Ancient Greek myths have continuously inspired both classical and modern writers, leading them to produce brilliant classic ...

The Hellenistic period was a veritable cauldron of ambition, betrayal, and sheer bloodlust. It was an era marked by dramatic ...

Although Homer's Iliad and Odyssey belonged to an earlier tradition of oral storytelling, they greatly influenced Greek ...

Oscar-winning actress Brie Larson is to make her West End debut in a revival of a Greek tragedy. Elektra, an adaptation of a ...

Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons The tragedy of Pallas’s death at the hands of Turnus ... Credit: Public domain / ...

Brie Larson is set to make her West End debut in 'Elektra’. The Oscar-winning star will make her debut in poet Anne Carson's ...

The texts in question are Ino, a revenge tragedy of which 37 lines were discovered ... were Euripidean through an online database of ancient Greek texts, Trnka-Amrhein looped in her colleague ...

An ancient Greek statue of Heracles ... with its inbuilt sense of tragedy and nobility," says Guan. "The two aspects combine to make Heracles the athletic ideal." There's another layer of ...

This is an audio transcript of the Life and Art from FT Weekend podcast episode: ‘Culture Chat — The Greek myths are sacred.

Once the most important shrine in Greece, this is still a location you shouldn't miss out on when visiting this unique country. Mycenae, adorned with the haunting Lion Gate, stands as a testament to ...

Ancient artefacts tell of some of the most advanced civilisations in history, a touchstone for future generations to ...

Reports continue to emerge of the alleged looting of tens of thousands of artifacts from the Sudan National Museum in ...