The image many have in mind of Greek sculptures—noble looking with a bit of an emptiness about the eyes—might be slightly ...

Discover the secrets behind the Theatre of Epidaurus' legendary acoustics! This ancient Greek marvel combines beauty, history ...

Yannis Tsarouchis was one of the most prominent figures of Greek art and his work has just begun to garner attention outside ...

Greek vessels including the amphora, kylix and krater were functional but also could be elaborate works of art.

For over two thousand years, successive societies forged the civilization of ancient Greece. From the early societies of the ...

Photo from Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and Media In ancient Greece and Rome, an odeon was a “comparatively small theatre … in which musicians and orators performed and competed ...

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One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos was said to have guarded the island of Crete, off the coast of Greece.