Rineia: The Sacred Necropolis of Greece’s Delos
The sculpture of a lion on the Greek island of Rineia. Credit: Ministry of Culture Rineia, an ancient Greek island next to Delos and Myko...
Notorious Ottoman Pirate Barbarossa Was Scourge of Mediterranean
The Ottoman pirate Barbarossa had Greek roots. Credit: Public Domain The notorious pirate, Barbarossa, who eventually went on to be an admi...
The Stunning Ancient Greek Mosaics of Zeugma
The ancient Greek mosaic of Achilles at Skyros in Zeugma.Credit: Public Domain The ancient Greek mosaics of Zeugma are true archaeological...
The Ancient Greek Author Who Revolutionized Writing and History
Credit: Egisto Sani , Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED Hellanicus of Lesbos was born around 480 BC on the Greek island of Lesbos. He was one of...
Greece’s Naxos island: From Ancient Temples to Venetian Castles and Dazzling Shores
Agios Prokopios Beach, Naxos island, Greece . Credit: wikimedia commons / aldbjor CC BY 2.0 Naxos is the largest island of the Cyclades isl...
Halkidiki: The Top Ten Best Beaches on Greece’s Spectacular Peninsula
Credit: Nicolas Hadjidimitriou – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Halkidiki (or Chalkidiki) is a stunningly beautiful peninsula which is part of the ...
The 200 Greeks Executed by Nazis on May Day
Memorial to the 200 Greek communists executed by occupying German Nazi forces during the Second World War. Credit: Dimkoa / Public Domain / ...
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