When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in ...
In the hands of great raconteurs like Stephen Fry, the retelling of classical stories turns into a form of its own ...
Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...
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In addition to designated National holidays, various public holidays are observed in local communities or municipalities. Greek law mandates that every Sunday throughout the year is designated as a ...
From epic journeys to powerful characters, Greek mythology has fascinated audiences and readers for centuries. With ancient ...
A 1,700-year-old school with walls covered in Greek text referring to a passage from Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ is located in the ...
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Melanie Prapopoulos, founder and director of North Miami’s The CAMP Gallery, says she has been thinking about the ...
A pit of human bones, potential evidence of a catastrophic epidemic that struck Constantinople in 541 A.D. Sulfur deposits ...