Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president ...

Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon ...

Greek lawmakers elect advocate for return of sculptures from Britain as president - Greek lawmakers have elected a former ...

An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years.

Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin throughout the programme, plus up to three additional languages chosen from a wide selection including Akkadian, Aramaic, Egyptian, Sumerian, Syriac and ...

If you’re into antiquities, you could spend a week wandering among the ruins clustered around the Acropolis. But Athens is no historical theme park, and there are plenty of other things to do.

To commune with the monument, you need to avoid the crowds and the heat – the resplendent marble reflects the fierce Athenian sun. Beat the coach parties by clambering up to the Acropolis when ...

A 32-year-old Greek national found the statue on Jan. 18 in a black bag near the trash bins. The statue, believed to be from the Hellenistic period, is currently being held by authorities for ...

In December, workers installing natural gas pipelines near Athens uncovered a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright in a brick-lined pit near the Acropolis. Thessaloniki weeks ago unveiled a ...

Leonard Cohen famously sang about oranges that came from China in his 1967 debut single, Suzanne. It turns out the Canadian singer was right about the provenance of the sweet orange (distinct from ...

By Christine Hauser On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a plastic bag among trash bins near the northern city ...