Ancient Greeks held festivals ... Guarded on pain of death, the rituals remain mysterious to this day. By the fourth century B.C., cults had emerged that claimed to offer purification by cleansing ...

Bread has been intricately woven into human history for thousands of years, and ancient Greece was no exception.

Treating’ Amulet Unearthed in Turkey With Crab Motif and Healing Inscriptions Excavations conducted in the ancient city of ...

In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for ... Sensual MusicAn auletris (flautist) performs at a symposium, as depicted on a fourth-century B.C. vessel from the Louvre, Paris.

It was built during the 4th century ... in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. Image caption, The ancient Olympic ...

A helmet up for auction in London is a well-preserved example of the "Corinthian" helmets used by many hoplite warriors.

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman sewer last week made a spectacular discovery—a nearly complete marble statue of a Greek god ... was founded in the 4th century BC by colonists from ...