Diogenes Lantern in Plaka, Athens Strolling through Plaka in Athens is a memorable experience. Our friends, Doris ...

Myths have had a huge influence on the world. Although they may not be true, the events of Greek myth may have taken place in ...

A impressive piece of fan-made poster art imagines what Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey might look like, giving the film a ...

Herodes Atticus' projects shaped 2nd-century Greece, blending rhetoric, philanthropy and architecture in a legacy of lasting impact.

Prologue For about a millennium the Mongol Turks have been targeting the Greeks. The Mongol Turks first appeared in the neighborhood of the Greek medieval ...

Nike was the Greek goddess of victory and an attendant of Zeus. While not among the 12 Olympian gods, she is described as a ...

Greece mourns the loss of Olympic pole vaulting legend George Roubanis, who passed away at 95. A bronze medalist at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Roubanis was a pioneering figure in Greek athletics.

To mark one year until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, the International Olympic ...

The whereabouts of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic torch meant to be on display at an Athenian Olympics museum remains a mystery.

Small earthquakes on Santorini have raised concerns. Greece's famed tourist island hotspot, Santorini, has witnessed a sudden increase in seismic activity, prompting the authorities to call for an ...

Since his death in 323 BCE, the world has been obsessed with Alexander the Great, who set out from his kingdom of Macedon (in modern-day Greece) at the age of 20 to conquer the mighty Persian Empire.