For over 2,500 years, the olive tree of the Acropolis has remained a worthy symbol of Athens, an undying and ancient ...

Cleisthenes was the statesman who laid the foundations of democracy in ancient Athens by dividing Attica into ten tribes by location.

In Athens, the fifth century BC served as a period in which art and thought flourished, and it defines our image of Ancient ...

The Cradle of Western Architecture Athens is like a time machine that transports you back to the very roots of Western architecture. Often called the birthplace of civilization, Athens is an open-air ...

Apokries, often referred to as the Greek Carnival, is a vibrant and lively festival celebrated in Athens before the onset of Lent. With colorful parades, traditional foods, and a variety of activities ...

Royalty-free licenses let you pay once to use copyrighted images and video clips in personal and commercial projects on an ongoing basis without requiring additional payments each time you use that ...

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

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

in a Greek Orthodox ceremony at the Holy Church of Saint Nicholas Ragavas in Athens. The event will be a private affair, attended by close family and friends. This wedding announcement comes just nine ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece ...

FILE - A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C. Erechtheion temple ... windy day at Acropolis hill, in Athens, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.