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Lavender, one of the most popular herbs in the world, has been highly valued since ancient Greek times. Moreover, it was the ancient Greeks...

Although you may know a fair bit about Greek naming customs today, there are name traditions which go all the way back to Ancient Greece. 

The recent earthquake tragedy to strike Turkey was not the first of its kind. Even in ancient times, the territory now known as Turkey...

New Year's Eve was celebrated in ancient times and ancient Greece, contrary to what some may believe. Celebrating the advent of the New Year on...

The funeral and burial customs of the ancient Greeks, and even the Greeks of today, are and were so very different to those in...

The Olympic Games of the modern era were founded in 1894 when Pierre Freddy, Baron de Coubertín decided to promote an international agreement through a sports competition.

Figs, an iconic Greek fruit, belong to the category of the most nutritious foods and they have at least nine recognized medicinal qualities.

There is a new interactive digital display at the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago that unveils the history of the Olympic Games from their...

The adaptation of the original Aristophanes play Birds presented by Brooklyn's St. Ann’s Warehouse and Onassis Cultural Centre has won the acclaim of the...

Last week at the 32nd Cyprus and Hellenic Leadership Conference (PSEKA Conference), Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks and her father Van Vlahakis (posthumously) were honorees and received...