Athens is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It has been a place of human settlement for at least ...

Greek shipping magnate Pericles Panagopoulos, who was kidnapped at gunpoint in Athens last week, has been released after his family paid an £18 million ransom. 20 January 2009 • 8:40am Pericles ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Athens: A cup believed to have been used by Classical Greek statesman Pericles has been found in a pauper's grave in north Athens, ...

Nicknamed 'The Olympian' because of his aloof manner, Pericles brought a new authority and stability to Athenian politics. It was a unique moment in Western history and at the center of it all was ...