Greek Reporter23h
The Greek Flag Through the Centuries
The country’s first official flag to fly over Greek land, not sea, was a stark white cross over a deep blue background. The ...
Greece honors Independence Day in Kibbutz Be'eri as Greek PM scheduled to visit
"I would like to thank, from the bottom of our heart, the residents of the Kibbutz Be’eri, who welcomed us in their premises, ...
Greek Reporter1d
The History of the Greek War of Independence
As Greece counts 200 years from the War of independence and stands proud as a member of the EU, the mind reels to the ...
Proto Thema8d
Tolls: The history of a 160 year old…institution – How it all began
In 1865, the first official tolls were introduced by a decree signed by King George I – The charge was 5 lepta of the drachma ...
Variety on MSN13d
‘Sculpted Souls’ Director Stavros Psillakis on Telling the Story of a Swiss Dentist Who Treated People With Leprosy in Greece
The film looks at the history of the Hansenites — individuals affected by ... Psillakis recalls first reading Grivel’s book, ...
National Geographic news3mon
Wine, Women, and Wisdom: The Symposia of Ancient Greece
In ancient Greece, wealthy men often gathered for decadent ... This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Depicted on a tetradrachm, the ...
Archaeology breakthrough as 2,000-year-old underwater discovery made in Greece
Archaeologists have stumbled upon new evidence of a submerged ancient port in the ancient Greek city of Asini, near the ...
An Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Is Returned to Greece From New York in a Major Repatriation Move
An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia ...
Newsday22d
Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece's carnival
DISTOMO, Greece — Feeling overwhelmed by everyday ... From a civil rights pioneer to history being made at the SCPD, NewsdayTV is celebrating Women’s History Month with a look at ...
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Greece unveils underwater museum: A dive into history
The Greek Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, emphasizes that the museum will fill a gap in Greece's history and marine archaeology. She highlights that the new facility in Piraeus will be unique ...
Mass protests over Tempi train crash deepen political crisis in Greece
The mass movement of young people and workers that broke out two years after the Tempi train crash is shaking the ruling ...