Rotunda, one of the oldest religious sites in Thessaloniki Built in 306 A.D. by the…
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Church of Panagia Pantanassa in Monastiraki, Athens Panagia Pantanassa is one of the oldest churches…
If you are looking for a beautiful town that is bursting with Greek history, culture…
Academic and Byzantine thinker John Argyropoulos pioneered the revival of classical Greek learning in 15th-century Italy, contributing hugely to the restoration of the classical studies and connecting humanists with the Greek spirit. With Leonardo Da Vinci counted amongst his numerous notable students, Argyropoulos’ translations and teaching of Greek philosophy helped to disseminate Greek culture to the Western world.
The new and refreshed Acropolis Museum welcomes visitors on the day of its birthday from 8 am until 8 pm, with reduced entry (5 euro) to all exhibition areas. Additionally, visitors will have the opportunity to participate in the new thematic presentation “Marathon-Salamis. In traces of myth and history”.
If you are in Greece and after some breakfast on the run, Koulouri (Κουλούρι) is…
On your way up to the slopes of Mt. Parnassos and the archaeological site of…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a fourth term in office with 95.1% of the votes.…
The Corinth Canal has been closed to maritime traffic since January 2021, due to damage…
The current crisis between Israel and the Palestinians is the latest round in a long…
On this day in 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new…
A new book aimed at teaching Arab-speaking Greek Orthodox Christians the Koine Greek language was…
A 1,600-year-old Byzantine mosaic uncovered in Yavne, which archaeologists said may have once graced a…
The most prominent of all Orthodox faith commences at the sacred Monasteries of Agion Oros…
A 1,500-year-old Ancient Greek inscription bearing the name “Christ, born of Mary” was unearthed in…
Boats travelling between the gulfs of Corinth and the Saronic will not be able to…
The Byzantine-built Basilica Cistern in Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολη, Turkish: İstanbul) is on the verge of collapse…
Beneath a 400CE Byzantine church built in Banyan in the Golan Heights of occupied Syria,…
A beautifully illustrated story by Chrysavgi Sakellaropoulou and Spyros Theocharis has brought the East Roman…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has come out with another bombastic speech to distract Turks…