Archaeologists also discovered the burial of a four-year-old child in close proximity to the woman. The child was crowned with a bronze diadem adorned with small rosettes and dates to the same time ...

The origins of ancient Greek city names like Athens and Olympia reflect mythology, history, and the development of Greek ...

The Athenian patrician Thucydides began writing the history of his city’s conflict with Sparta even as the war was beginning.

Oct. 29—On Jan. 4, 2023, the Athens News Courier began its 150th volume — the number that correlates to the number of years a newspaper has published. Typically a newspaper's volume number would ...

On the eve of the Peloponnesian War in 432 BC, the wise king of Sparta, Archidamus, was summoned to address a clash between the Corinthians and Athenians. Corinth, an ally of Sparta, warned that ...

Herodotos (c.490–c.425 BCE) and Thucydides (c.460– c.399 BCE) were great Hellenic / Greek historians. They wrote during the fifth century BCE, about 700 years after Homer. The time of Herodotos and ...

Surrounded by baby clothes and frilly cardigans, it’s hard to believe I’m here to learn about Greek history. But beneath the children’s department of Zara on Stadiou Street lie the remnants of a Roman ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Pride Month in Athens today consists of a parade, drink specials, several locations ...

ATHENS, Ohio — The Southeast Ohio History Center has a couple of upcoming events focused on Athens County history. A walking tour of the historic Athens Asylum will be 2-4 p.m. July 13. The asylum was ...

ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - In the early 1900s Old Easy Street in Athens was home to Black-owned businesses. The link to the past is no longer there. Old Easy Street in Athens had a series of Black-owned ...