The placement of ancient Greek temples was no accident. Geodetic triangulation theory suggests that their locations formed intentional geometric patterns, such as equilateral and isosceles triangles.

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Many of the oldest inhabited cities in Greece are still standing against all odds. They have survived to this day to tell the ...

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A deeper look into the development of ancient Greek art and sculpture through time, covering various styles, forms and ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in ... century BC , including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C ...

From mythical guardians to symbols of transformation and terror, the snake has slithered its way into the annals of art ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

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Archeologists have searched for the ancient Trojan city of Tenea since 1984. They believe they have just now uncovered it. Before this excavation, the only knowledge that historians and experts had ...

On February 2, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of Christ to the Temple. The Church also refers to this Feast as the Synaxis (or meeting) of our Lord in the temple.