To me, it sounded like the ancient Greek version of a week-long tailgate ... The god’s skin was crafted of ivory, his robes made of gold. Set in a building that inspired awe, Zeus must have ...

Various individuals can be seen lounging on coaches, either alone or two people, all wearing robes and laurel garlands. These sorts of scenes are quite common in ancient Greek art, but unusual in ...

Greek cities had beautiful temples with stone columns and statues, and open-air theatres where people sat to watch plays. Image caption, Ancient Greek ruins of the Temple of Apollo and theatre in ...

But while you’re daydreaming about beach-hopping on the islands, marveling at ancient sites, and feasting on meze on the sand, consider adding some Greek phrases to your vocabulary. While ...