An urbanite for most of my adult life, I have long enjoyed solo city breaks – I’ve taken more than 20. I love the experience ...

The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the Parthenon?

Ruled by Hades, the god of the underworld, the infernal rivers of Greek mythology are often mentioned in ancient literature.

Years have passed, but that moment remains etched in my memory. It wasn't just about the money. It was the realization that corruption had become so normalized, so deeply infused into the fabric of ...

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety. The rebels held a rally at the city stadium in ...

Scholars are studying an ancient scroll that has been virtually unrolled 2,000 years after it was burned to a crisp during ...

The Vigiles were Rome’s own firefighters, in charge of reducing fire hazards in the city, as well as street crime.

Archaeologists discovered Bronze Age footprints near Pompeii, showing people and animals fleeing a Vesuvius eruption some 4,000 years ago.

Earthquakes are still rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes. The temblors continued through the night and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered emergency plans in case the ...

After five decades of disregard, the Piraeus Tower in skyscraper-averse Greece undergoes a refresh led by Pila Studio.

During the Iron Age, the mysterious Tartessian people lived in southwest Spain. Little is known about them, but experts do ...

The eruption is believed to have contributed to the decline of the ancient Minoan civilization which had flourished ... along ...