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Why We are All Greeks: Three Times the World Adopted Greek Principles

"We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religions, our arts have their root in Greece," Percy Bysshe Shelley. By Demetri Kantarelis, Ph.D. Professor, Assumption University "Hey, we are all Greek!" I mean that, figuratively, we, all inhabitants of Earth,...

‘Lost’ Gold Ring Among 30,000 Artifacts Unearthed in Sweden

More than thirty thousand objects, including a gold ring and a crystal amulet, were unearthed during a two-year project in the medieval city of Kalmar, Sweden. A part of the Swedish government's National Historical Museums agency, known as Arkaelogerna (Archaeologists),...

How Ancient Greek Knowledge Was Saved by the Islamic Golden Age

The Islamic Golden Age was a period during which science, literature, geometry, astronomy, and other fields of knowledge flourished from the eighth to the thirteenth century. Without the scholars of this period, who translated the works of the Ancient...

Medieval City of Rhodes to Undergo Major Restoration

The historic medieval city of Rhodes will be restored in a bid to preserve the historic city and prevent the damage that mass tourism often brings with it. The Greek Culture Ministry has formed a plan to preserve the beautiful...

Explore the Medieval Village of Kampos with Fun Biking Tours and Cooking Lessons on Chios

While visiting the Aegean island of Chios, there are many different sights to take in, however, there is one place that still preserves the island's medieval character -- Kampos village. The History of Kampos Located only around 5 kilometers south of...