Greece’s Mount Athos Ban on Women Steeped in History, Mystery
The grainy, black and white image taken in 1903 by a Mount Athos monk named Gabriel appears to show a woman to the left. Public domain A gr...
The Barbarian Invasions in Central Greece During the Byzantine Era
Reception by Emperor Constantine Porphyrogenitus of Princess Olga and her entourage. Credit: John Skylitzes CC BY-SA 4.0 Barbarian invasion...
430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools Unearthed in Greece Are the Oldest Ever Found
Oldest handheld wooden tools found in Marathousa 1, Greece . Credit: Annemieke Milks / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 A team of archaeologists in souther...
The Island of Mykonos Throughout the Millennia
The island of Mykonos. Credit: Greek Reporter Mykonos is undoubtedly one of the most famous Greek islands . Known for its lively parties an...
Samaria Gorge: Hiking on the Island of Crete
Hiking the Samaria gorge is an amazing experience to have during travels to Crete. Credit: Lapplaender /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 3.0 de ...
Hominid Footprints on Crete Could Change Evolutionary Theory For Good
Hominid Footprints. Credit: Olaf Tausch , CC BY 3.0 /Wikipedia Commons He was not looking for hominid footprints from the prehistoric past....
The Transformation of the Roman Empire Into Byzantium
The Roman Empire transformed into Byzantium in the 7th century. Mural of the walls of Constantinople at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. Pho...
Lord Byron: The Great Philhellene Who Died for Greece
Portrait of Lord Byron, one of the world’s greatest Philhellenes, by Phillips, 1813. Credit: Public Domain George Gordon, or Lord Byron, on...
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