Did the Minoans’ Linear A Come From Egyptian Hieroglyphics?
A Minoan Linear A inscription on a clay tablet from Crete, probably 15th century BC. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Zde CC BY 4.0 There are lo...
Europe Has Had Enough of Overtourism
Protest sign in Barcelona, 2017. Credits: Daniel Roy Connelly, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr Europe has seen protests across places like Santorini ...
The Battle of Marathon Saved Western Civilization 2,500 Years Ago
A 5th century BC kylix in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens depicting a battle during the Grec-Persian Wars. Credit: Public Domain ...
The Greek Ghost Village of Epirus That Resisted Tyranny
Paleo Mavronoros is an abandoned village in Epirus, Greece with a long history. Credit: Video screenshot/Up Drones Paleo Mavronoros, an ab...
Agrafa, the Switzerland of Greece
Plastiras lake in the morning light. Photo curtesy of Ektypotiki, Karditsa The following story is a tale of philoxenia (hospitality) and be...
Psimythos, the Famous Greek Island That Doesn’t Exist
Archived image supposedly of Psimythos island in Greece ’s Aegean. Psimythos is, however, merely a prank that has gone viral. How was Gre...
Greece’s Economic Crisis and Its Consequences
Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, the last place Greek emigrants see before bidding farewell to their homeland. Credit: Manfred Werner (Tsui), ...
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