In the ancient Greek city of Philippi, researchers have discovered the head of a god: Despite his missing nose, body and characteristic bow and lyre, they have identified the marble face as the ...

The lyre was a popular instrument at many festivals ... Athens was the place to go in ancient Greece for culture. Every four years, Athens held the Panathenaic Games. Thousands of people paraded ...

Used in classical Athens, the Chelys-Lyra is a lyre consisting of a tortoise-shell sound compartment with skin stretched over the opening. Two bars with a crossbar attached extend from the shell and ...