Their temples were held up with stone columns and sometimes decorated with stone carvings of famous battles from Greek myths. The Greeks were really good at making statues too. Sculptors carved ...

Explore a collection of essential Greek mythology books and retellings, offering timeless legends alongside modern ...

This island is mountainous, with a variety of hiking trails and landscapes as well as stunning beaches that can be enjoyed ...

Condensing Athens — a metropolis that was established in the fifth century BCE — into 24 hours is near impossible, but this ...

Yet the most powerful examples of the Grecian way of merging art with living are to be found on ancient Greek potteries. "Wrapped-around canvases, this pottery art depicts every aspect of the ...

An ancient Greek grave stele shows a symbolic handshake between a father and son. CHINA DAILY Nanjing Museum highlights power of Athenian art, Zhao Xu reports. A man, probably in his early 20s ...

Ancient Greek kingdoms existed in China, and there was a significant spread of Hellenism in Asia, including in Japan and ...

These gods had made their home in the Roman world at an early time, along with Greek art and literature ... was a late first-century follower of the famous Greek philosopher, Pythagoras, whom ...

Famous Greek artists Yannis Aggelakas and Olia Lazaridou read excerpts from the book A Journal of Two Voyages by Nikos Kazantzakis, while director Aris Chatzistefanou juxtaposes the narration with ...

“The Greek Slave,” a copy of which is housed in the Yale University Art Gallery, was initially created in 1844 by American ...

A new restaurant – serving up gyros, souvlaki, spanakopita and other Greek specialties – is preparing to open its first ...