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Greek News
Turkish Vessel Harasses Greek Coast Guard Off the Shores of Samos
A Greek Coast Guard vessel was harassed by the Turkish Coast Guard boat during a search and rescue operation off the island of Samos in the eastern Aegean on Tuesday morning according to a statement released by the Hellenic...
Ancient Greece
Greek Philosopher Pythagoras and His Famous Theorem
The influence of Pythagoras in mathematics and philosophy remains strong today along with the mysteries surrounding the great Greek philosopher
Ancient Greece
Cleopatra and Antony Celebrated their Love on Samos, the Mykonos of Ancient Greece
Cleopatra, the Greek Queen of Ancient Egypt, and Marc Antony, the famous Roman general, spent time in their decadent love affair on the Greek island of Samos in the summer of 32 B.C.
At the time, Samos was regarded as...
Greece
Two Dead After Helicopter Crash in Samos, Greece
A total of two people passed away in a helicopter crash off the island of Samos in Greece on Wednesday.
Rescue crews found four people—two survivors and two people who passed away—whose helicopter crashed into the sea off the island...
Environment
Helicopter Battling Wildfire in Samos Crashes in Sea; 3 Found, 1 Missing
UPDATED: Rescue crews found three people whose helicopter crashed into the sea off the island of Samos on Wednesday afternoon as they battled a wildfire. A fourth person was still missing.
Two of the passengers were taken to the hospital...
Culture
Exploring Samos, Greece’s Island of Legends
Samos, a legendary Greek island steeped in beauty, is found in the eastern Aegean Sea off the coast of Asia Minor (Asian Turkey).
Ancient Greece
Germany Looted Hundreds of Greek Antiquities from Samos Island
German researchers have tracked down and documented hundreds of antiquities located in Berlin museums that were looted from the island of Samos, Greece.
A report in Deutsche Welle on Wednesday says that a book was just published after years of...
Greek News
Greece, Spain Top Tourist Destinations for Summer 2022
Greece and Spain are the most popular tourist destinations for Europeans, according to the TUI Holiday Atlas Summer 2022, for which the most popular holiday destinations of European TUI guests are evaluated.
The TUI Group is a British-German leisure, travel,...
Ancient Greece
Byzantine-Era Shipwreck in Greece Full of Amphorae
Excavations of a Byzantine shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island Samos have revealed that the ship and its contents likely date to some time between 480 and 520 AD, the Greek Culture Ministry announced on Friday.
The shipwreck...
Greek News
Greece Releases Turkish-Armenian Writer who Faced Deportation
A Greek court released a prominent Turkish-Armenian writer living under a temporary permit in Greece after fleeing a Turkish prison on Friday.
Sevan Nisanyan, a 66-year-old linguist and blogger was arrested on the island of Samos last week and faced...