The Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth has condemned what it described as an unprovoked attack on its ...

This one involves fraudulent farm subsidies paid to top state officials. EU prosecutors say the scheme saw large sums paid ...

In Greek mythology, Oceanids, or water nymphs are most commonly associated with water. They are daughters of Titans, the ...

Greek 'FBI' Uncovers Mafia Money Laundering in Hotels and Laundries Foreign mafias launder millions through Greek laundromats ...

From Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, the lost tombs of such historical figures continue to fascinate the public and ...

Few figures in ancient mythology remain as legendary to this day as Odysseus, the fabled Greek king of Ithaca who devised the ...

Archaeology & History Greek Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Marble Workshop Filled With Unfinished Statues. Images of Aphrodite and other female figures have been uncovered on the island of Paros.

Perhaps the most iconic Greek artform today, life-sized marble statues began to appear in Greece around the early 6 th century B.C. The practice originated nearly two centuries earlier (8 th ...

Head of a female figurine with elaborate coiffure and earrings. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture However, the superimposition of a thick layer of marble waste in the central courtyard, covering the ...

One features local Cypro-Syllabic characters, while the other refers to the Ptolemies—the Hellenistic rulers of Egypt who also controlled Cyprus at one time—in Greek.

The figurines date between 900 B.C. and 350 B.C., ... The project is under the auspices of the French School at Athens in association with the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports.

The statues may date back to the late Republican period, which ranged from 133 to 31 B.C., ... In February, paintings depicting Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, were discovered.