There were many similarities between ancient Greece and Egypt. The two civilizations were in close contact during the ...

Sitting at the café of the Technopolis cultural center in downtown Athens, cigarillo in hand, Antonis Kafetzopoulos, one of Greece's best-known actors, gives a quick digested history of Greece's ...

Last year Greeks celebrated the bicentenary of the start of their war of independence from the Ottoman empire, in 1821. This year, they commemorate a very different event: the centenary of Greece’s ...

An English-language course from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens promises a hands-on experience for students to make sense of the past International students have a unique ...

One of the archaeological finds at an ancient temple dedicated to Artemis. (credit: Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece) History of the temple Archaeologists were able to identify signs that the ...

Its failure to make a $1.73 billion payment to the International Monetary Fund by June 30 makes Greece the first developed country in history to default to the IMF. It could also mark the beginning of ...

As negotiations inch along between the Syriza government and Greece’s international creditors, the blame for the nation’s looming financial collapse would seem to rest entirely on the shoulders of ...

Arguments over statues and the teaching of history may be gripping the UK and US – but they are nothing new to North Macedonia, where they are being settled through diplomacy. This post is also ...

The head of the North Macedonian team on the joint commission with Greece told BIRN its job is not to alter historical facts – but to present them differently, emphasizing what brings both peoples ...