Thrace
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Inscription Found in Bulgaria’s Roman Baths
An ancient Greek inscription was recently discovered by archeologists in the resort town of Hisarya, Southern Bulgaria which reveals who ruled the finances of the province of Thrace.
The marble slab, is dedicated to the Emperor Antonius Pius and Marcus...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Roman Nanotechnology and the Lycurgus Cup
The mysterious Lycurgus Cup is convincing evidence that ancient Romans used nanotechnology, or at least knew how to get the desired effects, long before the availability of modern technology.
The cup is made of a special type of glass known...
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Graves Where the Rich Were Buried With Horses and Chariots
Several years ago, a grave with human remains plus chariots and horse skeletons was discovered in Thrace in northeastern Greece.
Archaeologists said the grave from the beginning of the 2nd century AD contained the remains of four members of a...
Greek News
The Old Town of Xanthi: An Architectural Jewel in Greece
The Old Town of Xanthi in northern Greece is a beautiful destination steeped in history and characterized by rare architecture influenced by the many different cultures in its past.
Amphitheatrically built on the foot of Rhodope mountain chain, the city...
Greek News
How Ernest Hemingway Witnessed the Greek Genocide
Ernest Hemingway witnessed at first hand as a journalist the displacement of the Greeks from their ancestral homelands of Asia Minor.
Culture
A Forgotten Greece: The Pomakochoria
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The Pomakochoria in the Thrace region in Greece are villages were Pomaks, a Muslim minority, live in the Rhodope mountain range.
Ancient Greece
Perinthos Excavations Unearth the History of Ancient Food
A team of archaeologists on Tuesday in Tekirdag, Turkey, excavated a plethora of artifacts found in the daily lives of those living in Perinthos 5,000 years ago.
The archaeologist who led the project, Zeynep Kocel Erdem, told the Anadolou Agency...
Diplomacy
Turkish Foreign Minister Arrives in Greece, Calls Muslim Minority ”Turkish”
Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, arrived on Sunday morning in Greece, ahead of a two-day visit that aims to boost the turbulent relations between Ankara and Athens.
Diplomacy
Pomaks of Thrace Say Turkish FM Cavusoglou is Persona Non Grata
The Cultural Association of the Pomaks issued a damning statement recently, ahead of Sunday's private visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to Western Thrace.
Diplomacy
Turkey Provokes Greece, Claiming it Curbs Rights of “Turkish Minority”
Turkey on Wednesday accused Greece once more of violating the rights of its Muslim minority who live in the north of the country.
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kiran visited Thessaloniki and the northern province of Thrace and met with...