The ancient Greeks had a series of rituals related to war and combat. Among them are war dances, of which the oldest and best known, thanks to sources and art, is the Pyrrhichios (πυρρίχιος, Pyrrhic ...

The summer solstice occurs each year on June 21. It was celebrated by ancient cultures across the world, including the ...

The Odeon of Herod Atticus recently opened the 70th season of the annual Athens Epidaurus Festival, a cherished annual ...

In ancient Greece, satyrs were considered wild creatures. They were often associated with Dionysus , the Greek god of “fertility, wine, vegetation, pleasure, ecstasy and ritual madness,” as ...

A University of Cincinnati expert in ancient Greek wants to produce the most authentic performance of the play “Antigone” that audiences have heard in nearly 2,500 years.

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.