Ephialtes of Trachis, whose name means "nightmare" in Greek is regarded as one of the most notorious traitors in the history of Greece.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A vase from ancient Greek civilization depicts Apollo consulting the oracle of Delphi. G. Dagli Orti/DeAgostini Collection via ...

STENI VALLA, Greece — Near the northern Greek island of Alonissos lies a remarkable ancient shipwreck: the remains of a massive cargo ship that changed archaeologists’ understanding of shipbuilding in ...

Kythera is an enchanted Greek island with majestic beaches, but with green mountainous terrain also, so there is something ...

Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side that hardly finds its way into textbooks. Under the neat image is a world ...

I read Homer in High School. And slowly, in my college classes in ancient, medieval, and modern Greek history, I realized Homer’s epic poems were at the very core of Hellenic civilization. The more I ...

c.3000 B.C.: The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations are bora in Crete and the Peloponnesos. c.1100: The Dorians, a Greek tribe, invade Greece from the north and put an end to Aegean civilization. 850?

Pandemic is a Greek word, but in 2021 the Greeks have had more than a virus to commemorate. This year marks the bicentennial of their revolution against the Ottoman Empire, a decadelong war in which a ...

In 1890, there were fewer than 100 Greeks living in the City of Lowell, but just 35 years later, Lowell was home to the third-largest Greek population in America — trailing only New York City and ...

From May 17-19, the Wilmington Greek Festival will return to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on South College Road for the 32nd time. The festival, which started in the early '90s, is one of ...