Kyniska was a Spartan princess, daughter of King Archidamus II. She went down in history after becoming the first woman to ...

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The Grande Bretagne reverted to the Allies in 1944 but still was almost blown up by the Greek Resistance that Christmas. Only news that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was staying there ...

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Greek track sprinter Christos Volikákis has been banned from racing for three years after he tested positive for Ligandrol (LGD-4033), the UCI has announced.

Science Archaeology Ancient canoe replica recreates a 30,000-year-old voyage East Asian Paleolithic voyagers may have used dugout canoes to cross one of the strongest currents in the world. Laura ...

An announcement on June 9 from the Greek Ministry of Culture cites the discovery of a rare underground spring cistern dating to the 14th–13th centuries BCE, during the Mycenaean palatial period.

The first is ΟΔΥCCEOC, the Greek genitive (i.e. possessive or attributive) case of Odysseus which suggests a writer referring to the location as the hero’s palace or temple.

Cypriot officials announced the recent excavation of a long-forgotten sanctuary to Apollo, offering insights into ancient rituals and architectural expansions.