When we hear of ancient Greece, we think of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.The questions they pondered—justice, the state, ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. “I fear the Greeks even when they’re bringing gifts,” a Trojan priest ...

Greek Citizens Who Were All SoldiersGreek city-states share some commonalities with the city-states built in the Orient ...

Greece has welcomed the Vatican’s return of ancient artefacts from the Acropolis, furthering a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site ...

Perhaps no other ancient city captures our imagination quite like Pompeii. The storyline is familiar: a thriving city on the Bay of Naples- a mecca of high culture and a playground of the rich- ...

Israel on Tuesday returned to Greece 22 "illegally removed" ancient vases, drinking vessels and a statue in what Greek ...

Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, visited Greece and gave an important speech on the Pnyx with the Parthenon as his ...

Archaeologists have made an important discovery while exploring Salamis, a small island off the coast of Greece near Athens where a now-sunken city once stood. Scientists found a partially submerged ...

Lina Mendoni, Minister of Culture of Greece at the press conference in Beijing on October 20, 2026 Photo: Dong Feng/Global ...