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A bronze statue of the ancient Greek god Hermes has been stolen from an Elizabethan stately home in Northampton, England. Before the theft, it...

Many important ancient temples are located in Greece and other countries, such as Italy, which were then part of the ancient Greek empire.

A Greek Orthodox monastery, founded more than one thousand years ago is thriving just south of Rome, Italy in the epicenter of Catholicism. 

Lord Byron was the first to raise the issue that the Parthenon sculptures were "looted" by Lord Elgin, said Greek Deputy Minister of Culture,...

While Athens and Sparta dominate history book pages, there are lesser known ancient Greek city-states that played an important role in the spread of...

The mystery over the Riace Bronzes, two magnificent ancient Greek statues, remains, more than half a century after the day they were recovered off...

Delphi, Greece, 1894. Archeologists and workers pose in front of the magnificent statue of Antinous, which was unearthed near the Temple of Apollo in...

The islands of Koufonisia have often been described as the hidden paradise of Greece and they remain a top destination for both Greek and foreign tourists.

The Aphrodite of Milo, better known as Venus de Milo, is one of the most representative statues of the Hellenistic period of Greek sculpture.

When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general Ptolemy established the Ptolemaic...