New research is uncovering a richer, more complex picture of women's roles as wives, priestesses, and scholars in ancient Greece. A woman places her robe in a chest in a fifth century B.C. Greek ...

Greek myths of the Amazons blended kernels of truth with male fantasy to create a legend that has lasted for millennia.

The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

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Marble head found in the ancient Greek city of Chersonesos identified as Laodice, revealing ties between Greek heritage and Roman rule.