At the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence in March 1821, Greeks from all…
HISTORY
Witches are consistently found in mythology all over the world, and unsurprisingly, that also includes…
An Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered an Ancient Greek pottery workshop and a storage building at…
There is a myriad of varying Greek wedding traditions depending on the area of Greece. From Epirus’s love of klarina (clarinets) and dancing the tsamiko, to guns firing, here is a look at some of the wonderful traditions that we love about Greek weddings.
Originally called Olympic Airways by its founder Aristotle Onassis, Olympic Airlines was for at least…
The Greek philosopher Apollonius of Tyana is believed by many to be actually Jesus Christ,…
The Ancient Greeks loved their sports, and for this obvious reason staged the first formal…
Eight Spetses ships carried out a raid and captured three Turkish ones on Milos
Despina Achladioti known as the Lady of Ro (Κυρά της Ρω) was a passionate Greek…
Born Georgios Angelopoulos from the village of Dimitsana in Arcadia the Peloponnese. He was a…
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the Greek-speaking villages of Apulia, in…
Greek City Times is proud to present a weekly historical snapshot from the archives of…
Although encouraged by the ancient Greeks, the Olympic marathon is a fully modern invention. After Athens was…
195 year’s ago today, the Exodus of Mesolongi was one of the most important historical…
It would be almost safe to bet that not many would be know of a…
Egypt’s second largest city, Alexandria, has its roots obviously in the namesake, Alexander the Great.…
Prince Philip, born on the Greek island of Corfu, died last year on the 9th…
According to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a Greco-Roman temple…
This day in 1941, Germany invades Greece, supporting their Italian allies who failed to capture…
On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games, a long-lost tradition of ancient Greece, are reborn…