Originating in Cyprus as a fertility goddess, Aphrodite rose to the Greek pantheon of Olympus, shaping mythology, art, and ...

A captain that rescued dozens of residents trapped by forest fire on Kythera, risking his life and boat, receives outpouring ...

A new human species has been identified from 2.65-million-year-old fossils found in Ethiopia, reshaping views on our evolutionary history.

The new Language Velocity Field (LVF) method is helpful in tracing dispersion patterns of languages across the world.

The Tower of the Winds in Athens is the world's oldest meteorological station and one of the most important ancient monuments ...

Scientists uncovered how crater lakes in Sahara mountains formed and survived thousands of years through unexpected rainfall ...

Calamity strikes Thessaloniki in 1185 as Norman invaders unleash a brutal siege. Discover how Byzantine weakness and Norman ambition.

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Greece to halt the deportation of Sudanese migrants following suspension of asylum applications.

A contemporary list of the New Seven Wonders of the World includes architectural marvels from various historical periods.

After Donald Trump’s meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, plans are emerging for a possible summit between Zelenskyy and Putin.

The Cyrillic alphabet, the script of Russians (and others), is one of the most widely used systems of writing in the world.

The period of Greek history from about 1600 BC to about 1100 BC is called Mycenaean in deference to the overwhelming influence of its culture at the time. At its peak, in 1350 BC, the citadel and ...