Spatharaioi, a village on Greece's island of Samos, is known for its residents’ remarkable longevity, with historical records from the 19th century reporting some...
British far-right commentator of Greek descent Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport...
Ancient Greek philosopher Chrysippus (279–206 BC) is believed to have died of laughter in a bizarre incident recorded by his contemporary historian Diogenes Laertius.
Chrysippus...
Eleftherios Venizelos International, the main airport serving Athens, has landed a spot among the European Union's ten busiest airports for commercial flights, according to...
The Derveni Krater exhibited at the Archeological Museum of Thessaloniki is one of the most elaborate metal vessels from ancient Greece yet discovered.
Found in...
An ancient swimming pool at Isthmia near Corinth in Greece is still regarded two thousand years later as an aesthetic engineering marvel.
The swimming pool,...
The Greek island of Nisyros officially celebrated the induction of its geopark in the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, one of the most important international...
Last exhibited in 1932, Carl Bloch’s monumental painting “Prometheus Unbound” was recently discovered in Greece.
The painting was found at the former royal palace of...
Police in Greece arrested six people for planting a 10-kilogram (21lb) explosive device at the villa of a Greek-American businessman on the island of...
Greece has delivered a second shipment of military equipment to the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), continuing its support for the Lebanon Army's operational capabilities...
Long before sushi became one of Japan’s most famous exports, the Japanese appetite for fish was already leaving evidence behind—in their teeth. Researchers examining...
America's fastest-growing jobs over the next decade will mostly be at hospitals, therapy offices, and home care agencies—not from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom...
The Byzantine Empire, which was known at the time as the Eastern Roman Empire, maintained a relatively unknown and intriguing relationship with ancient China,...
Kastoria is a beautiful lakeside city in northwestern Greece famous for its fur and leather trade and its rich history that goes as far back as Byzantium
British-American classicist and translator Emily Wilson is translating Homer’s Odyssey again, nearly a decade after her acclaimed English version turned the University of Pennsylvania...
For generations, Herodotus’ account—that the Greek alphabet originated from the Phoenicians—has been widely accepted by scholars.
The Greeks, he claimed, borrowed the script from Cadmus...
There is no other controversy like the one surrounding the ancient pyramid discovered in Greece. Ancient Greek history often stimulates meaningful debate - one...
When scientists of the International Commission on Stratigraphy describe the Hadean Eon, the earliest age of our planet, what strikes us is how familiar...
Tsoureki Rolls, the raisins and cinammon filled Greek sweet bread rolls are usually prepared in Greece for Easter, but are great throughout the year....
Pastitsio is a traditional and famous Greek pasta dish topped with ground beef and bechamel sauce.
Ingredients
For the minced meat
21 oz / 600 gr ground...
