This city known primarily for its monumental historic sites harbors a surprisingly dynamic contemporary art scene where ...

History Of The Agora of Ancient Athens The Athenian Agora was the epicenter of life in ancient Athens. Founded in the 6th century BCE, it saw many changes and developments throughout the centuries.

The Battle of Thermopylae and the fight of the 300 Spartans under the leadership of king Leonidas is a magnificent moment in ...

When some residents of Athens, Greece, turn on their sinks, showers and public fountains later this month, water will flow to some taps from an ancient source: a 2,000-year-old underground aqueduct ...

In the Greek capital, ancient history is everywhere you look. But these days, the city is also home to boundary-pushing art. By Tony Perrottet Published on June 11, 2023 From left: A view of the ...

A wildfire burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens on Saturday and some residents were ordered to ...

Inhabited since the 11th millennium BCE, today, under the shadow of the Acropolis, Athens is an urban treasure trove for travelers in search of rich history, simple and flavorful cuisine, profound ...

July 26, 2004 -- The city of Athens is glowing with fresh paint and crowded with shining limousines as Greece prepares to host the 2004 Olympic Games. Western culture owes a lot to the Greeks ...

Athens, Greece — The earliest signs of trouble came around midday on Thursday, August 5. Wafts of thick black smoke darkened the sky to the south and west of the Greek hilltop where my partner ...