One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? How did they ...

A new study revealed which ancient empire had the greatest inequality, challenging beliefs about Rome and China.

Greek sources portrayed the Achaemenid kings, as indulgent and ruthless—all but Cyrus II. Why was this enemy ruler the only ...

Greek Independence Day Parade took place in Greektown on April 6, 2025. The event commemorates Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire.

Nicholas Ostler, in his 2005 book Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World, observes that the great languages have generally been the languages of the greatest traders and, especially, ...

Crete, the largest of the Greek islands, is famous for its rich history and cultural heritage. Out of its many traditions, ...

The West’s Eurocentric version of scientific history omits some of the most important events that shaped modern thinking.

Introduced by refugees from Asia Minor who arrived in Athens in the 1920s, the grilled meat sandwich with tomatoes, onions, ...

Christians around the world will celebrate on the same day this year, a relative rarity. Pope Francis would like to make it ...

Robbins wrote “The Let Them Theory” with her other daughter, Schuyler Robbins. When asked how she feels about all the success ...

The band’s original name was Toast, “but that meant getting up on stage and saying, ‘We’re toast!’ Half of us found it ...

The Byzantine Emperor Justinian I came close to uniting the former Roman Empire less than a century after its fall. However, ...