Saint Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles, and had Galilee as his homeland; this…
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Definition In ancient Greek civilization, Nike (/ˈnaɪki/; Ancient Greek: Νίκη, lit. ‘victory’ Nike has been ridiculed online for photos of a…
No.17 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece claimed a hard-fought win over Elise Mertens of Belgium…
Sotiris Moustakas is regarded as one of the greatest Greek comedian actors in history. He…
Pyrgi is a picturesque medieval village on the island of Chios, known as the “painted…
On June 2, 1941, a brutal massacre took place in the village of Kondomari, 18km…
Konstantinos Argiros, one of the most successful artists of his generation and one of the…
An act of bravery by two university students has been acknowledged as one of the first acts of resistance against the Nazis in Europe and the first in Greece, inspiring not only Greeks, but all subjected people, to resist against the occupation.
Hagia Sophia was one of several great churches originally built by Constantine, the first Christian emperor and founder of the city of Constantinople. For almost 1,000 years Hagia Sophia remained the largest Greek Orthodox Christian church in the world.
Referred to as one of the darkest days in Greek history, the Fall of Constantinople took place on May 29, 1453, a battle that was part of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars (1265-1453).
The naval battle of Eressos is considered the first frontal naval battle by the Greek…
Today Greece and Greeks worldwide commemorate the death of Captain Konstantinos Iliakis who lost his…
Michael Constantine, an American actor of Greek descent, most widely recognised for his portrayal of…
On May 21, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Konstantinos and…
Marinella (Μαρινέλλα) is one of Greece’s most popular singers of all time, with her successful…
To commemorate the Greek Genocide of Pontus, Greece’s Parliament building in Athens and the White Tower…
The Battle of Crete was one of the most dramatic battles of the Second World…
Today we commemorate the Greek Genocide victims of the Pontus region. During the genocide, over…
Greek-Albanian relations are in the forefront in recent days with the latter wanting to join…
The Antikythera mechanism, built in Greece, is the oldest mechanical ancient computer to be discovered worldwide, and…