Welcome to the first chapter of our Acropolis tour! We begin in 490 BCE, when Athens was a large, radical democracy facing the colossal Persian Empire. Witness the legendary battles of Marathon and ...

A graffiti made by a shepherd in ancient Greece has helped archaeologists uncover a long-standing mystery about the history of the iconic Acropolis of Athens. The Parthenon is a world-renowned ...

The next owner of this seven-bedroom neoclassical home in the center of Athens will live in the shadow of the gods. The house, listed earlier this month for €12.8 million (approximately US$13.85 ...

The Acropolis and Parthenon are the heart of ancient Athens and a must-see for any visitor to Greece. In this video, we walk ...

Athens is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It has been a place of human settlement for at least ...

The Acropolis of Athens is rich with history and full of physical reminders of the greatness of the Greek empire. Although there are several buildings and monuments in the Acropolis, the most ...

The towering, crumbling columns of the Acropolis and the mythical tale of Persephone being dragged into the underworld called to me. I wasn’t dying to travel, but I was dying to see Greece. Before ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --In an effort to keep hoards of tourists from ruining the ruins in Greece, Athens' most famous landmark -- the Acropolis -- started limiting visitors Monday. A new booking website now ...

The world-famous Acropolis of Athens is to shut Wednesday afternoon after officials warned that temperatures in Greece are set to hit 43 degrees Celsius. Thousands of tourists face disappointment ...