The handful animal ghosts in the ancient world are often depicted not as friendly visitors but as mere tools for humans – and ...

The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, ...

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

In the last hundred years, we hear Western intellectuals speaking more and more about a fragmented world. They feel that one can no longer hold on to some grand cultural narrative of truth.

Carlos Museum through June 22, is one of the most gorgeous and profound exhibitions you are likely to see this year. Carlos Museum Director Henry Kim is correct when he calls it one of the most ...

Greek-born sculptor George Petrides presented Greece's UN representative with a sculpture of an ancient Greek female figure ...

Greece celebrates freedom on March 25, but lives it every day of the year. The English word is too cramped. The Greek one, ...

I n 2005, the late conservative writer Lawrence Auster published a response to one of his critics. The critic argued that Christianity had added little or nothing of value to Western culture. Auster ...

Some advice for staying healthy may sound familiar. But other recommendations – such as a fig-only diet for athletes – may ...

Out with Santorini, Mykonos and the Acropolis – in with these new Aegean gems for the ultimate Greece holiday - These Greek ...

The struggle of the enslaved Greeks against their ruthless rulers, the Ottoman Turks, officially started on the 25th of March 1821 ...

Tarta Relena will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 28, at a venue the Big Ears Festival is blessed to use, the sanctuary at First Presbyterian Church, 620 State St., Knoxville. Their 75-minute set ...