Dimitrios Katsikis, dubbed "the modern day Hephaestus", is an Athens-based Greek armorer reviving the past with his ...

The year will kick off with the Athens MLK Jr. Day Parade and Music Fest, a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Jan. 20. February brings a diverse range of events starting with ...

Two thieves donned diving gear to pilfer hundreds of ancient Greek and Roman artifacts from the bottom of the sea in Egypt, according to the country’s interior ministry. Egyptian authorities say ...

It’s a sunny Thursday morning, and I find myself holding a recreation of an ancient Greek helmet handcrafted by Dimitrios ...

It’s being revived to ease water scarcity amid global warming. By Niki Kitsantonis Reporting from Athens After climate change brought another year of record-breaking heat and dwindling rainfall ...

Depicted on a tetradrachm, the Olympian Dionysus was the god of wine, an important part of the revelry at Greek feasts. Photograph by Bridgeman/ACI The Greek historian Xenophon recounts in his ...

Athens (AFP) – Labourers digging a ditch to lay gas pipes in Athens uncovered an ancient marble statue and Roman-era archeological objects, the culture ministry said on Tuesday. "A statue of a ...

Athens became the dominant maritime power of the ancient Aegean. Credit: Wilhelm von Kaulbach / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons Today, ancient Athens is well-known for being the dominant sea power ...

That's why U.S. News took into account sights, seasonality, traveler sentiment and more to come up with this list of the best Greek islands. Now the only decision you'll need to make is which ...

In 478 the walls erected around Athens enclosed an area of 3.5 square kilometers, including the Piraeus, or harbor district. The full population of the city was over 140,000, but only 40,000 of ...

At least eight people - including a child - have drowned after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized in the Aegean Sea during a chase with a Greek patrol vessel. The coastguard said the boat's ...

The Peloponnesian War is the name given to the long series of conflicts between Athens and Sparta that lasted from 431 until 404 BC. The reasons for this war are sometimes traced back as far as ...