The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of…
On 30 September the very spirit of Byzantium will be rekindled in Athens with the official opening of "Hagia Sophia",…
A Palestinian farmer made an unexpected discovery when he was planting a new olive tree in Gaza. Little did he…
Irene Papas chanted the Byzantine hymn "Ti Hypermacho Stratigo" inside Hagia Sophia in Istanbul during a broadcast in 1983. Specifically,…
A 3.50-metre-long marble lintel found during an excavation near the foundations of the Byzantine gate of the castle of Agioi…
The discovery of a 3.50-metre-long marble lintel found during an excavation near the foundations of the Byzantine gate of the castle…
Walking through the streets of Athens, you come across buildings from bygone eras, great monuments and attractions that take you…
Speaking on the latest episode of the Ouzo Talk Podcast, Sydney University’s Sir Nicholas Laurantos Chair in Byzantine and Modern…
Greek museums are once again coming alive in summer with cultural events during the August full moon as is the…
At one of the busiest spots of Athens, at Monastiraki square is one of the oldest but lesser-known churches in the…
In Paros’ capital of Parikia, there is the holy church of Panagia Ekatontapiliani, also referred to as the “Church of…
Tesla founder and billionaire Elon Musk has baffled and intrigued many online Turkish media outlets after he tweeted a meme…
On your way up to the slopes of Mt. Parnassos and the archaeological site of Delphi, about 13 km before…
Apollonia in Cyrenaica (modern Libya) was founded by Greek colonists and became a significant commercial centre in the southern Mediterranean,…
Although the origin of the fork may go back to Ancient Greece, its use in the average household was most…
On May 11, 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital of the Eastern Roman Empire…
An Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered an Ancient Greek pottery workshop and a storage building at Tabet Al-Motaweh area to the…
Because of the obvious visibility of breast cancer, it was the most described type of cancer in ancient documents, with…
Each year, Hellenes all over the world celebrate Greek Independence Day on March 25, which is a national holiday in Greece.…
Archaeologists investigating a cluster of ancient shipwrecks first discovered in 2018 in the small island archipelago of Fournoi in the…