The Greek Ministry of Culture presented the 53 church treasures that Bulgaria returned to Greece after 109 years, including precious Byzantine icons, an episcopal throne, elaborate processional crosses and others.
The catalogued 53-piece collection includes church objects dating from the...
The Greek Library of London now welcomes readers to a permanent home for Greek books and cultural activities in Camden. The volunteer-run organization occupies third-floor premises at 2–4 Camden High Street, near Mornington Crescent station. Readers can visit by...
Ancient Greek temples may have contained attic spaces used for religious activities, according to a new study examining roof construction and internal staircases. The research suggests that some areas beneath temple roofs may have served purposes beyond maintenance, although...
Ancient Greek literature has been a lifelong source of inspiration for Anne Carson, the Canadian poet, essayist and translator who won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Her work brings classical texts into conversation with modern life, transforming ancient...
Ancient Greek papyri show that people used diagrams to solve and understand practical math problems nearly 2,000 years ago. A study led by Thomas Kelly finds that the drawings helped readers organize numbers, follow calculations, and check results. The...
In Greece, the Tsakonian language sits at the center of a wider dialect debate over how Europe decides which historic forms of speech deserve recognition and protection. Spoken in parts of the eastern Peloponnese, Tsakonian is the only surviving...
Archaeologists in Sicily have uncovered painted plaster, decorative stucco and column fragments from a Roman-era building beside one of ancient Akragas' (Greek: Ἀκράγας) most important Greek assembly halls. The remains date mainly to the first century B.C. and were...
Seventeenth-century records from southern Italy show how a Greek-rite Albanian community resisted pressure for religious uniformity while remaining loyal to the Catholic Church. The documents reveal how residents of Barile protected their worship, customs, and communal identity as church...
Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman city in Italy have uncovered a roughly 2,000-year-old stone monument depicting three sacrificial animals, offering rare evidence of one of ancient Rome’s most solemn religious rituals. The carved monument was discovered at Aquinum, an...
Greek philosopher Ioanna Koutsouradi, whose work focused on philosophy, ethics and human rights, has died in Istanbul at the age of 89.
Koutsouradi died on October 2, 2026, two days before her 90th birthday. She was born in Istanbul on...
In a narrow alleyway of Ermoupolis, far from the neoclassical mansions and the bustling Miaouli Square, lies one of the last authentic traces of industrial glory in Syros and Greece. The Hermoupolis Textile Museum is not a conventional museum...
In the Late Bronze Age (c. 1600–1100 BC) the advanced Mycenaean civilization dominated in the Peloponnese and central Greece, yet it interacted with Macedonia, breaking the barrier of distance.
The Mycenaeans had developed a highly stratified, palatial society with influences...
Strolling down Dionysiou Areopagitou, the most beautiful street in Athens, feels like taking a journey back into the history of Greece's ancient capital. Surrounded by monuments and archaeological sites right below the Acropolis, this paved promenade is one of...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivered a firm message to the British Museum on the Parthenon Sculptures on Saturday, saying Greece will not accept any agreement that recognizes foreign ownership of the sculptures and will not agree to “borrow”...
Archaeologists in northern France have uncovered a large Roman pottery complex that preserves evidence of nearly every stage of ceramic production, from obtaining and preparing clay to shaping vessels and firing them in kilns.
The workshop at Sermaize stood near...
