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Very few figures of the ancient Greek world of medicine loom as large as Diocles of Carystus, even though he is not as widely...

Evia island is one of the most beautiful in Greece, yet it is not advertised like its more glamorous siblings in the Aegean

Discovering a lake and waterfalls in the arid Cyclades may seem impossible but Gerolimni in Andros is an exception to the rule. The place is...

Airbnb has revealed properties around the world that are the ideal wishlist of most of its users, and one of them is in Greece. From...

The 4,200-year-old shipwreck off the tiny island of Dokos near Greece's Hydra is believed to be the oldest shipwreck ever discovered. The wreck, located about...

Pisistratus was an ancient Greek statesman who ruled Athens three times as a tyrant. However, his reforms laid the foundations for the city's later...

Gold and silver jewels were uncovered during excavations of the ancient temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in Evia, Greece. Greek and Swiss archaeologists also...

Alexander the Great died unexpectedly in 323 BC, suddenly leaving his vast empire without a leader. Sensing a chance to break free of the...

In the turbulent years following the conquest of Constantinople in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade, a number of newly-born Latin and Byzantine Greek states...

World history could have been very different than what it is today had the ancient Greeks not halted the expansion of Persia through a...