The ancient Greek gods remain a fascination around the world. As immortals with unusual powers, they appear in movies, books, video games.

The Greek city of Klazomenai located near today's Izmir (Smyrna) was the center of ceramic production in the ancient world. Unique Ancient Greek ceramic figures along with a 2,500-year-old type of ...

The pankration, an ancient Greek combat sport, was a lethal blend of wrestling and boxing, notorious for its sheer brutality. First introduced in the Olympic Games in 648 BCE, pankration had minimal ...

From Greek-is.com: “The education system in ancient Greece was regarded as a ... Boys learned Greco-Roman wrestling and seven of the 10 Olympic Decathlon events. (Pole vault was not feasible ...

linking the development of ancient metal smelting practices to long-term environmental change Ella Jeffries The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian ...

This is oil wrestling, an ancient sport practised in Turkey and ... Located just a 10-minute drive from the Greek border, the city served as the Ottoman capital in the 15th century.

Held for 664 years, the Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling Championship is the world’s oldest ongoing sporting event. Pictured is reigning champion Yusuf Can Zeybek oiling himself before a match.

After 20 years Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca, where he finds his wife held prisoner by suitors vying to be king and his son facing death at their hands. To win back his family and all he has lost ...

After selling out the Tyneside Cinema at its premiere screening and receiving an upgrade to the venue’s largest auditorium due to overwhelming demand, Watch The Lights has cemented its place as a ...

China’s box office records were smashed this week as animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 became the highest-grossing film in the country ... with these ancient tales being retold using the latest ...

Film lovers and Hellenic culture enthusiasts are in for a treat as the Spirit of Greece on Screen film event brings two classic Greek films with English subtitles to North Hobart. Hosted at ...