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In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is...

During a speech at a conference in Thessaloniki titled 'Greece Talks_Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki on the international tourist map', Angeliki Kottaridis, Curator of Antiquities of Imathia,...

William J. Stillman an American journalist, diplomat, author, historian, and photographer captured the magic of the Acropolis in 1870 in a series of carbon...

As an extremely popular archaeological hotspot, the Acropolis saw a monumental surge in tourism over the summer months in an upward turn for the...

Greece will offer visitors the opportunity to have a private, two-hour guided tour of the famous Acropolis – with nobody else around – for...

Eridanus is the lost river of ancient Athens that once ran from the foothills of Mount Lycabettus to Kerameikos, passing right by the Acropolis...

Generally speaking, the institution of slavery was an integral part of ancient Greece and the ancient world. In the strictly structured ancient Greek society,...

French photographer and draughtsman Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey took the first-ever photograph of the Acropolis of Athens in 1842.

Located in the heart of Greece's bustling capital, Mount Lycabettus provides a serene, picturesque escape from the noise and hubbub of Athens.

The iconic Parthenon in Athens has inspired many buildings around the world, including Walhalla, Germany's hall of fame. Preserving historical memory and cultural heritage, this...