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On Thursday, Russia's President Vladimir Putin warned of a nuclear war if Western powers send ground troops to Ukraine. Addressing parliament and other members of the country's elite during the annual State of the Nation address, Putin repeated his accusation...

The mystery of the Minoan Phaistos Disc has been "solved by 99 percent" says linguist and archaeologist Gareth Owens.

The 2024 season will be a great one for direct flights from the US to Greece, as seven different airports and cities in the US offer nonstop flights to Athens. This includes Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Washington, Philadelphia, New York,...

Ancient Greece witnessed numerous significant battles that played pivotal roles in shaping its history and Western civilization. These battles ranged from repelling foreign invasions and preserving Greek independence to expanding Macedonian power and transforming the political landscape of the Greek...

A Greek prosecutor charged 10 people on Wednesday on terrorism charges including a series of recent bomb and hand grenade attacks and a planned parcel bomb explosion at a court in Thessaloniki this month. Four suspects are already in prison...

Greek theater and the film industry mourned the loss of renowned actor Ilias Logothetis, who passed away at the age of 85 on Wednesday. Logothetis was married to actress Maria Zacharis and had a son Alexandros Logothetis, who aims to...

The Supreme Court will decide if former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election. The 6-3 conservative majority court decided on Wednesday to hear Trump's claims that he should be shielded...

Many Greek couples will wait until 2025 to marry because this year is a leap year. If you believe in ancient superstitions, people should avoid getting married in 2024 because it is considered bad luck to tie the knot...

Bitcoin reached a new high, surpassing $63,000 on Wednesday for the first time since November 2021. This surge was fueled by increased trading in Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. Investor interest in Bitcoin was also boosted by a decrease in its supply...

New research has shown that the tone and tuning of musical instruments has the power to manipulate people's appreciation of harmony, challenging centuries of Western music theory and disproving ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras' musical theories in at least two...

A small 2,800-year-old stone seal depicting Hercules, discovered in the highlands of northern Israel, may be a 'missing link' in the evolution of a common motif that appears in the Bible and Greek mythology, according to a new study. The...

  The night sky has always been a source of wonder not only for the ancient Greeks but for everyone on this planet. Particularly, however, to the ancient Greeks, it was a vast canvas of endless possibilities—a frame dotted with hidden...

A tiny 3,000-year-old temple-era pendant, claimed to be the 'earliest gold artifact' found in Jerusalem, was revealed to the public this week as part of a US-based exhibit of artifacts linked to the first temple era, with an archaeologist...

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), part of Mexico's Ministry of Culture, recently uncovered an ancient burial site. This finding provides valuable insights into funeral customs of the region's pre-Hispanic era. The discovery took place in...

A new analysis of classical medical texts suggests dementia was extremely rare in ancient Greece and Rome 2,000 to 2,500 years ago. The USC-led research, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, bolsters the idea that Alzheimer's disease and related...