The city of Naucratis was the earliest ancient Greek colony in Egypt that served as the connecting and trading post between ...

Kea, called Tzia by most Greeks, is the closest Cycladic island to the Greek capital city of Athens and it known for its ...

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

Monday 9 February marks the inaugural celebration of World Greek Language Day and tributes have been paid from across Europe in recognition of Greece's historical impact on life, literature and ...

In the year 338 BC, the forces of Philip ii of Macedon and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and Thebes clashed in a decisive battle that would change the course of history. The armies ...

Radishes originated in China thousands of years ago and gradually spread west. They became an important food of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The radish did not spread throughout the rest of Europe ...

Major brand partners are drawn to the Olympics for the billions of expected viewers, and the 2026 Winter Olympics are no exception.

Books & the Arts / In A.E. Stallings’s Frieze Frame, the poet retells the many conflicts, political and cultural, the ...

With seven days to go to the Opening Ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Annalena Baerbock, issued a solemn appeal ...

Greece, as always, will be the first country introduced in the Parade of Nations for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

What are Olympic medals made of? The answer varies depending on the time period of the Olympics you look into. (AP Photo) ...

Mariah Carey took center stage to help kick off the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony at 100-year-old San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy.