For the Ancient Greeks, beards signaled age, status, and virtue, turning these into symbols of masculinity, honor, and social ...

This article follows our family as we visit the Ancient Agora of Athens. Plus, learn about the history of this iconic ...

This week sees the Olympic flame pass from Greece to Italy en route to Milan for the Winter Games. Euronews spent a day ...

There’s something electric about walking down a street where every stone beneath your feet has witnessed empires rise and fall. In a handful of places around the globe, the ancient past doesn’t hide ...

The Olympic flame for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Games will be lit at Ancient Olympia, continuing a tradition that uses the sun's rays to symbolize continuity with the original Greek competitions.

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — At a temple in Ancient Olympia, a flame is drawn from the sun to begin its journey to the Winter Games. The choreographed ceremony inspired by ancient Greece is designed ...

Varanasi: The department of Humanistic Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, organised a distinguished lecture on ‘Ancient Indian Theatre' under the inaugural session of its lecture ...

Greece is often described as the cradle of Western civilization, has a legacy that no one can ignore. And much of it is visible in its ruins or the places that are so ancient that any traveller will ...

Welcome to fall in Savannah, where every weekend is so jam-packed with events you may feel twinges of FOMO or wish you had a clone because it is impossible to be in two places at once. Festival season ...

Hollywood star Matt Damon was filmed in Burghead Harbour, Moray, dressed in an elaborate ancient Greek warrior costume for his lead role in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey. The ...

Divers exploring the centuries-old Antikythera wreck retrieved intact pieces of the ship and found artifacts that shed light on life aboard the craft. The Antikythera shipwreck dates back to the first ...

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...