Greece
Ancient Greece
Ancient Skeleton and Stunning Necklace Unearthed on Greece’s Crete
An intact skeleton of a woman lying next to a stunning necklace and other important artifacts from the Early Minoan era (circa 2,600 BC), were unearthed recently at the archaeological site of Sisi on Crete.
Sisi, located in the prefecture...
Diplomacy
Mitsotakis Calls on the UN to Address the Climate Crisis
Speaking at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed the danger posed by the climate crisis and lamented the failure of the international community to address it.
"Our words are never...
Ancient Greece
10 Ancient Greek Temples You Must See
Many important ancient temples are located in Greece and other countries, such as Italy, which were then part of the ancient Greek empire.
Greece
Kostas Georgakis, the Student Who Set Himself on Fire for Greece
Kostas Georgakis, a Greek geology student who was attending university in Italy, set himself on fire in Genoa on September 19, 1970 as a protest against the Greek military dictatorship of the time. The 22-year-old's last words were "Long...
Energy
Greece Ranks Third in EU for Struggling to Heat Homes
Greece has ranked third within the European Union for the highest prevalence of home heating challenges. According to the latest statistics released by Eurostat, 18.7 percent of the population reported difficulties in keeping their homes adequately warm during the...
Greece
September 18, 1834: Athens Becomes the Capital of Greece
When Athens was officially declared the capital of the newly established Greek State on September 18, 1834, it was a small village of 7,000 residents living around Acropolis Hill.
Following the assassination of Governor Ioannis Kapodistrias in the Peloponnesian city...
Greek News
The German Massacre at Viannos, Crete Still Haunts Greece
The Viannos massacre, known as the “Viannos Holocaust,” was a mass extermination campaign launched by Nazi forces against the civilian residents of around twenty villages located in the areas of east Viannos and west Ierapetra provinces on the Greek...
Greek News
Greece Among Top 10 Retirement Destinations
Greece has ranked among the top 10 countries for a comfortable retirement, according to the latest report. Such data was published by the American information and analytical company US News & World Report.
This comprehensive study analyzed 87 countries, evaluating...
Greece
Brutal Murder of Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Smyrna Still Haunts Greece
On September 10, 1922, a Turkish mob brutally lynched Metropolitan Chrysostomos, the spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox in Smyrna.
Greek News
The Destruction of Smyrna: When Hellenism was Brutally Erased from Asia Minor
September 13, 1922 marks one of the darkest days of Hellenism, as Smyrna, one of the most prosperous and beautiful cities on the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor, was destroyed by the Turks, sending hundreds of thousands of Greeks...