History

By Catherine Tsounis Catherine Tsounis is a published author of Greek descent and a travel enthusiast who gives us insight into the Byzantine influence in Russia through her recent travels there. From late September to early October, I saw the masterpieces...

Chalkida, the capital of Euboea Island in Greece provides an island paradise close to Athens that is perfect for a Greek summer getaway, without breaking the bank.

BBC published a not so flattering article regarding ancient Greek legends. The article's author, Armand d'Angour, associate professor of classics at the University of Oxford, raises a series of questions and attempts to clarify if all of the ancient Greek...

According to Macquarie University researchers, documentary photographer Effy Alexakis and historian Leonard Janiszewski, Australia’s Greek milk bars transformed the humble milkshake into a national drink.

Impressive archaeological finds, including a magnificent mosaic featuring Greek inscriptions, were uncovered in a church some 1,500 years old during Israel Antiquities Authority salvage excavations, prior to the construction of a new neighborhood at Moshav Aluma in southern Israel. The...

Men can change their style just by shaving. They wake up in the morning and depending on their mood, they can have a beard (long or short), a three-day stubble, sideburns (although old-fashioned), or a mustache. But for now,...

New research indicates that the nearly 8,000 life-size Terracotta Warriors that were found in three different pits near the First Emperor of China mausoleum were actually inspired by Greek art. Lukas Nickel, professor at the School of Oriental and African...

Archaeologists found a 1,700-year-old curse tablet from a Roman mansion in the City of David in Jerusalem. A magician named Kyrilla had written in the tablet curses in Greek, for a man named Lennys. The mansion, which is being excavated...

Henlow Academy usually organizes Living History days for its pupils, in which children learn about different cultures and the great history of different civilizations, through a very realistic experience. On Wednesday, the 9th of October, for the 6th consecutive...

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in the center of Hiroshima, Japan, is a place dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack. It is somber place which memorializes the bomb's...