Constructed around 1700BC, Knossos Palace is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and the most complex in Greece. During the Bronze Age, Knossos Palace was the ceremonial, religious, economic and political centre of the Minoan Civilization.
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Reminiscent of ancient heroics, on this day on May 8, 1821, 120 Greeks led by…
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The tradition of celebrating mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the Ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honour of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele.
His entry, “At the British Museum”, a miniature self-portrait of the artist crafted in painstakingly…
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Τhe Cavafy Museum in Alexandria will be restored by the Onassis Foundation in collaboration with…
Independent, adventurous and nature-loving, Queen Amalia liked to explore Athens on horseback, and when during…
Greek City Times is proud to present a weekly historical snapshot from the archives of…
Although Alexander the Great began his epic campaign as retribution against the Persians for their…
Alexander the Great conquered all the way to India and along the way founded new…
The Australian Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities & the Arts Mr Paul Fletcher …
Few know that a village in the Aegean island of Lesvos island holds a festival…
The operation and engineering of the famous Macedonian Sarissa, an ancient Greek long spear, was…
It’s Sunday, April 27, 1941. A military procession, consisting of two motorcycles, a Kubelwagen and…
Perhaps the two most known “All-Fathers” are Zeus and Odin, so of course the big…