But “Lest we forget” isn’t about ending the tragedy and futility of war — and the protesters know this. They know Remembrance ...

In 448 BC, as part of the impressive building program of Pericles, the Athenians decided to erect a brand ... It was a ...

Calling all history buffs! Add this underrated town near Naples to your bucket list to see ancient Greek ruins in an ...

“‘Tis time to fear,” Pericles observes on Navy Pier, “when tyrants seem to kiss.” The likable Prince of Tyre, hero of the William Shakespeare play of the same name, has a specific tyrant ...

Born into such a family, the young Alcibiades, at the death of his father in 447 bc, was placed in the care of the great Athenian statesman Pericles, who chose Socrates ... Well aware of his enemies ...

Until then, goodnight. Gavin Cummiskey’s report from Athens is in. “It is now beyond reasonable doubt that Greece are better at football than the Republic of Ireland,” he writes from the ...

Instead, Pericles intends to strengthen and renew “the native spirit of our citizens,” the open and “liberal” culture of Athens that he believes will make it stronger and more resilient than ...

Aspasia was born in Greece in the fifth century BC. She and Pericles, the great general and politician, fell deeply in love.

As part of the 12-course tasting menu at Delta in Athens, diners are presented with a magical sunflower trompe l’oeil. The flower might have a center of preserved mustard seeds with a fermented ...