Thessalonica

Ancient Greek Cities Corinth and Thessalonica Rivaled Rome as Major Road Hubs

Corinth and Thessalonica, two of ancient Greece's busiest cities, served as major Roman road hubs, funneling more overland traffic than most other cities in the empire, including Rome. The findings appear in the journal Nature Communications. The research, led by...

The Forgotten History of Greece’s Kingdom of Thessalonica

In the turbulent years following the conquest of Constantinople in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade, a number of newly-born Latin and Byzantine Greek states emerged. These states were established to fill the power vacuum left by the shattered and...