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 ...

One major reason why ancient Greece was dominated by small ... A final reason behind the development of city-states was the Greek aristocracy, who acted to prevent any permanent monarchies from ...

The agoras of the ancient Greek city-states were open areas for people to assemble for everything from political gatherings to public debates. Ancient Agora is the most popular of its kind ...

The ancient Greek religious festival of Anthesteria was revived in the center of the old city in Athens on Sunday.

Archaeologists from the University of Michigan have made a remarkable discovery of a hoard of Persian gold coins in the ancient Greek city-state of Notion, situated on the west coast of Anatolia ...

The Corinthian style is named for Corinth, an ancient Greek city-state about 50 miles west of Athens. Beginning around the eighth century B.C.E., Corinth became a commercial hub, thanks to its ...

Discover different ancient Greek cities and find out how they were ruled ... the Spartan soldier state and read about famous Greek battles. What do we know about ancient Greek culture?