Happy Valentine’s Day lovers! We all know that Greeks don’t need it to be Valentine’s Day to be a great lover, as we are great lovers every day. But did you know that the origins for the holiday and many of its symbols are have roots squarely planted in Ancient Greece?
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A statue of the Ancient Greek god of health Asclepius and a bust of the…
The inscription was deciphered by Dr. Leah Di Segni of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and it refers to “Blessed Maria, who lived an immaculate life” and died on February 9th. The stone dates from the late sixth–early seventh centuries CE.
Eight tombs of various types were discovered during recent excavation works by the Ephorate of…
“My goal was to create a church that creates the illusion of motion. It feels like the Holy Spirit moves around its axis, God himself moves around its axis, as the church has no obvious front and back,” Greek architect Costas Papatheodorou said about his creation – the Orthodox church of Agia Fotini of Mantinea – which has become known as the second most mysterious church in the world.
In an amazing discovery, a large head of an ancient statue has been found just meters below the ground during a routine road upgrade in Athens. Mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis says he is filled with “pride and admiration” for the beautiful and unique Athens.
Archeologists uncovered a 1,700-year-old statue of a female from the Hellenistic period in the ancient…
Figs have been popular in the Mediterranean since ancient times; reported to have been first…
Ubisoft is offering free downloads of its educational tours of ancient Greece and ancient Egypt,…
Protomagia (May 1st) is International Labour Day in Greece and it is a holiday where…
As one of the great civilisations of classical antiquity, Ancient Greece is known for its…
On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn…
Donald Trump, Prime Minister of the United States has issued a proclamation on Greek Independence…
The Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in Kolonaki, Athens, features more than 100 inventions,…
Thirty small lead tablets engraved with ancient curses were found down a 2,500-year-old water well in…
When Ancient Greece and Ancient China crossed paths they went to war over ‘heavenly horses,’…
By Maria Athanasopoulou When there is a wish to find out as much as possible…
The Greek Ministry of Culture announced that archaeologists have discovered large quantities of murex seashells…
The US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt met with Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni on…