In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...

In ancient Greece, education wasn’t limited to the mind — it included the body as well. Physical fitness and scholarly pursuits went hand-in-hand, a principle reflected in the number of gymnasiums ...

This door was originally sealed from the inside with marble door leaves, on which decorative elements like nails were carved in relief to imitate ... offering valuable insight into ancient burial ...

The Strangford Apollo is an ancient Greek sculpture of a nude boy, with the arms and lower legs missing. It dates to around 490 BC, making it one of the latest examples of the kouros type of statue, ...

The structure is primarily made of marble sourced from Greek regions such as Thasos and Mount Pentelicus. As an Ionic temple, it features intricate friezes, gables, and pediments reminiscent of ...

Selecting a Greek island to travel to can be like picking a nice-looking needle from a stack of nice-looking needles. Any which one you choose is likely to be beautiful, charming and loaded with ...

The two high-relief sculptures were transferred to the Great Gymnasium of the excavations to begin restoration and will be among the prominent exhibits in the exhibition Being a Woman in Ancient ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In Greek and Roman ...

The duplex unit still has some Greek Revival style in evidence with two black marble mantels on view in the double parlor. The expansive room — likely created by removing a wall with a broad opening ...