Greece

In one of history's lesser-known but fascinating episodes, a Greek mercenary found himself at the head of a band of soldiers of fortune fighting for the king of England during the 16th century. Thomas of Argos was a Greek mercenary...

Following Friday's draw, Greece's Olympiacos football club will face England's Wolves for the round of 16 in the Europa League. https://twitter.com/EuropaLeague/status/1233375122611998720 The Wolverhampton Wanderers, as the West Midlands club is officially named, beat Spain's Espanyol in the round of 32, while...

British Prime Minister Theresa May might be formally committed to stopping the free movement of EU citizens to Britain ahead of the June 8 elections, a fact that may affect thousands of Greeks living or studying in England. According to...

Greek drama "Little England", known in Greek as "Mikra Anglia" has been submitted for the Best Foreign-Language Film category at the 87th Academy Awards. The Greece 's Culture Ministry's committee responsible for the selection of the film that will claim a place...

The Greek Film Academy Awards 2014 were presented without surprises Monday night at the Onassis Home of Letters and Fine Arts, hosted by actress Mina Orphanou. As expected, the big winners on the night were Yorgos Tsemberopoulos and Pantelis Voulgaris, who saw their...

The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (TDF) presents the film 'Greektown, New England' on the 9th and 10th of March, that constitutes a journey through the Greek-American communities of New England. The film portrays a group of Americans of Greek descent, first,...

James and Neil, two British expats gave up a life in theatre to set up a photography shop and art gallery[...]

Lord Byron is one of the first and best-known philhellenes who actively participated in Greece’s War of Independence.

An electric car that was built on Greece's island of Syros in the 1970s was one of the world's first mass-produced electric cars. Decades before Elon Musk’s Tesla, the Enfield 8000, built at Neorio, Syros, was the brainchild of the...

The Greek Revolution, also known as the Greek War of Independence, which lasted approximately from 1821 to 1830, was a foundational event in the history of modern Greece. This war, which is also known simply as "the Revolution" amongst...

The fate of Greek orphans of the 1821 Revolution in the US is but a footnote in the history of the glorious uprising against the Turks. Nonetheless, it is definitely a fascinating one. What happened to some children who lost...

International Greek Language Day is celebrated annually every February 9, the day which also honors the memory of the Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, who wrote Greece's national anthem ''Hymn to Liberty.'' This celebration seeks to highlight the Greek language’s...

Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was seen as a "Greek god" when he was young, Queen Elizabeth's bridesmaid said during a recent panel discussion. Lady Pamela Hicks, 94, who was also Her Majesty's lady-in-waiting and Philip's cousin as...

Archaeologists and scholars have spent nearly a century investigating what happened to Alexander the Great and where his tomb is located. Some argue that his tomb is in Macedonia, northern Greece, while others claim it is in Alexandria, Egypt,...

While beauty contests such as Miss Universe and Miss America may seem like thoroughly modern inventions, their roots can actually be found in ancient Greek mythology with the judgement of Paris. The Judgement of Paris, which was likely the world's...