ancient Greek

In 2010, a local fisherman guided a group of archaeologists to a favorite fishing spot he frequented as a child. He used to sit on ancient columns peeking out from the sea in the northern side of Mounichia in...

According to the CNA, the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama will showcase works from Aristophanes, Aeschylus and Sophocles that are to be performed at the ancient conservatory of Paphos, Kourion in Limassol and the Makarios III Amphitheatre in...

Education Minister Nikos Filis is on a mission to take Ancient Greek lessons out of the curriculum of Greece's high schools. The proposal of eliminating Ancient Greek is only one measure in a complete overhaul of Greece's secondary educational system....

Dimitris Mitropoulos, an avid traveler, was surprised when he brought his first drone in an effort to explore areas he hoped to visit before heading there by foot. The result was exquisite, and he found that there was an...

A Picture Says a Thousand Words The campaign to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece is using a billboard to help spread the message. The #ReturnTheMarbles campaign has placed a provocative billboard with a strategically placed message just a few hundred meters from...

For several days now, a wooden trireme is decorating the grove of the Greek Navy Tradition in Faliro, Greece. The "Olympias" trireme is an exact copy of the ancient Athenian ship of the 5th century B.C., and on August...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a unique 2,400 year-old ancient Greek mosaic. The floor tiles, found in Hatay province on the Turkish-Syrian border, show a skeleton lying down with a wine pitcher and loaf of bread alongside Ancient Greek text...

A literary marathon, concert, discussions and a theatrical play, were several of the activities included in the program of the first International Day for the Greek Language and Civilization, which was celebrated in Naples, Italy. During the literary marathon, which...

The birth of Athena and Dionysus in colorful shorts carrying a handbag while taking a selfie, were only a few of the videos uploaded by Gucci on the company’s officials Instagram accounts. Other videos show Cecrops dressed like a...

The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria presented awards to the students who excelled in Modern Greek and Ancient Greek in Australia's Victorian Certificate of Education test for 2015. The VCE is the test high school students take to claim their diploma. The...