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Search for Alexander the Great’s Tomb in a Bizarre Tale of Intrigue

For over 2,300 years, researchers and historians have been trying to locate Alexander the Great’s Tomb, which remains one of the world’s greatest mysteries even to this day. A recent effort to find it has become an acclaimed documentary that...

The Story of the Greek Tycoon Who Married a Jordanian Princess

When Jordanian Princess Iman married Jameel Alexander Thermiotis in March 2023, Greeks across the world wondered about the groom's connection to the country. Thermiotis, whose first name is Dimitrios, or Jimmy, was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1994 to Alexandros...

The New Seven Wonders of the World

In the second century BC, the outstanding Greek engineer, physicist, and writer Philo of Byzantium compiled a list of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World. Amazing works of art and designs have become monuments to man's immense ingenuity,...

Besieged Christians in Gaza’s Greek Orthodox Church Receive Christmas Aid

Christians sheltering in the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Porphyrius in northern Gaza received food and humanitarian aid on Christmas Eve from the Air Force of Jordan. A plane parachuted the supplies to the people stranded in the Church as...

9,000-Year-Old Necklace Redefines Neolithic Culture

The discovery of a singular, intricately designed necklace within the ancient burial site of a child in Jordan has provided new insight into the complex social dynamics of Neolithic culture. This new revelation is featured in a recent study published...

The Mysterious Nabataeans and the Greek Influence

  Is the history of the Nabataeans mysterious or lost? The Kingdom of the Nabataeans has not been substantially recorded by scholars and archaeologists alike, but that is changing. The question is if there is any connection between the Nabataeans...

The Greek-inspired Architecture of the Ancient City of Petra

The stunningly-beautiful ancient city known as Petra in southern Jordan is a world treasure like none other on the globe. The ancient rock city is built into the dramatic pink-colored stone of Jabal Al-Madbah mountain, facing outward to a...

Asteroid Annihilated City Thought to be Biblical Sodom

New research suggests that fire from the sky in the form of a small asteroid annihilated an ancient city near the Dead Sea now called Tall el-Hammam in the biblical city of Sodom located in the Jordan Valley 3,600...

Greece Draws the US in Group Stage of Basketball World Cup

Team Greece will face Team US in the group stage of the basketball world cup that will take place in August. The two teams were drawn in the same group with New Zealand and Jordan and are regarded as favorites...