These regions had been extensively populated by Greek settlers ... These major temples—dedicated to the deities Hera, Athena and Poseidon, respectively—were all built between roughly 550 ...

Originally published in 1960, Dr Hodge's study deals with the construction of the wooden parts of the roofing of classical Greek temples of the era 600–400 BC in Greece, southern Italy and Sicily.

Ancient Greek kingdoms existed in China, and there was a significant spread of Hellenism in Asia, including in Japan and ...

The dig (right) is gradually uncovering the temple near Amarynthos A group of archaeologists have ended a search lasting more than 100 years for a missing Greek temple, after working out that ...

Those browsing for mementos could buy dresses similar to those worn by priestesses in the ceremony at the Temple of Hera, which began ... were festooned with the Greek and Brazilian flags, plus ...

With Jeff Goldblum playing an erratic and power-mad Zeus, and Janet McTeer as Crete's ultimate bee - and tongue - collector Hera, the show follows the Gods of Ancient Greek mythology as they ...

This historic city is renowned as the site of the original Olympic games and was also a center of worship to the Greek god Zeus. Among the must-see attractions within Olympia are the ruins of the ...

Located in Agrigento in southwest Sicily, this more than 2,000-acre archeological site dates back to the sixth century B.C. and includes the remains of numerous Greek temples. A highlight is the ...

Herakles: According to Greek legend, Herakles was the son of Zeus by a mortal woman of noble lineage, whose name was Alcmene. Zeus's vengeful wife, Hera, attempted to kill the infant Herakles by ...

Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take ... Visitors flocked to see the Temple of Zeus. Inside stood a huge gold and ivory statue of the king ...

ESA’s Hera spacecraft (left), accompanied by two cubesats, will study the asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos after NASA's DART spacecraft collided with Dimorphos in 2022. Credit ...