Greece was tarnished during the years of the financial crisis, but its soft power remains exceptionally strong even to this ...

Deep inside the sacred site of Leshan, China, lies this incredible stone tunnel filled with carvings of mythical guardians ...

A trip to Greece offers so much more than swimming in crystal-clear waters and visiting ancient ruins (though both are ...

He was contemplating the klismos, a sculptural chair with a curved backrest, woven seat, and tapered saber legs that swoop ...

Milwaukee composer Kyle Thomas Hanneken has spent 7 years developing musical "Hellenika." Two public readings of the show are ...

Enjoy not one, but two concerts featuring 11 of the region’s best pianists at the 33rd Professional Pianists Concert, January ...

A rare 5th-century BC bone stylus unearthed in Sicily features an erotic carving of the Greek god Dionysus—his bearded face ...

An ancient bone tool has been unearthed in Sicily, which shows the god Dionysus and his erect phallus, or penis.

Christos Politis, the actor who left an indelible mark on the history of Greek television and theatre, has passed away at the ...

For the Ancient Greeks, music connected philosophy, medicine, and ethics, shaping both individual character and the common ...

In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like? You don't just have to imagine it. The ancient Roman writer Aulus Gellius, who lived in the 2nd century CE, gives us a ...