The life expectancy of ancient Greeks has been a subject of controversy among historians. But what was their actual lifespan?

Ancient Greek ruins of the Temple of Apollo and theatre in the ancient town of Delphi. Most people lived in villages or in the countryside. Many Greeks were poor and life was hard, because ...

The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

The mural 'Caryatids Crying' by the Greek artist INO is displayed on a building wall in support of a campaign to return the Parthenon Marbles to Athens from the British Museum, as the ancient ...

even reflecting historical events such as the conquest of Greece by the Romans. The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe. The research team investigated when ...

Women were excluded from public life in ancient Greece, including all formal political ... to cope with the unstinting daily work at home, and on the estates.” At the exhibition’s opening ...