Ancient Greek Lion From Piraeus Now Adorns Venice’s Arsenal
The story of the Ancient Greek Piraeus Lion, which is now in Venice, is one of several which are part of Greece’s long history of...
The Spy Who Started Café Culture: A Secret Polish History
Rather than ‘shaken, not stirred’, one 17th-century Polish spy would likely ask: ‘Black or with milk?’ Jerzy Kulczycki was not only one of the...
The History of Ioannis Metaxas (Prime Minister of Greece 1871-1941) and the Greek OXI
The absolute brilliance of Ioannis Metaxas undoubtedly left its mark in Greek history when on October 28th, 1940, he refused to surrender the country...
Social Class in Ancient Greece: Sparta and Athens
The division of people into various social classes is a persistent feature across civilizations and was no less the case in ancient Greece where social class...
Villages Couple Explore Greece’s Rich History
Mary Bahry may have been to Greece before, but her recent trip was just as exciting. Bahry and Dave Reconnu, of the Village Santo...
Greek Fest Celebrates Culture, Faith at State Fair Park
MILWAUKEE — Greek Fest is underway at State Fair Park in West Allis. It’s the festival’s 58th year of celebrating the Greek culture and its church. Greg...
Newly Discovered Stone Tools Drag Dawn of Greek Archaeology Back by a Quarter-million Years
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country’s oldest archaeological site, which dates...
The Glorious History of the Ancient Greek City of Antioch
Antioch on the Orontes, an ancient Greek city on the eastern side of the Orontes River, was one of the most glorious of all the Greek...
The History Of The Bar Dates All The Way Back To Ancient Greece
Chances are, you’ve been to a bar at some point during your lifetime. Whether it’s a rowdy Mardi Gras spot on Bourbon Street, a...