It might not be widely known but the ancient Greeks placed great importance on the way they looked and therefore their physical beauty.

These 15 images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest remind us of the grandeur of Greece ...

According to Jennifer Saint, in Ancient Greece the women whose stories are sidelined or even lost today were very often the subjects of stage dramas and tragedies.

“Porcelain images of ancient women,” an exhibitions also known as “Beauties in Paintings, ” debuts on Wednesday in East China’s Zhejiang Provincial Museum to mark the International Women ...

It is believed that the bikini was a 20th century invention, but an ancient mosaic reveals women in Rome wore it while ...

No known historical images of her remain today ... One of the most famous stories of women in ancient Greece was a society of warrior women known as the Amazons. Unfortunately, very little evidence ...

Revealing the hidden lives of ancient Greek women New research is uncovering a richer, more complex picture of women's roles as wives, priestesses, and scholars in ancient Greece.

In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent banquets called symposia. Not only an occasion for thinking and philosophizing, the symposium was also a place for enjoying women, wine ...

Women Weren't Allowed to Attend Ancient Olympics? The original Olympic Games in ancient Greece took place in Olympia.

Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side that hardly finds its way into textbooks. Under the neat image is a ...

A new exhibition in Athens uses art and antiquities from the Cyclades islands to reveal the experiences of ancient Greek women.