The Rod of Asclepius remains a symbol of health and medicine around the world to this day. Asclepius was a demi-god son of ...

From afar, the rocky coastline of a small Greek island may not look particularly significant. There’s no extravagant rock formation, no towering peak and no rare wildlife refuge. For ancient devotees, ...

Science has already proven that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were often painted in warm colors, and now a Danish study has revealed that some were also perfumed. "A white marble statue was ...

MOUNT OLYMPUS, Greece July 19 (Reuters) - Dressed in white robes and colourful tunics, devotees of polytheism each year honour gods on Mount Olympus with ceremonies they say can revive the ethos, ...

I vowed to see the Parthenon on this, my fourth visit to Athens, and my friend Cathy and I arrived a few days before our cruise and booked a tour of the Acropolis, on one of the highest hills of the ...

Archaeologists near Bulgaria’s southeastern border with Greece uncovered a nearly 7-foot statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes during a dig this week. The unexpected find happened during excavation ...

There were many similarities between ancient Greece and Egypt. The two civilizations were in close contact during the ...

Greek-Australian performer and writer Zoe Terakes excavates erased queer and trans histories in Eros: Queer Myths for Lovers ...