The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

China war inevitable? Perhaps that isn’t the lesson leaders should be taking from the ‘History of the Peloponnesian War.’ ...

The footpaths that link the isolated mountain settlements of Zagori offer some of the most spectacular hiking in the whole of ...

Here are seven examples of ancient technology that were centuries ahead of their time. Found in a Greek shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism shocked researchers for decades. This device ...

Ancient Indian wisdom offers several powerful techniques that help energise the body, sharpen focus, and improve daily productivity. These practices, rooted in Ayurveda, Yoga, and Vedic traditions ...

Ancient Greek mythology and art depict lions. Did lions once live in Greece? Larry Rideout | Boston Yes! Lions have a huge historic range. Evidence has been found that as far back as the ...

Rick Steves If you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece, head for the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Studded with antiquities, this land of ancient Olympia, Corinth, and Sparta offers ...

He might have remained his own worst enemy, except that he was clever and eventually made it to university, where he discovered Seneca and Marcus Aurelius and the Stoics of ancient Rome.

Meet the monk who lives in the cliffs on a Greek holiday island - For more than 50 years, Father Spyridon has welcomed the ...

Established by King Jayavarman IV, his sacred city was believed to be laid out on the basis of ancient Indian religious concepts of the universe. The new city demonstrated unconventional city planning ...