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Archaeology
The Oldest Street in Athens and Europe
The oldest street in Athens, and the whole of Europe, is about 2,500 years old -- and is located in the Plaka neighborhood.
Ancient Greece
The Strongest Greek That Ever Lived
Nearly 2,500 years ago, a Greek wrestler, Milo of Croton, was regarded as the strongest person ever lived in the known world.
Greek church
Greek Text of Jesus Secret Teachings to His Brother James Discovered
The first-known original Greek copy of a heretical Christian writing describing Jesus' secret teachings to his brother James was discovered recently at Oxford University by biblical scholars of the University of Texas at Austin.
Fragments of a 1,600-year-old heretical document...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Gymnasium Unearthed in Oasis Shows Impact of Greek Life in Egypt
In 2017, when the ruins of an ancient Greek gymnasium were discovered in an oasis of a desert in Egypt, archaeologists said that it was the first of its kind.
The Watfa gymnasium that was used to train young Greek-speaking...
Celebrities
The Rock Stars Who Fell in Love With Greece
Greece was and still is a magnet for famous rock stars such as the Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, and countless others.
The Beatles arrived incognito on their holiday to Arachova back in July 1967 and were photographed...
Greek Food
Dakos: The Specialty From Crete is World’s Best Salad
A trademark of Cretan cuisine, dakos, topped the list of the world's best salads according to ratings compiled by TasteAtlas recently.
Dakos has many variations but only one secret: the superior-quality ingredients of the Cretan land.
It consists of a slice...
Culture
Leap Year 2024: Greek Superstitions About Weddings
Many Greek couples will wait until 2025 to marry because this year is a leap year. If you believe in ancient superstitions, people should avoid getting married in 2024 because it is considered bad luck to tie the knot...
Ancient Greece
Greece’s Beautiful Mount Ziria, Birthplace of God Hermes
According to the legend, the Pleiad known as Maia gave birth to Zeus' son Hermes in a cave near the lake Dasios on Mount Ziria near the village of Trikala.
Also known as Mount Kyllini or Mount Cyllene, this mountain...
Canada
Chairman George: The Greek-Canadian Who Became a Singing Superstar in China
A PhD-trained statistician for the federal agency Statistics Canada is an unlikely candidate for becoming a singing sensation anywhere—much less in China. But this is the surprising path the life of Canadian-born George Sapounidis took after 1999, when he...
Culture
The Story Behind the First Greek Flag
The first Greek flag was made on the island of Skiathos at the Holy Monastery of Evangelistria in the year 1807.