The Piraeus Lion is indeed an intriguing artefact, as it has a complex history that involves various peoples, from the ancient Greeks who carved it, to the Varangians who left their runic inscriptions ...
For this reason, Cyrus became (and remains) a legendary figure in Jewish history, though he was not Jewish himself. He was more likely a devotee of Zoroastrianism, which was fervently embraced by his ...
October 17, 1850, marked a tragic day in the history of the Greek and Syriac Christian communities in Aleppo, Syria.
Vasso Papandreou, a prominent figure in Greek politics and a key member of the PASOK party, has passed away at the age of 80 ...
Surrounded by the Cyclopean walls, the ancient Greek city of Tiryns predated Mycenae and later became part of the Mycenaean ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s family home in Greece has a balcony that gives him what he describes as an incredible view of Athens.
In August, the first 38 coins – 37 Roman and one Greek – arrived to form the core of the Dr. David Menchell Coin Collection, ...
The loss of the ancient world's greatest repository of knowledge has been mourned for centuries—but Julius Caesar may not ...
Many of the Greeks living in the Pontic Alps and nearby Black Sea coast chose to relocate to Greece, including the monks of Sümela Monastery. Fearing they would be robbed during their journey to ...
The Islamic Golden Age thrived as Greek thought, preserved by the Byzantines and rendered into Arabic, powered Baghdad’s ...