A historic Greek Orthodox church in Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, has reopened after a major restoration, bringing new life to a landmark of the Greek...
Greece secured its first-ever victory over Germany on Sunday, defeating the European soccer powerhouse 1-0 in Augsburg to continue a perfect start to its...
Nearly two centuries after his assassination, Ioannis Kapodistrias has gained a new place of remembrance in the heart of Thessaloniki.
A bust honoring modern Greece’s...
Amber, a hardened tree resin, was highly valued by the ancient Mycenaeans, one of Greece's earliest civilizations. It symbolized the sun and power, making...
A 2,100-year-old merchant shipwreck discovered near ancient Adrasos in present-day southern Turkey has yielded thousands of plates, bowls and serving dishes. The shipwreck is...
Nearly 2,000 years ago, Roman author and statesman Pliny the Younger described the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum. Now,...
Ancient Roman bath mosaics in Libya have been reburied at the archaeological site of Sabratha after years of exposure, vegetation growth, and deterioration threatened...
China has marked an unusual step in the expansion of embodied artificial intelligence, with an AI robot graduation in Hangzhou sending four machines from...
Pontikonisi, or "Mouse Island," is one of Corfu's most recognizable landmarks. The tiny, cypress-covered islet sits at the entrance to the Halkiopoulos Lagoon, just...
Deep in Greece’s Pindus Mountains, Valia Kalda unfolds as a landscape of dense forests, rocky streams, high mountain meadows, and remote peaks. At its...
In older times, Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from bandits, invaders, and conquerors.
Greece's many coastal islands, dense urban centers, and historical architectural sites like the Parthenon have been iconic to foreigners across the world for decades.
But...
In Plato’s famous account of Atlantis, he describes various aspects of the island's culture. One notable aspect was that the people of Atlantis engaged...
In the archaeological site of Kerameikos in Athens, Greece, there is an ancient tomb of an Indian Buddhist monk named Zarmanochegas.
Kerameikos is the most...
The Batrachomyomachia (“The Battle of Frogs and Mice”) is the only surviving complete ancient Greek epic parody, a humorous adaptation of Homer’s Iliad. Scholars...
Hecabe (Hecuba), the legendary queen of Troy, is one of the most tragic and intriguing characters in Greek mythology.
Her life was defined and shaped...
Medical ideas from ancient Greece and Rome helped shape the principles that guide modern psychiatry today. Recently, researchers found that early thinkers in the...
Here's an easy and authentic recipe to make the Greeks' all-time favorite dessert, baklava.
Baklava is likely one of the most famous, yet controversial, Greek...
Here's a traditional recipe of Imam baildi, aka Greek stuffed eggplants, a Greek favorite dish. Try it with our favorite olive oil: https://goo.gl/AJgSH2 from...
