The Lefkandi textile, found inside a bronze amphora, is the showpiece of a remarkable but little-known burial site on the island of Euboea. It sheds some light on an otherwise Dark Age: what ...

The Myth of the ‘Dark Ages’ Ignores How Classical Traditions Flourished Around the World The author of a sweeping re-examination of Western history reveals the global reach of Greek and Roman ...

Find out who the ancient Greeks were - when they lived, how they were ruled and how they spent their time with this year 5/6 primary history guide from BBC Bitesize.

After the Mycenaean age ended in about 1100BC, Greece entered a Dark Age. It is known as a dark age because nobody knows much about what happened - all written language and art disappeared. Image ...