Athens’ victory at Marathon sparked fear that drove expansion and the fragile evolution of Athenian democracy.

A historian looks at the plague that hit Ancient Athens and explains how a massive government spending plan backfired 2,500 ...

The Battle of Athens Committee held a “walkabout” parade and festival at the Athens Regional Park to commemorate the most historically significant event in the history of McMinn County. “We held this ...

ATHENS, Mo. -- Cannons will boom again as the Aug. 5, 1861, Civil War Battle of Athens is re-enacted Saturday and Sunday at the Battle of Athens State Historic Site in Clark County. Admission is free.

The Battle of Athens State Historic Site in Revere is a scenic park with hiking trails, campgrounds and peaceful night skies — but it wasn’t always this way. In 1861, the Union Army came to the town ...

The returning ex-GIs from World War II little expected that they would fight another armed battle when they arrived back in McMinn County in 1946. Political corruption and improper government had ...