How was the great English playwright William Shakespeare influenced by ancient Greece, and how did he come to know about its ...

Spices, often overlooked, played a pivotal role in shaping Ancient Greek civilization. From the bustling markets of Athens to ...

ATHENS, Greece--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On December 9th, the exhibition “Longevity in the Tao of Chrysanthemum: The Artistic World of Qi Baishi,” supported by Kweichow Moutai Group, opened at the Athens ...

Shielded from development and agriculture, many archaeological sites from ancient Greece have now become inadvertent safe ...

Perhaps no other ancient city captures our imagination quite like Pompeii. The storyline is familiar: a thriving city on the Bay of Naples- a mecca of high culture and a playground of the rich- ...

Detroit ― Downtown Detroit's Greektown was filled with marchers, flags, blue-and-white balloons and Greek-pride Sunday in a celebration of Greece's independence and culture. Members of Greek Orthodox ...

When Peter Vossos was growing up in South Dakota, his Greek heritage was not exactly foremost on his mind. Today, the Missouri City resident feels differently. “As I grew older, I began to appreciate ...

Since 1906, people have gathered at Spring Bayou in Tarpon Springs each January 6th to watch young men compete to find a submerged wooden cross. Today, thousands attend the ceremony. The unique ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The 13th annual Yassou! Greek Cultural Festival was underway Friday at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Grand Rapids. The festival celebrates Greek culture and ...

My daughter attends a Greek Orthodox Church school whose tradition is to send its eighth-grade classes on a graduation trip to Greece as a capstone to their Hellenic learning. Parents “chaperone” the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is hosting its 88th annual Greek Festival beginning on Thursday, September 19. The festival will take place from Thursday to Saturday, ...

DEWITT, N.Y. — Greek Fest begins Thursday at 5 p.m. and CNY Central has the inside scoop on all the festivities! Despite poor air quality in the Syracuse area the past few days, the Greek Fest is ...