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When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general ...
While the rundown outskirts are certainly serving 'shabby chic', the heart of Greece's ancient capital is extraordinarily ...
Authorities in Greece have arrested six people on the island of Crete in connection with an alleged antiquities smuggling ...
The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...
A British organization wants to carve Parthenon Marbles replicas into Mount Pentelicus so Greece can become home to its own ...
Greece celebrated the return of three Parthenon sculpture fragments from the Vatican Museums, intensifying its 40-year ...
Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side ...
One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...
The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of ...
While only 0.01% of the population will run a marathon in a year, Tim Kilduff believes it's something that can connect ...
An Oxford-based institute has unveiled an ambitious proposal to carve massive replicas of the Parthenon Marbles into Mount ...
In January 2025, the European Court of Human Rights found Greek authorities guilty of conducting systematic pushbacks of migrants, and violating human rights law in the process. The EU has previously ...