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Alexander the Great’s Romance: The Story of the Illuminated Codex

The "Romance" of Alexander the Great is a unique illuminated manuscript on his life and was the most widely-read romance in the Middle Ages as it was translated into thirty languages. The original version was composed in Ancient Greek sometime...

Santa: The Ruins of the Deserted Greek Town in Pontus

The Greek town of Santa, Dumanli in Turkish, situated in Pontus, has been a ghost town suffering neglect ever since the Greeks were forced to flee their ancestral homes in the exchange of populations with Turkey in 1923. Santa, surrounded...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Ancient Eleutherna on Crete Reveals Story of the Dawn of Greek Civilization

Ancient Eleutherna, located on the northwest foot of Mount Ida on Crete, has been revealing archaeological treasures from the dawn of Greek civilization. At 380 meters above sea level, south of the city of Rethymnon, Eleutherna, also called "Apollonia" at...