For many people, Greek mythology begins and ends with a few familiar faces. The musclebound hero--known as Hercules or ...

There are more than 1,000 whitewashed stone chapels on the Greek island of Tinos owned and cared for by private families as ...

Greek myths of the Amazons blended kernels of truth with male fantasy to create a legend that has lasted for millennia.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “Brooches really liven up your life,” says the British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes. “You can be feeling ...

Today a desert—as far as the eye can see. However, anyone looking more closely will discover hundreds of images carved into the rock. This ancient Egyptian graffiti attests to the fact that a new ...

Ellen Mead creates flowers, beads, and small jars, using the ancient art of lampwork. The history of manmade glass, according to the Corning Museum of Glass, is about 4,000 years old. The term ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The annual Greek Festival in Columbus is celebrating its 52nd year on Labor Day weekend as it marks the end of summer. The four-day celebration of Greek culture and Orthodox Christian ...

Everyone gets what President Donald Trump is trying to do in Texas. He has pushed the state’s Republicans to redraw the boundaries of its congressional districts now instead of at the end of the ...

Researchers recently made a sticky discovery. They found 2,500-year-old honey, sealed in a vessel and buried underground for nearly three millennia. The residue was found in bronze jars at an ...

Everyone gets what President Donald Trump is trying to do in Texas. He’s pushed the state’s Republicans to redraw the boundaries of its congressional districts now instead of at the end of the decade ...

Back in 1954, archaeologists uncovered a hidden shrine deep beneath a Greek settlement in Paestum (southern Italy). Inside, they found bronze jars arranged around an iron bed. The jars held a waxy, ...

Extraordinary ancient tattoo art uncovered on 2300-year-old ice mummy in groundbreaking study Using near-infrared imaging, researchers uncovered extraordinary hand-poked designs of tigers, griffins ...