After a decade-long excavation following the theatre's first discovery more than 100 years ago, experts describe its ...

The words to the US National Anthem were written by Francis Scott Key, as he watched the British Royal Navy bombarding Fort ...

Scotland had to defend for their lives after the interval, but they resisted sustained Greek pressure to claim their third clean sheet in four games. Needing an aggregate victory to stay in the ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

The layer with Egyptian and Greek pottery fragments described in the latest study is among several layers that date from after 732 B.C., when records indicate Megiddo was conquered by the Neo ...

The performers are Thanasis Kleopas (lyre and voice), who has performed live worldwide on an ancient Greek lyre drawing inspiration from Greek folk music; and Theodoros Koumartzis (lyre), a member of ...

The kylix for drinking wine was an essential part of ancient Greek symposiums. Photo of red-figure kylix c ... The participation of musicians playing the flute or the lyre was often part of the ...

The Greek municipality of Tenea boasts a rich ancient history—and the archaeological artifacts to prove it. Finds in the region have long hinted at a once-thriving settlement, with the latest ...

The Society of the Ancient Instruments, whose recordings have long been treasured by chamber-music addicts, is a nonprofit labor of love. It is the creation of a little grey-maned, Dutch-born ...