The hidden financial tactics of ancient Greece, from temple treasuries to the rise of 'table bankers,' known as trapezitai.

Earthquake victims from the late fourth century CE found in ancient Greek city Heraclea Sintica show signs of care for the ...

Henry Cavill once shared the legendary ancient conqueror he’s always dreamed of portraying, leaving fans eager to see him in the historic role.

This city tells the tales of past conquerors, with the whispers of history resonating through its streets, and the ground ...

This remote, volcanic Greek island with a mythic past has cast its spell on prophets and taste gurus. Hamish Bowles is ...

A classical Greek playwright killed by a tortoise and a Viking raider scratched by a severed head - these are just some of ...

Herodotus tended to put his political philosophies into the mouths of historical figures such as Miltiades. He condensed his thoughts about government into what historians call the “Constitutional ...

Throughout antiquity, kingdoms and nations rose and fell but Rome stood strong—until its steep decline. The fall of this ...

Prologue On and off, I have spent decades studying Greek history. I am not so sure, however, that I fully understand what made the ancient Greeks so ...

The skull of an Ancient Greek girl, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, has been discovered in a cemetery in Patras, ...