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Citizens of Kalamata celebrated 203 years since the liberation of the city from Ottoman rule with a majestic reenactment of the events.

Conserved manuscripts from Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos are exhibited in Athens until the end of April.

One of the earliest Iron Age houses in Greece has recently been discovered by archaeologists at Thorikos, an ancient village near the city of Lavrion, south of Athens. The discovery was made by researchers from the University of Göttingen, under...

The only surviving funerary relief of the ancient Greek world depicting twin babies in the same arms was unveiled in Athens.

Experts believe that diamonds, renowned for their hardness, could potentially be compressed to create an even harder substance. These expensive stones, formed from carbon crystals, occur naturally within the Earth's depths. Research even suggests that geological events might propel diamond...

Rigas Feraios was a Greek revolutionary who fought in the mountains and worked as a writer, merchant, and revolutionary agitator in the wide Balkan Diaspora forming in the states neighboring the Ottoman Empire. He had done it all. Like so...

With Greece's rich and expansive history, it comes as no surprise that the country is adorned with countless archaeological wonders awaiting exploration. Yet, amidst this wealth of historical sites, here are the top must-visit Greek archaeological marvels that should...

One of the most well-known paintings of the Greek War of Independence is by Greek artist Theodoros Vryzakis, and depicts Germanos.

The Greek War of Independence started a few days earlier than the official declaration with the liberation of Kalamata on March 23, 1821

Adrianos Golemis, who previously worked as a doctor for the European Space Agency, has now become the first Greek to pass the organization's test to become an astronaut. Every year, around 22,500 hopefuls apply for the European Space Agency's (ESA)...

Islamic State (ISIS) have claimed responsibility for the attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, which reportedly killed 40 people and injured as many as 100 more. The full statement posted on its...

Excavations of an ancient Byzantine shipwreck off the coast of Fournoi near Samos, Greece are bringing new finds onto the surface. The wreck has been systematically excavated since 2021 and has been selected for intensive investigation due to the extremely...

The skull of a crowned athlete with a gold wreath in the shape of a laurel branch still attached to it is perhaps one of the most impressive exhibits in Greece. The flesh disintegrated after 2,500 years, but the wreath...

A village in Central Greece defies the demographic crisis in the country by boasting extended families with many children. In the small mountain village of Chrysomilia near Kalambaka in Thessaly, dozens of children can be seen playing, going to school...

Dionysios Solomos, born on the island of Zakynthos in 1798, is rightly regarded as the National Poet of Greece for writing "Imnos eis tin Eleftherían," ("Hymn to Liberty"), the first two stanzas of which became the national anthem of...