The ancient Greek city of Thebes played a central role in Greek history, appearing in many of the legends of Greek mythology.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A vase from ancient Greek civilization depicts Apollo consulting the oracle of Delphi. G. Dagli Orti/DeAgostini Collection via ...

The Ancient Greek world produced leaders, generals, and great men whose actions shaped the history of the Mediterranean world ...

Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side that hardly finds its way into textbooks. Under the neat image is a world ...

I read Homer in High School. And slowly, in my college classes in ancient, medieval, and modern Greek history, I realized Homer’s epic poems were at the very core of Hellenic civilization. The more I ...

I had thought that reading Robin Waterfield’s new translation of Thucydides’ “History of the Peloponnesian War” might offer some understanding, even some consolation, in these times of domestic ...

In 1890, there were fewer than 100 Greeks living in the City of Lowell, but just 35 years later, Lowell was home to the third-largest Greek population in America — trailing only New York City and ...

c.3000 B.C.: The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations are bora in Crete and the Peloponnesos. c.1100: The Dorians, a Greek tribe, invade Greece from the north and put an end to Aegean civilization. 850?

From May 17-19, the Wilmington Greek Festival will return to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on South College Road for the 32nd time. The festival, which started in the early '90s, is one of ...

This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue. If you’re new to campus, you might look at the Greek letters on the sides of buildings up and down Webster Avenue and wonder what goes on ...