This is the story about how the quest to create an extra virgin olive oil based beard balm led to the launch of a new Hellenic inspired streetwear brand. Infused with the ‘spirit of the Hellenic warrior’, The Imperial General has been embraced by the Greek diaspora as well as martial artists wishing to represent the brand and all that it signifies. We speak to Nick, the man behind the brand, to find out more.
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The “Mitos” project – an ongoing ethnographic series by Greek photographer Michael Pappas that focuses on local costumes throughout Greece – is described as a compelling and beautiful tribute to Greece.
A headless statue of the Greek mythological goddess of health, Hygeia has been unearthed in…
Glimpse through stunning Hellas House in Shanghai Walking passed Hellas House in the centre of…
Kyrenia (Ancient Greek: Κυρήνη), or more commonly known today as Cyrene, was founded as a…
In this week’s column for the repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures, Don Morgan Nielsen opens the case for a legal challenge at the International Court of Justice.
The so-called historian, Elena Kotsaki, reached a new low after accusing Greece of “stealing history…
It is well-known that the academic mathematicians of ancient Greece made a hugely significant contribution to world thought. However, the ancient inhabitants of the tiny village of Pyrgi on the island of Chios present to us their mathematical brilliance in a more unexpected way – through their design tradition, patterns called xysta.
Donald Kagan, the celebrated American historian and classicist who specialised in Ancient Greece died last…
From 776 BCE to 393 CE the Ancient Olympic games were held every four years, or Olympiad, which became a unit of time in historical chronologies.
Figs have been popular in the Mediterranean since ancient times; reported to have been first…
The Temple of Zeus Lepsynos, which was built in the 2nd century B.C., is being…
Ancient Greek philosophy opened the doors to a particular way of thinking that provided the…
French fashion house Dior dazzled in the Kallimarmaro Stadium last night with a fashion parade…
The northern gate of the Ancient Greek city of Stratonikeia was restored by archaeologists and…
The huge contribution women played in the Greek War of Independence, is reflected in the selection of…
Earlier this week, Fox announced that they are developing a television show the network describes as…
Geochemical evidence of an Ancient tooth reveals that armies in the Battles of Himera were…
Socrates was a classical Greek philosopher who is referred to as the founder of the…
Protomagia, or May Day, has its roots in ancient Greece, celebrating Spring and nature’s rebirth with a flower festival.