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Everyone knows that Greece is the cradle of Western Civilization, however, there are some facts that very few people are aware of.

The photo of the emotional Greek mother giving one last farewell to her son is the essence of what is celebrated on Mother's Day.

Greek mothers get kind of  "traditional" when it comes to their children, always repeating several cliché sayings that make children laugh

The "Lady of Ro", Despina Achladioti, is a symbol of patriotism and defiance by raising and lowering the Greek flag every day, for decades

Patmos island in the Aegean Sea is the location apostle John received the visions found in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament

Apeiranthos is a beautiful mountain village of Naxos, the Cycladic island of Greece, seemingly untouched by time.

Scientists are reviving the ancient Greek Papyri that were burned in 79 AD following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. There are more than 1,800 papyri, sometimes referred to as the Herculaneum scrolls, with texts hidden on the back. These were...

Recent research shows that ancient Greeks had used a primitive type of lifting machine to move heavy stones before they began using cranes 2,500 years ago, according to the website Gizmodo.

The King of the United Kingdom, Charles, whose coronation takes place today, May 6, is a staunch Philhellene and has visited Greece several times. On one of his trips with Queen Consort Camilla, as she is now known, they...

When Yannis Ritsos passed away on November 11, 1990, the world of poetry lost one of the greatest poets of the 20th century.