The same force that paved the way for the Greek Golden Age sowed the seeds of its political collapse: individualism.

Greek Ambassador to China Evgenios Kalpyris delivers a speech at the opening ceremony for the exhibition A Journey to Ancient ...

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.

Examine the ancient Greek slave classes and their role in maintaining the economy. How they were represented in art and ...

The ancient Greeks shared the Classical world with many fascinating neighboring cultures who rarely receive much mainstream attention.

The most well-preserved Temple in Greece is found at the Ancient Agora. It is the Temple of Hephaestus. Over 365 modern ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great ...

Roughly 3,500 years ago, a woman was buried in a royal cemetery in present-day Greece. Now, we can imagine what she might have looked like during the late Bronze Age.

Instead, Punic people shared an ancestry profile resembling those of ancient inhabitants of Greece and Sicily. Over time, North African ancestry entered the mix — reflecting the rise of Carthage ...

The Thesmophoria were a religious festival in ancient Greece honoring Demeter and her daughter Persephone, goddesses of agriculture and fertility. Held annually, mostly coinciding with the planting of ...

Learn why the achievements of Egypt, Babylon and Greece, though child’s play today, still stand as remarkable feats of intellect. ... 5 Mathematical Formulas from Ancient Times Learn why the ...