Greece has signed an agreement with a Belgian collector to acquire the only photographic evidence of the execution of 200 Greeks by a Nazi firing squad.

Greece, the wellspring of Western civilization, has a continuity of existence from ancient times to the present day. In spite of multiple depredations inflicted on the country over millennia, Greek ...

The strategic, cultural, and economic significance of ancient Greek colonies in the Black Sea and their enduring legacy.

There is a famous quote often attributed to former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, although some debate whether he said it: “From henceforth, we will not say that Greeks fight like heroes, ...

c.3000 B.C.: The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations are bora in Crete and the Peloponnesos. c.1100: The Dorians, a Greek tribe, invade Greece from the north and put an end to Aegean civilization. 850?

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...

Invaluable coins not only form a pleasing art gallery of miniatures, but also make up the story of Greek coins during a period of sweeping historical events. From July 14 to October 4, the Hong Kong ...

I read Homer in High School. And slowly, in my college classes in ancient, medieval, and modern Greek history, I realized Homer’s epic poems were at the very core of Hellenic civilization. The more I ...

Arguments over statues and the teaching of history may be gripping the UK and US – but they are nothing new to North Macedonia, where they are being settled through diplomacy. This post is also ...