The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and ...

The ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Anatolia flourished and enjoyed a long period of glory forging a successful alliance ...

Explore the 10 oldest cities in Europe, where ancient legacies endure and history continues to shape the present.

Ancient myths and legends have fascinated artists and writers long after the civilizations that produced them collapsed. For ...

Researchers speculate the ancient Greek Dragon Houses may have been used as temples, astronomical observatories, or storage ...

Is the Roman Empire on your mind? If so, France should be on your list of must-visit destinations! Having been inhabited by the Romans for many centuries, France became the birthplace of several Roman ...

A stunning Greco-Roman mosaic featuring the Greek inscription "ΤΥΡΦΗ" (tyrphe), meaning comfort and luxury, was unearthed ...

Lesser-known New Rome also provides respite from crowds, as the city centre battles with over tourism. When the Trevi fountain reopened after restoration works in December 2024, it did so with a new ...

The medieval monastery clings almost impossibly to sheer cliffs high above the shimmering turquoise of the Aegean Sea. Rising ...

Clinging almost impossibly to a sheer cliff in northern Greece, the Monastery of Simonos Petra, also known as Simonopetra — ...

Archaeologists in Turkey uncovered a Roman mosaic and an almost intact cistern in the ancient Greek city of Syedra.

Throughout its centuries-long existence, the Hagia Sophia has been a place of worship for many different religions and ...