A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is filled with lost words that scholars can now ...

Researchers in Athens use advanced geophysical techniques to uncover hidden tunnels and drainage systems beneath the Temple ...

The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.

Q: How did the temple relate to the rest of the ancient city? Hurwit: "Acropolis" means the high point of the city. And since the buildings of classical Athens rarely reached higher than a storey ...

Greece is home to some of the world’s most famous Greek temples, showcasing ancient Greek artistry and architectural ...

One of central Athens' best preserved ruins is the Temple of Hephaestus. Nestled within Ancient Agora, this site was built between 460 and 420 B.C. and once served as a Christian church.

A group of researchers from the National Technical University of Athens has conducted an ambitious geophysical study to unravel the hidden mysteries beneath the Temple of Olympian Zeus, one of the ...

The Erechtheion, a temple to Athena, occupies the most sacred ground on Athens’s Acropolis. Ancient Greeks held festivals, sacrifices, games, and religious processions at the site; today it’s ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners ... including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion.

Greek cities had beautiful temples with stone columns and statues, and open-air theatres where people sat to watch plays. Image caption, Ancient Greek ruins of the Temple of Apollo and theatre in ...