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US Strikes Iran-Linked Militia Targets in Syria and Iraq

The US launched strikes in Iran-linked militia targets in Syria and Iraq in response to Sunday's drone attack on a US military base in Jordan that left three soldiers dead. According to US officials, the coordinated attack was against Iran's...

Conde Nast Traveler’s Top 29 Greek Islands for 2024

Conde Nast Traveler has published a list of the top twenty nine Greek islands to visit in 2024, each with its own 'best for' category. With more than 200 inhabited Greek islands to choose from, Conde Nast Traveler - through...

The Archaeologist Who Discovered Alexander the Great’s City of Bactria

Prominent Russian archaeologist of Greek-Pontic descent Victor Sarigiannidis is the man who discovered the ancient city of Bactria

Ancient Bones Found in Germany Challenge Homo Sapiens’ Arrival in Europe

Researchers discovered bone fragments in a cave in Central Germany, indicating that our ancestors explored the higher latitudes of Europe over 45,000 years ago. This discovery changed what we have known thus far about the early days of Homo...

British Museum Director Backs Parthenon Marbles Loan Plan

The British Museum's interim director declares he is in support of the plan for a loan arrangement wherein the Parthenon Marbles will be returned to Greece. Progress towards a loan agreement between the UK and Greece over the Parthenon Marbles...

The Ancient Origins and Modern Traditions of Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on February 2nd each year. The holiday is based on a weather prediction made by a groundhog and has its roots in both ancient pagan customs and...

Pyrrhichios: The Ancient Greek War Dance

Pyrrhichios was the ancient Greek war dance that originated from the mythical Couretes deities, who danced to save the newborn Zeus from the hands of Cronus. The ancient Greek war dance has survived through the ages. It can be traced...

Netflix Doc Presents Alexander the Great as Being Gay

Netflix's documentary “Alexander: The Making of a God," portrays the Macedonian king as being gay causing anger among many viewers who say it distorts history. In the opening episode of the series which started airing on Netflix on January 31,...

Fly Over Delphi, the ‘Navel of the World’, in this Magnificent Video

Footage of the ancient Greek site of Delphi taken by a drone captures the pan-Hellenic sanctuary, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, in all its glory. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred meaning, Delphi in the...

Greek Scientist Unravels the Origins of Earth’s Largest Ocean Current

Greek scientist Dr. Dimitris Evangelinos and his team at Imperial College London discovered that the largest and strongest ocean current on Earth didn’t start flowing until 10 million years ago. The discovery sheds light on the ancient history of our...

Demand for Athens Airport Shares Exceeds 8 Billion Euros

Demand by domestic and international investors for shares in Athens International Airport exceeded 8.0 billion euros ($8.7 billion) Greek authorities announced on Friday. According to the country’s privatization agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) the initial public offering of...

Ferrari Shares Surge by $7 Billion Amid Lewis Hamilton F1 Move

Ferrari’s share price soared more than 10 percent to hit a new record high on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday as news of Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 move broke. Having closed Wednesday’s trading with a share price of...

The Ex-Slave Who Authored a Greek Language Book

William Sanders Scarborough was an African-American, emancipated slave who authored a Greek textbook. His First Lessons in Greek was written in 1881. The textbook offered Greek to English and English to Greek language practice as well as exercises on...

Greek Antiquities Repatriated From Switzerland

Two fragments of ancient Greek antiquities that were illegally removed from Greece were repatriated from Switzerland, the Culture Ministry said on Thursday. One fragment bears an inscription carved in stone, dating from late 3rd century BC to early 2nd century...

Why Ancient Roman Concrete Lasted Thousands of Years

The ancient Romans were great builders, especially known for their aqueducts. These are still standing today because they were made with a special kind of concrete called pozzolanic concrete. This type of concrete is especially strong and is the...