Prologue For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the neighborhood of the Greek medieval ...

The religions of the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans, often simply called “classical religion,” are often viewed as ...

A Roman-era bridge was discovered in the ancient city of Elefsina, west of Athens during works for a suburban railway line.

Greek and Roman gods evoked fear, awe and envy. Their names now control trillions of dollars of your money. Janus, Apollo, ...

The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday.

Every year as Valentine’s Day approaches, people remind themselves that not all expressions of love fit the stereotypes of ...

Many people depicted in a supposedly "groundbreaking" book on psychedelics and religion are now speaking out against it.

Explore the origins of the 8 oldest sports in human history, including running, boxing, and gymnastics, and how they shaped ...

and why the New Testament is written in Greek,” says Cartledge. While he was hated by many Athenians, who believed in ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...