From Ancient Greece to Stalin’s Russia: the Unique Cruelty of Exile
In Stalin’s Russia, roughly 1.5 million people were in gulags in any given year. Around 15% of the entire population between 1930 and 1950...
Turkey’s Erdogan Visits Greece to Forge ‘new Era’ After Years of Friction
Turkish president hopes the NATO allies and neighbours will mend relations despite deep-rooted differences. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Greece in an...
What Did Ancient Greeks and Vikings Have in Common
The main thing that ancient Greeks and Vikings had in common was their love of the sea. Both were seafaring peoples, yet the former...
The True Date of the Trojan War
The Trojan War was one of the most significant and famous events in Greek history, at least as far as the ancient Greeks themselves...
‘Romeyka’ the Ancient Greek Dialect Spoken in Northern Turkey
Romeyka is a dialect of Greek spoken in the region of Trabzon (Trapezounta) and Pontus, around Turkey’s Black Sea coast. Researchers say it bears...
Greek Policeman Severely Injured in Attack by Fans During Athens Volleyball Match
Policeman was seriously injured by a flare which severed an artery in his thigh ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek policeman was severely injured late Thursday...
Zela Aviation to Restore Two Historic Aircraft in Greece for Public Viewing
Cyprus-based air charter group Zela Aviation recently acquired two historic aircraft that were left abandoned at the former international airport of Athens at Ellinikon (or Hellinikon)....
UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri Heritage Prize Goes to Australia’s Gunditjmara Community
Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni awarded the 2023 UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes to the Gunditjmara community of Australia. Also...
Werner Herzog – ‘wrestling is a Drama as Crude as the Ancient Greeks’
Could Vince McMahon’s name one day be held in the same regard as Greek drama writers like Sophocles and Aeschylus? Werner Herzog believes there...
Europol Arrests 11 People Involved in Smuggling Migrants From Greece to Northern Europe
A joint Greek-Belgian operation, with the support of Europol and Eurojust, successfully dismantled a criminal organisation engaged in the illegal transport of migrants from...