When the Vatican appointed the sculptor and architect Michelangelo to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica, he based it on the Greek ...

Discovered on accident in Rimini, Italy, this surgeon’s house and the hooks, scalpels, and mortars inside have expanded what ...

The ancient Greek gods, the immortal characters of Greek mythology, remain a fascination around the world as do their unusual ...

The legendary founder of Bread and Puppet Theater is 90 years old and rising. In December I went to interview Peter Schumann in his home in Glover ...

For over 2,500 years, the olive tree of the Acropolis has remained a worthy symbol of Athens, an undying and ancient ...

Pieter Brueghel the Elder’s masterpiece captures the folly of humanity’s desire to reach heaven on its own terms.

Adea Eurydice, was the daughter of Cynane, the daughter of Philip II of Macedon and Audata, and a descendant of the Illyrian ...

Naming a baby is no easy feat. As soon as you’re pregnant, it seems everyone has an opinion! Whether it’s your mother, your ...

Boy names may not be top of mind when you think of flowers, but there are plenty of flower-inspired names perfect for a child ...

Ancient Greece and Rome may have handed down the image of rosy-cheeked Cupids, but their myths about him explore the messier ...

The move marks the end of a decades-long dispute and an emotional homecoming for the family, which was stripped of its Greek nationality in 1994. The reinstated citizens include the five children of ...

However, the Greek monarch organised a counter-coup months later, which ultimately failed, leading to the royal family fleeing Greece. Constantine was still King of Greece for six years until the ...