Altogether there were over 1500 city-states in the Greek world, but some of these would barely qualify as towns in modern terms. Even Athens, by far the largest of all city-states, only contained ...

There's no shortage of ancient sites and monuments to visit in Greece, according to travel expert Rick Steves, but this small southern city may take the cake as the most underrated and should ...

This period is known by historians as the Archaic period of Greek history. During this time many of the cities in Greece were ruled by a king-like figure. Around 480BC Greece entered a golden age ...