Greece
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Theater of Dodona Being Restored to Former Glory
The ancient Greek sanctuary and theater of Dodona located in Epirus, northwestern Greece, are part of a uniquely historic site in the country, home to the oldest oracle, which even predated that of the more universally-known Delphi.
The theater is now...
Ancient Greece
7 Cities in Turkey of Great Greek Heritage
In today’s land of Asia Minor, cradle of ancient Greek scientific and philosophical thought, visitors still find the remnants of a great past.
Ancient Greece
Priestesses Among Few Women With Status and Power in Ancient Greece
Life for women in most city states of Ancient Greece, was very difficult but ancient Greek priestesses had powers that gave them high status.
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Inventions Still Used Today
Many Ancient Greek inventions, created many centuries ago, still play an incredibly large role in our daily lives today.
Greece
Hippocrates, the Greek Father of Modern Medicine
Born on the island of Kos, c. 460 BC, the Greek physician Hippocrates is considered the father of medicine.
Diplomacy
Greece Gets New Arms from Germany, Sends Older to Ukraine
Germany announced on Tuesday that it will send a fleet of cutting edge infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to Greece, and then Athens will send its older weapons to Ukraine.
The announcement came after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met with Greek...
Greece
Turkey-Greek Islands Ferries Start Up Again After 2-Year Break
Ferry services between Turkey and the Greek Islands are resuming after being paused for two years during the Covid-19 pandemic, it was announced earlier in the week.
The ferry service will reinvigorate sea tourism between the two countries, said Yusuf...
Archaeology
Researchers Find Fifth Century BC Complex in Cyprus
A 5th century BC architectural complex from the royal dynasty of the Paphos era was identified during the 2018 excavations of the Hatziaptoulla Plateau, one kilometer east of the sanctuary of Aphrodite.
According to the University of Cyprus, the 13th annual...
Greece
International Hellenic Associaton Pens Open Letter to Turkey's President Erdogan Concerning Irredentist Claims
The International Hellenic Associaton sent an open letter to the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan following his recent statements:
Dear President Erdogan,
Recently, you have launched an often repeated and relentless campaign referring to “your heart’s borders"...
Greece
Greek Elections: And Now…. All Bets Are Off!
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Threatening howls have risen from the halls of “united” Europe at the announcement of snap general elections in Greece, scheduled for January 25, 2015, – elections which, most likely, will bring to power the populist left-wing SYRIZA party.
Ancient Greece
Lingering Mysteries of the Amphipolis Tomb
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By Andrew Chugg*
Intriguing enigmas continue to envelop the story of the Amphipolis tomb, Greece . What was the gender of the occupant? When was the tomb sealed? Who was the architect of the monument? This article unravels them all.
What...
Education
Greek Students Travel To Asia Minor Past
Second-grade students of the Second General Lyceum of Eleftherio-Kordelio, a city in northwest Thessaloniki, started a research in September 2012 trying to collect as much information as possible on the period before and after the Asia Minor Catastrophe and...
Archaeology
Ancient Greeks Pioneers in Technology
Many arts and sciences were born and developed in ancient Greece: music, language, sports, philosophy only to mention a few. But there is one more field that flourished in ancient Greece, where a lot of innovations were noted; technology...