In Athens, history isn’t neatly boxed into museums, monuments and ticketed attractions. The past doesn’t always announce itself with barrier ropes or a plaque – it’s revealed quietly, woven into the ...

As Netanyahu evokes "super-Sparta," Israel may be repeating the mistakes that left both city-states devastated after decades of war. On the eve of the Peloponnesian War in 432 BC, the wise king of ...

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THE notion of the antiquary current among many educated people is still that which Scott has illustrated and immortalized in the person of Mr. Oldbuck of Monkbarns, a man full of trifles and hobbies, ...

Many important ancient Greek women—poets, philosophers, and leaders— defied norms and shaped history for generations.

The photo is a snapshot of the early days of tennis in Athens, when enthusiasts were often dismissed as "innovative madmen." ...

Athens is a city of beautiful contradictions. Michelin-starred dining rooms share sidewalk space with decades-old taverns.

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ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - In the early 1900s Old Easy Street in Athens was home to Black-owned businesses. The link to the past is no longer there. Old Easy Street in Athens had a series of Black-owned ...

On the eve of the Peloponnesian War in 432 BC, the wise king of Sparta, Archidamus, was summoned to address a clash between the Corinthians and Athenians. Corinth, an ally of Sparta, warned that ...