First introduced in the Olympic Games in 648 BCE, pankration had minimal rules, allowing fighters to employ a wide array of ...

Prologue For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the neighborhood of the Greek medieval ...

The religions of the ancient Greeks and the ancient Romans, often simply called “classical religion,” are often viewed as ...

The sanctuaries and temples of ancient Olympia are some of the oldest and most important in all of Ancient Greece.

Greek and Roman gods evoked fear, awe and envy. Their names now control trillions of dollars of your money. Janus, Apollo, Jupiter and Ares are some of the most famous names of Greek and Roman ...

The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday.

Every year as Valentine’s Day approaches, people remind themselves that not all expressions of love fit the stereotypes of ...

Many people depicted in a supposedly "groundbreaking" book on psychedelics and religion are now speaking out against it.

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C ...

Discoveries of ancient artifacts are relatively common in Greece, often unearthed during construction projects. A headless statue believed to be 2,000 years old has been found inside a black ...