Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

A chronology of key events in the modern history of Greece. ... Greece profile - Timeline. Published. 28 November 2022. ... 1832 - Prince Otto of Bavaria is chosen as the first king of independent ...

Work and wages varied immensely in ancient Greece. Agriculture was the backbone of the economy but work was available in ...

In “The Muse of History” the author focuses on a particular obsession of Western historians over the past three centuries: the ancient Greeks, and to a lesser extent, the Romans, and how both ...

The vibrant societies of ancient Greece have had a profound impact on the modern world. With pampered stars, super-human deeds and shameless cheats, were the ancient Olympics really all that ...

In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent banquets called symposia. Not only an occasion for thinking and philosophizing, the symposium was also a place for enjoying women, wine ...

This particular narrative from ancient Greece is an exploration of “nostos,” a word that means “homecoming” but has come to mean “sweet” in modern Greek. In the “Odyssey,” Odysseus’ reunion with his ...