This article follows our family as we visit the Ancient Agora of Athens. Plus, learn about the history of this iconic landmark and some fun facts about Greece!

Paul Cartledge, in “Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece,” puts the city back on the cultural map, and makes a case for the Theban general Epaminondas as the Nelson of his day.

Researchers found what they believe is a 2,000-year-old map of the stars The star catalog was made by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus around 162 and 127 BCE, 1,400 years before the telescope.

The tablet, known as Si.427, was used by ancient land surveyors to draw accurate boundaries and is engraved with cuneiform markings which form a mathematical table instructing the reader on how to ...

State Sovereignty in Ancient Greece, and What Came of It. Share full article Nov. 12, 1864 The New York Times Archives ...