Not even four miles south of Athens lies Phaleron -- a site unknown to most tourists. A port of Athens in classical times, Phaleron also boasts one of the largest cemeteries ever excavated in Greece, ...

A mass grave found outside of Athens may contain the burial of followers of Cylon, a tyrant who sought to take over the Acropolis in 632 B.C. A mass grave found outside of Athens may contain the ...

The orderly burial suggests the victims were supporters of Cylon, a noble who led a military coup in 632 BC. Promised a pardon, his followers surrendered but were executed You can save this article by ...

Athens: More than 2,500 years ago, an Athenian nobleman named Cylon, the first recorded Olympic champion, tried to take over the city of Athens and install himself as its sole ruler. According to ...

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Twelve hundred members of the Order of Ahepa.† 800 of them bachelors, boarded the Cosulich liner Saturnia last week, sailed for Athens. A casual incident in New York, the second annual pilgrimage of ...

A trove of shackled skeletons unearthed in a mass grave near Athens may have once belonged to the followers of a tyrant who sought to overthrow the leader of ancient Greece. "These might be the ...

More than 2,500 years ago, an Athenian nobleman named Cylon -- the first recorded Olympic champion -- tried to take over the city of Athens and install himself as its sole ruler. According to ...