History

The photo of the emotional Greek mother giving one last farewell to her son is the essence of what is celebrated on Mother's Day.

On May 8, 1821, a defining battle in the Greek War of Independence took place at Gravia, a village in the northeastern part of Phocis.

Spartan general Pausanias lived a life which encapsulated the Ancient Greek city state, killed by his own people for allegedly betraying it.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the Greeks of Constantinople to return to the city, according to Turkish media reports.

As far back as the eighth century BC, the ancient Greeks had invented a large, round shield, or aspis that became an essential part of warfare

The legend of Talos, the Ancient Greek robot, can be given an impressive distinction: it birthed the first humanoid robot in history.

The urge to leave your mark for posterity is nothing new, as ancient Greek graffiti carved into an Egyptian Temple clearly shows.

Cyrene was an ancient Greek and later Roman city in Libya. It was the oldest and most important of the five Greek cities in the region.

Greek authorities announced that they will rebury Turkish corpses from 1923 that were unearthed in the northwest province of Chalkidiki.

Life in ancient Athens and Sparta, although both in Greece, was so different that the city-states seem completely foreign to each other.

Located at the heart of Athens, Monastiraki Square is a unique blend of styles, cultures and eras, ever-changing and vibrant.

Greek basketball legend Panagiotis Fasoulas responded to allegations by a former Soviet team player that Greece attempted to bribe the Soviets

George is one of the most popular names in Greece and Saint George is one of the most beloved saints throughout the Christian world.

Untold stories recounting the glories of Ancient Greece were written by Pausanias, who lived in the second century AD.

A rare video, located in the British archives Bristish Pathe, depicts the Easter celebration in Greece, the years of civil war in 1947.