Ancient Greece

The Trojan Horse is pulled in the city of Troy

Q&A What is the Trojan Horse and why do we say ‘Beware the Greeks bearing gifts’?

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Naked statues, naughty gods & bad wine . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The real Amazons: how the legendary warrior women inspired fighters, feminists and Wonder Woman

A portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer, who modern scholars credit for turning Saint Valentine into the patron saint of love.

Saint Valentine Who was the patron saint of love and lovers?

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Greek myths: everything you wanted to know . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Ancient Greek scientific thinking . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Michael Wood on the Parthenon Sculptures "The case is unique: the sculptures are bound up with Greek identity" . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Sketch of Pytheas of Massalia standing on the deck of a wooden ship. He was a Greek explorer who claimed to have visited the British Isles

Q&A Did any ancient Greeks visit Britain?

Ancient greek alphabet contains 24 letters, starting with alpha and ending with omega

The ancient Greek alphabet: when was it invented, how many letters are there and how do you pronounce them?

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Roderick Beaton explores 4,000 years of Greek history, on the HistoryExtra podcast. (Image by Getty Images)

How the Greeks changed the world . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An Etruscan scarab made of Carmelite featuring a winged Daidalos

The mythical genius of Daidalos, the first polymath

Greek soldier Pheidippides arrives in Athens with news of the Greek victory over the Persians at Marathon, only to die on the spot

Pheidippides: is the ancient Greek marathon runner remembered for the wrong run?

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Quiz How Much Do You Know About Ancient Greece? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Boats clash at sea in this illustration of the 480 BC battle of Salamis, fought between a Persian army led by King Xerxes I and the Greek army led by Themistocles

Salamis, 480 BC: a horror at sea for the Persian empire

An image of Hippocrates from the 14th century, sitting and holding a book open in front of him

Hippocrates and humours: medicine in ancient Greece