The History of the Greek Language Throughout Time
The Story of the Greek Language Throughout Time. Historical scripts depicting the Greek language: (from top Left) Mycenaean Linear B, Cypri...
The Mystery of the Greek Skeletons Found in a Himalayan Lake in India
Human skeletons were found along the shores of Roopkund Lake, India. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 Researchers have determined th...
Given Only Months to Live by Doctors, Greek Man from Ikaria Survives to 102
Ikaria, Greece . Credit: Flickr / adamansel52 CC BY 2.0 In 1976, a 60-year-old man who had spent much of his life in the United States was ...
John Craxton: The British Painter with a Greek Soul
“Two Figures and a Setting Sun,” John Craxton, 1952-67. Credit: Benaki Museum British painter John Craxton, who lived from 1922 until 2009,...
The Forgotten Pillars of Hercules in Southern Greece
Hercules and Atlas, by Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1537. Credit: Public domain The Pillars of Hercules, also known as the Pillars of Heracl...
Has the Mystery of the Ancient Phaistos Disc Been Solved?
Phaistos Disc. Credit: C. Messier/Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-SA-4.0 The Phaistos Disc, discovered in 1908 in Crete, has long been a subject of...
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...
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