About 2,500 years ago Greece was one of the most important places in the ancient world. The Greeks were great thinkers, warriors, writers, actors, athletes, artists, architects and politicians.

Classicist Dr Michael Scott uncovers the strange, alien world of the ancient Greeks. He asks who were these people who gave us democracy, architecture, philosophy, language, literature and sport.

Sacred springs and rivers throughout Ancient Greece were revered as sources of divine power, associated with healing, ...

Kings and Generals' Ancient Civilizations documentary series continues with an episode exploring ancient racism and whether the Ancient Greeks were racist, based on primary sources.

Long before TMZ dominated our feeds with celebrity gossip, people in Ancient Greece were captivated by the scandals of their own stars.

"Classical scholars have always considered the ancient Greeks, particularly Hippocrates, as being the fathers of medicine but our findings suggest that the ancient Egyptians were practising a credible ...