King Leonidas of Sparta, left with only a few fighters from the original 300 at Thermopylae, gave a speech with great ...
An amateur metal detectorist in Norway recently discovered what archaeologists have hailed as Norwayā€™s ā€œgold find of the ...
An ancient inscription indicates that in 262 AD there was another battle at Thermopylae that essentially saved Greece from ...
The sole surviving sample of Queen Cleopatra's handwriting, found on an ancient papyrus, reveals a single Greek word, ...
More than 50,000 music fans will be gathering at the Olympic Stadium in Athens for the first of two concerts by Coldplay on ...
The island nation of Cyprus has long been known for the exquisite beaches which line the country's beautiful shores.
NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who snapped one of the most famous photographs taken in outer space, the earthrise, has died in a ...
The Cyclades are a treasure trove of archaeological sites, offering a glimpse into the rich history of the Aegean.
Mastic or mastiha from the Greek island of Chios is getting traction on social media as the basic ingredient for summer ...
The story of how Athens, one of the oldest cities in the world, attained its current name is a foundational tale of Greek ...
Did Michael Mosley make a big mistake to climb a mountain on Symi during a heatwave? Public Domain A video emerged believed ...
The ancient Greeks considered Dionysus the 12th and final Olympic god. He was not taken seriously by his father Zeus nor by ...