Culture

Diaspora Academics Urge Amazon’s Kindle to Restore the Greek Language

Hundreds of diaspora academics are calling on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to reverse its exclusion of the Greek language. In an open letter, hundreds of professors, academics, authors, educators, researchers, publishers, and members of the global intellectual community...

400,000-Year-Old Cave in Israel Reveals Clues to Early Human Life

Archaeologists are excavating a prehistoric cave in northern Israel that could provide rare insights into early human life, how they adapted, and developed new technologies hundreds of thousands of years ago. The cave was discovered on the outskirts of Fureidis,...

Greece and Turkey Establish Permanent Cultural Forum

Greece and Turkey have established a permanent cultural forum to strengthen bilateral cooperation in cultural heritage, museums, research, education, and new technologies, creating a new institutional framework for dialogue between the two countries. The Greece-Türkiye Cultural Forum was formally established...

Traditional Fishing in Greece’s Messolonghi-Aitolikos Lagoons: A Sustainable Legacy

The Messolonghi-Aitolikos Lagoons National Park in Western Greece is a testament to the enduring legacy of traditional fishing, a practice deeply intertwined with the ingenuity of local communities and the sustainable management of natural resources. This ancestral knowledge, vital to...

Massive Roman Defensive Wall Unearthed at Ancient Amathous in Cyprus

Archaeologists in Cyprus have uncovered a massive Late Roman wall at the ancient city of Amathous that may have formed part of a defensive system protecting the summit of the acropolis. The structure, discovered on the site's Western Terrace,...

Los Angeles Greek Film Festival Marks 20th Edition With Orpheus Awards in Hollywood

The Los Angeles Greek Film Festival marked its 20th edition in Hollywood with the Orpheus Awards Ceremony, honoring Greek and Cypriot filmmakers and paying tribute to Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat. The festival’s Closing Night Film and Orpheus Awards Ceremony took...

Elon Musk Fuels Odyssey Casting Debate With AI Trailer Featuring All-White Greek Heroes

Elon Musk has entered the controversy surrounding Christopher Nolan’s upcoming The Odyssey by sharing an AI-generated trailer featuring an all-white cast of ancient Greek heroes. Musk posted the video on X on Thursday, June 4, as debate continues over Nolan’s...

Plato’s “Republic” Meets Techno in Maria Farantouri’s Concert

Legendary Greek vocalist Maria Farantouri has teased a groundbreaking upcoming performance, revealing that she will be singing passages from Plato’s Republic set to techno music. Speaking to the camera on the morning show Buongiorno, Farantouri shared details about her highly...

“Dig of the Century” at Notre Dame Reveals 2,000 Years of Paris History

Tourists stand in line under the summer sun outside Notre Dame Cathedral, waiting to climb the landmark and see its famous Roman artifacts. Just a few meters below them, archaeologists are digging into nearly 2,000 years of Parisian history. The excavation...

Legendary Greek Actor Aggelos Antonopoulos Passes Away at 93

Aggelos Antonopoulos, widely regarded as the most aristocratic figure of modern Greek theater, cinema, and television, has passed away at the age of 93. His death marks the end of an era for Greek performing arts, leaving behind a...

Ancient Sanctuary Reveals Mithras Worship Adapted to Local Traditions Across Roman Empire

Mithraism was far more flexible than previously believed, with Roman worship practices shaped by local landscapes, traditions and everyday life, according to a new study. Researchers argue that worship of the god Mithras was not based on a single,...

Italy Buys Etruscan Tomb for $17.5 Million After Century-Long Pursuit

Italy has acquired the François Tomb, one of the most important surviving monuments of Etruscan art, in a $17.5 Million (€15 million) deal finalized at the Culture Ministry in Rome. The deed of sale was signed Friday, ending a...

How Greece Influenced Venice and Its Republic

Venice is a city whose history conjures up all sorts of images, memories and feelings, but how many of us think of Greece when we talk about Venice? Gondolas cutting through water, the impossible beauty of St. Mark's Square, maybe...