The Venus de Milo, a celebrated ancient statue found on the Greek island of Milos and displayed at the Louvre since 1821, is one of the most famous artworks in the world. Yet relatively little is ...

According to historical sources, "women" — specifically meaning, in that time and culture, married, childbearing females — were not allowed to attend or participate in the original Olympic Games in ...

The same sources say "maidens" — a category comprising unmarried women, young and old — were allowed to attend, though they could not participate in the Games themselves. Although most historians ...

Roughly 3,500 years ago, a woman was buried in a royal cemetery in present-day Greece. Now, we can imagine what she might have looked like during the late Bronze Age. Digital artist Juanjo Ortega G.

Kitty Smith is a member of the Australian Society for Classical Studies. Once yelled at women seen to be pestering or annoying – or at feminists questioning and threatening the status quo – “harpy” ...

A lavish tomb of a noblewoman discovered in ancient Greece includes a mysterious symbol of lost power. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

During the winter solstice in ancient Greece, festivals were held to honor the gods Poseidon, Demeter, and Dionysus.