In the Western Peloponnese, archaeologists have unearthed a monumental discovery that reshapes the understanding of ancient ...

A joint team of Greek and Austrian archaeologists unearthed a massive ruined temple on a hill near Samikon in 2021 and identified it as a long-lost sanctuary of Poseidon. After several years of work, ...

While excavating in Elis this year, archaeologists discovered a bronze plaque that was probably hung on the wall of the ...

In this, the ancients looked to Hades, god of the ... The Erechtheion, a temple to Athena, occupies the most sacred ground on Athens’s Acropolis. Ancient Greeks held festivals, sacrifices ...

Did the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides actually run the distance from ... Paying attention to this admonition, the Athenians were sure to construct a temple dedicated to Pan as soon as their ...

Part 1 Hermes begins with an introduction to himself and some of the other gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece - Zeus ... she is out picking flowers when Hades, god of the underworld, comes ...

Grounded in archaeological evidence, the volume analyzes the design, function, construction, and aesthetic of the Greek temple. While the book's primary focus is architectural, it also draws on ...

Greek cities had beautiful temples with stone columns and statues, and open-air theatres where people sat to watch plays. Image caption, Ancient Greek ruins of the Temple of Apollo and theatre in ...

Velia is 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of Paestum, a much-visited site of ancient Greek temples. The recently completed excavation at Velia unearthed a pair of helmets in good condition, the ...