Since Athens is considered the birthplace of democracy, the ancient Greek statesman Pericles must be considered its father.

Here, you find a simpler kind of beauty: painted stone houses, boats drifting in calm harbors, and a handful of locals ...

Buddhism encountered a fascinating fusion with Greek culture in ancient times. Why did this Eastern religion adopt a Greek ...

Archaeologists recently excavated an ancient workshop on Paros, Greece, revealing unfinished sculptures and intriguing artifacts from the Classical period.

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

Seek your lover in the daytime, says Ovid. Be careful of the night. You won't choose the right person if you're drunk. And ...

In Greek art and literature, Amazons were invariably depicted as brave and beautiful, but always armed and dangerous. By the time Homer wrote The Iliad (around 700 B.C.), every Greek man, woman ...

Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection through June 29 at the Art Institute of Chicago. artic.edu Portus relief, late 2nd-early 3rd century, Roman, Imperial period.

Greek vessels including the amphora, kylix and krater were functional but also could be elaborate works of art. By Ron Bechtol on Sun, May 4, 2025 at 9:15 am ...

From King Charles III’s Childhood Drawing to Ancient Greek Gold, Bugatti Cars, Bahraini Art, Riva Boats, and the Aguas Zarcas Meteorite at London’s Royal Hospital Chelsea ...

A trove of ancient art, hidden for 70 years, begins an American tour. Nearly 60 works from the famed Torlonia Collection are on view in Chicago.