Although the origin of the fork may go back to Ancient Greece, its use in…
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On May 11, 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital…
An Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered an Ancient Greek pottery workshop and a storage building at…
Because of the obvious visibility of breast cancer, it was the most described type of…
Each year, Hellenes all over the world celebrate Greek Independence Day on March 25, which is a national holiday in Greece. Today marks the 201st anniversary of Greek Independence Day. This is when Greeks remember their long struggle against the Ottoman Empire, an effort that eventually leads to Greece’s independence.
Archaeologists investigating a cluster of ancient shipwrecks first discovered in 2018 in the small island…
Athens is not famous for its multitude of parks and green spaces, although there is…
Live Science reports that independent researcher Errikos Maniotis and Zeliha Demirel-Gökalp of Anadolu University have…
The Eastern Roman Empire, more commonly known as the Byzantine Empire, was a Greek-speaking Empire,…
On December 1, as on the first day of every month, people flocked in droves to the wish-granting Greek Orthodox church ‘Ayin Biri Kilisesi’ in Constantinople to make wishes, in the hope that they will come true.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), is unveiling an ambitious transformation in the George…
Through Ancient Greek history, our ancestors from pre-Homeric to Homeric times had invented the Ancient Greek language, which is the treasury and genesis to all mankind and from the foundation of the language derived, most other languages were born.
If you are looking for a beautiful town that is bursting with Greek history, culture…
On this day, we commemorate the Byzantine victory at the Battle of Andrassos. On November…
A 1,400 year old amethyst ring found by archeologists was most probably worn by a wealthy wine taster in an attempt to ward off a hangover – a myth that originated in Greece and was widely shared in the ancient world.
The Spadafora family are Sicilian nobility of Byzantine-Greek origin. According to tradition, the family was…
No other painter of Greek descent shares the international recognition of Domenikos Theotokopoulos, universally known…
The Corinth Canal is one of the most important achievements of engineering in Greece, given…
A Byzantine warrior unearthed in Greece, dating nearly 650 years, who was decapitated following the…
If you are in Greece and after some breakfast on the run, Koulouri is a…