Altogether there were over 1500 city-states in the Greek world, but some of these would barely qualify as towns in modern terms. Even Athens, by far the largest of all city-states, only contained ...

On the west bank of the Achelous are the remains of one of the oldest shipyards in antiquity, that of the ancient Greek city ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states and independent towns, rather than by one all-powerful king, is its geography. The country's mountainous terrain, many ...

Alexander the Great founded over 70 cities and created an empire that stretched across three continents, covering 2 million square miles. There was never one country called ‘ancient Greece’.

The Ionian League, was a confederation of twelve Ionian Greek city-states located along the coast of Asia Minor.

The Mediterranean has a long and storied past, and this newly-discovered port has led to a surprising breakthrough in Ancient Greece.

Alexander the Great founded over 70 cities and created an empire that stretched across three continents, covering 2 million square miles. There was never one country called ‘ancient Greece’.