Explore seven historic Athens landmarks during a free Heritage Square walking tour held as part of Ohio Open Doors on Sept.

In Athens, history isn’t neatly boxed into museums, monuments and ticketed attractions. The past doesn’t always announce itself with barrier ropes or a plaque – it’s revealed quietly, woven into the ...

The establishment of democracy in ancient Athens was a crucial moment in human history, but how ''democratic'' was Athenian ...

In the Greek capital, ancient history is everywhere you look. But these days, the city is also home to boundary-pushing art. A passerby might have mistaken it for a wedding feast. In Metaxourgio, a ...

Late this summer, I wrote in Slate about my sad lack of knowledge of local history, and resolved to learn more about the place where I live: Athens, Ohio. I put together a series of open-ended ...

“The best part of being in Athens is the ability to explore across centuries,” says Eleni Vainas, a Greek-American poet, animator, and longtime resident of the capital of Greece. “Walking around ...