Why Halloween Is Gaining Such Popularity in Greece
Halloween is gaining significant popularity in Greece . Credit: Paul Hermans, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Halloween has never been a t...
The Ancient Greek Origin of Why Athens Is Actually Plural
The temple of Hephaestus, as seen from the Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece . Credit: public domain from Wikimedia Commons A funny thing about...
The Forgotten History of Greece’s Kingdom of Thessalonica
The walls of Thessaloniki. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Elisa Triolo, CC-BY-SA-2.0 In the turbulent years following the conquest of Constanti...
Vassilios Tsavaliaris, the First Victim of the Greco-Italian War
Greek soldiers fighting on the Albanian Front of the Greco-Italian War. Credit: Public Domain It was a few minutes after 5:00 AM on October...
The Hidden Code Behind Ancient Greece’s Enduring Civilization
Many of civilization’s most recognizable roots can be traced to ancient Greece . Credit: Wikipedia / Public Domain Ancient Greeks encoded t...
The Greek OXI Was a Message of Freedom to the World
The Day the Greek OXI Was a Message of Freedom to the World. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens. Credit: Public Domain Throughout the ...
Ancient Skulls Found in Greece Reveal Evidence of Advanced Surgical Procedures
Byzantine skulls found in Greece show signs of complex surgery. Photo: AMNA When anthropologists first uncovered an ancient skull in the P...
Homer: Did the Man Behind the Iliad and Odyssey Really Exist?
William Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905. Homer and his Guide 1874 via Wikimedia Commons Homer was one of the most important figures in ancient...
Clocks Set to Change in Greece and EU, But Is Daylight Savings Time Worth It?
Clocks will be set back one hour this Sunday across Europe as daylight savings time comes to an end. Image:The Clock Tower of Poros. Credit:...
Researchers Reveal Semi-Submerged Ancient Settlement at Naxos, Greece
Densely constructed masonry of Structure VIII submerged. Credit: Konstantinos Merkouris / CC BY 4.0 A team of Greek researchers has uncov...
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