological site. ... The Agora was at the center of commerce, government, ...

The experiences of women differed in ancient Athens and Sparta. Largely portrayed as "invisible," evidence reveals a striking ...

In ancient Greece the great playwrights helped to plant and nurture the seeds of representative government through their characters and plots. By David Belcher This article is from a special ...

That question was taken seriously in ancient Athens, where a 403 BC decree instructed one of the traditional governing councils, known as the Council of the Areopagus, to “Take caring charge of ...

The Odeon of Herod Atticus recently opened the 70th season of the annual Athens Epidaurus Festival, a cherished annual ...

The rivalry between ancient Athens and Sparta is infamous—but they may have been more 'frenemies' Despite being rivals, many Athenians admired the government, clothing, and austerity of the ...

Selecting government officials by lot is a procedure first employed in Athens 2,500 years ago. This experiment has produced dramatic results – as well as a court challenge.