Archeologists have unearthed an 1,800-year-old military medal in the ancient Greek city of Perre (Πέρρη)…
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A 1,800-year-old military medal with a depiction of the Ancient Greek mythological figure Medusa has…
Greek mythology comes to Netflix with a 10-episode blockbuster series titled “Kaos” written by Charlie…
Yifan Zhang’s recent artworks, piece of a collection that he calls ‘Restoring Ancient Ways’, is laden with themes inspired by Ancient Greece and has piqued the interest of the art world. Greek City Times speaks to Yifan Zhang and takes a closer look at his latest works.
Greeks are everywhere! Anyone who has travelled to Sicily has most likely seen, on flags, ceramics and souvenirs, a strange-looking representation of a female head with three legs attached to it, flexed to form a triangle. Read about how the Italians drew from Greek history to create the Sicilian flag.
The celebrated Greek statesman Pericles is credited with ordering the design and construction of the Parthenon between 447 and 432 BC as a temple for Athena—the goddess of wisdom, arts and literature and war. Still dominating the modern city of Athens, the Parthenon is a magnificent testimony to the glory and renown the city enjoyed throughout antiquity. Pericles had made no idle boast then when he emphatically stated that ‘…we shall be the marvel of the present day and of ages yet to come.
According to sources in the National Guard of Cyprus that were quoted by Infognomon, a…
For the first time in history, France and the United Arab Emirates will participate in…
Social media users have quickly become embroiled in heated debate involving everything from interpretation of Greek mythology to #MeToo after an announcement that a statue depicting a reversed version of the famous Medusa myth is to be be installed in New York City.
Italian luxury fashion house Versace debuted ‘Versacepolis’ over the weekend, which was iconic in so many ways.
The 3rd Trilateral meeting between Greece, Cyprus and Egypt concluded in Athens yesterday with the…