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Ancient Greece
Dispilio Tablet, The Earliest Written Text Discovered in Greece
Even though archaeology claims that writing was invented in Sumer between 3,000 and 4,000 BC, a tablet that contradicted this perception was found in 1993 in Dispilio in the northern Greek province of Kastoria. The Dispilio Tablet is a wooden...
Cyprus
Cyprus and Karabakh: Parallels of Destruction
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Akin to Karabakh, Cyprus has suffered. Turkish forces have killed hundreds of Cypriots and forcibly converted Ancient Greek churches across the occupied North of Cyprus, a similar genocide carried out now by Azerbaijan against Armenians. By Julian McBride For the past...
Europe
Ukraine Claims to Have Killed Commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Ukraine has claimed it killed the commander of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in an unprecedented missile strike on the naval headquarters in the annexed Crimean peninsula last week. It marked a major blow for Moscow, which has suffered a string...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Skeleton and Stunning Necklace Unearthed on Greece’s Crete
An intact skeleton of a woman lying next to a stunning necklace and other important artifacts from the Early Minoan era (circa 2,600 BC), were unearthed recently at the archaeological site of Sisi on Crete. Sisi, located in the prefecture...
Diaspora
National Hellenic Museum Raises Over $925,000 at 2023 Gala
The National Hellenic Museum (NHM) raised over $925,000 this past weekend at its 2023 Gala, in support of its mission to share Greek history, art, culture and the Greek-American story. NHM Chairman John P. Calamos, Sr. and NHM Gala Chairman...
Archaeology
Amateur Metal Hunter Makes ‘Gold Find of the Century’
An amateur metal detectorist in Norway recently discovered what archaeologists have hailed as Norway’s “gold find of the century”. He dug up nine engraved gold pendants, ten gold pearls and three gold rings—all dating to the sixth century A.D. on...
Ancient Greece
Has the Mystery of the Ancient Greek Paestum Swimmer been Solved?
A German archeologist has allegedly solved the mystery of the ancient Greek Paestum swimmer. The debate has endured for years about the possible interpretations of the fresco. Yet Tonio Höschler, a Professor Emeritus of Classical Archeology at the Ruprecht...
Space
NASA Hails Recovery of Asteroid Bennu Samples
NASA landed the dusty samples from asteroid Bennu described as the "most dangerous known rock in the Solar System" in the West Desert of Utah state on Sunday. The samples had been scooped up from the surface of asteroid Bennu...
Ancient Greece
Deadly Floods in Libya Threaten Ancient Greek City of Cyrene
Floods that killed thousands in Libya also inundated parts of Cyrene, the ancient Greek city and the region's sole UNESCO-listed site threatening the monuments with collapse, archaeologists warn. The immediate damage to the monuments of Cyrene, which include the second-century...
Environment
The Greek Scientist on TIME’s List of People Changing the World
A Greek scientist has been included in the list of 100 people that can change the world compiled by TIME magazine. Dr. Andreas Flouris is an Associate Professor at the University of Thessaly Department of Exercise Science in Greece and...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Corinthian Helmet Found in Russia
An ancient Greek Corinthian helmet was found recently in a fifth-century BC grave in the Taman Peninsula in southwest Russia. Made of bronze, ancient Greek Corinthian helmets covered the entire head and neck, with slits for the eyes and mouth,...
Greek News
Greece on High Alert as New Storms Approach
A meeting to prepare for a new wave of stormy weather in Greece took place at the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry on Sunday afternoon. All relevant ministries, local government authorities, security forces, and representatives of the National Meteorological...
Greek News
Stefanos Kasselakis Is the New Leader of SYRIZA
Stefanos Kasselakis is the new SYRIZA-PA leader after winning the second round ballot over Efi Achtsioglou on Sunday's party election
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Philosophers Brought to Life by AI
Ancient Greek scientists and philosophers are brought back to life and tell their stories in this captivating video produced through Artificial Intelligence (AI). Equator AI created the video using the latest artificial intelligence technology to bring these great thinkers to...
Celebrities
Greek Tennis Star Maria Sakkari Wins Guadalajara Open
Greek tennis star Maria Sakkari beat American Caroline Dolehide in the Guadalajara Open final on Saturday to win her first WTA 1000 crown
Europe
Missing Italian Man Who Left Suicide Note Found in Greece 10 Years Later
A missing Italian man who disappeared from his home 10 years ago, leaving behind only a suicide note, has been found alive and well in Greece
Culture
108-Year-Old Greek Yiayia Prays For the Whole World Every Day
At 108 years of age, a Greek yiayia, or grandmother, named Anthi Katsouli stands in her yard every single day and prays for the entire world. Born in the village of Katarraktis in the region of Arta in Epirus in...
Ancient Greece
The Golden Age of Ancient Greek Science
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Greece had two golden ages. The legacies of Greek golden ages, especially in science, made Western civilization what we know today.
Greek News
The Times Name Greece as Top Fall Destination
The Times suggest Greece as a great Fall destination, away from the established tourist hot spots and the high season crowds. “From the shores of the mainland to the sandy beaches and coves of its myriad islands and islets, Greece...
Archaeology
New Indo-European Language Discovered in Ancient City of Hattusa
An unknown Indo-European language found on a clay tablet inside a Hittite ritual text has been discovered during an excavation in Hattusa, the ancient capital of the Hittite Empire. The Hittite Empire was one of the great powers of Western...
Ancient Greece
The Steam Engine Created by Ancient Greeks That Was Used As a Toy
Heron of Alexandria was a brilliant ancient Greek inventor who was ahead of his time and created a prototype of a steam engine. This unique mechanism was perhaps too modern for its epoch and remained unappreciated. It was mainly used...
Greece
The Liberation of Tripolitsa in the Greek War of Independence
The siege of Tripolitsa, Greece (today's city of Tripolis) was a pivotal moment in the Greek War of Independence, and it remains a point of contention between Greeks and Turks, as reflected in the way it is portrayed by...
Greek News
Greek Airport Traffic to Reach Record High in 2023
Greek airport traffic reached a record high in 2023, despite the devastating fires and deadly floods in the past two months
Diplomacy
Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Sanction Over Nagorno-Karabakh
US Senator Bob Menendez, SFRC Chairman, and bipartisan colleagues introduced the bipartisan Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act
Culture
Maria Pentagiotissa, the First Femme Fatale of Modern Greece
The story of Maria Pentagiotissa contains all the elements of an urban legend, yet she was a real person and some consider her to be the first femme fatale in modern Greece. Maria Daskalopoulou is said to have been born...
Greece
Hydra Island, Where the Modern Greek Merchant Marine Began
Most Greeks have substantial familiarity with the graphically gorgeous island of Hydra due to the island's protagonist role in the epic struggle of the Greek War of Independence. Most non-Greeks familiar with the island know it as a place of...
Ancient Greece
The Greatest Quotes of Ancient Greek Stoic Philosophers
Stoicism was one of the philosophical movements of the Hellenistic period, founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the early 3rd century BC
Ancient Greece
Homer’s Iliad, the Story of the Trojan War
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Homer’s Iliad is usually thought of as the first work of European literature—and many would say it is the greatest. It tells part of the saga of the city of Troy and the war that took place there. In...
Greek News
Greece’s Piraeus Port Among World’s Top 10 Shipping Centers
The port of Piraeus in Greece has risen to eighth place among the world's largest shipping centres, according to the latest data from the Xinhua-Baltic Index. Piraeus in the Athens metropolitan area is home to the globe's largest fleet management....
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