Labourers digging a ditch to lay gas pipes in Athens uncovered an ancient marble statue and Roman-era archeological objects, ...

An archaeological treasure of more than 100 ancient Greek artifacts from Geometric and Hellenistic periods was discovered in ...

Athenian society was composed of four main social classes - slaves, metics (non-citizen freepersons), women, and citizens, but within each of these broad classes were several sub-classes (such as ...

A stunning ancient Greek statue was recently discovered during work on the natural gas network in Athens near the Acropolis.

From theater to law court to gymnasium to symposium, performance is a basic part of Athenian society; how do these different areas interrelate and inform the politics and culture of the democratic ...

JACT Review of the hardback: 'This is an important book. clearly written, concisely argued and cogently organized, it belongs in the library of any serious student of early Greek cult, culture and art ...

In the same category as Athens were London, New York, Paris, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Beijing, Kyoto and Quito among other ...

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The Parthenon Sculptures "belong here in the UK" and should not be returned to Greece, the culture secretary has insisted. The ancient artworks, better known in the UK as the Elgin Marbles, are ...