Romioi

The Evolving Names for Greeks: Hellenes, Graikoi, and Romioi

The names used to refer to the Greek people and their land have complex, disputed origins, and their definitions have shifted significantly over millennia, reflecting fundamental changes in politics, religion, and geography. Hellenes / Ἑλλάς (Hellas) Hellenes is the name the...

Christian Community Living in Primitive Conditions Discovered in Greece

Police recently arrested the father of a family living an “early Christian” community lifestyle in a basic hut on the Peloponnese in a case dubbed the "Amish" of Greece. The extended family was living in a semi-underground structure with a...