The ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse on the eastern coast of Sicily started as a colony and became a Greek metropolis.

They lived in mainland Greece and the Greek islands, but also in colonies scattered around the ... Remains of an ancient Greek gymnasium. In 800BC, almost 300 years after the Dark Age began ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small city-states ... sea provided the Greeks with an opportunity to found new colonies in times of crisis and overpopulation.

Relying on clues from the past, a team of 19th-century archaeologists uncovered Delphi, the site where ancient Greeks asked questions ... founding colonies, and religious rituals.

The Oldest Evidence for Lead Pollution Comes From Ancient Greece WASHINGTON (AP ... As Roman trade, colonies and shipping expanded across the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, demand for ...

Here’s how it works. A rare "Corinthian" helmet from ancient Greece will go up for auction in London later this month. Such helmets were iconic of the ancient Greek style of infantry fighting ...