The Pelasgians were the ancestors of the Greeks, remembered by ancient historians as the very foundation of Hellenic identity ...

The so-called Ionian Revolt was the beginning of a series of events and war reprisals between Ancient Greeks and Persians.

From ancient myths to modern cultural shifts, Greek history documentaries offer a vivid journey through time. These films and series blend archaeology, storytelling, and breathtaking visuals to bring ...

THE notion of the antiquary current among many educated people is still that which Scott has illustrated and immortalized in the person of Mr. Oldbuck of Monkbarns, a man full of trifles and hobbies, ...

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 ...

Bronze has been an important metal for millennia. Some two thousand years of Greek history come under the Bronze Age, 3,100 – 1,000 years BCE. This was a time of enormous creativity and courage when ...

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 ...

The following passage from “A Short History of Drunkenness:How, Why, Where and When Humankind has Gotten Merry from the Stone age to the Present,” by Mark Forsyth, is about the pivotal place of ...

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?

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 ...

Live from Houston’s Original Greek Festival we discuss everything Greek, from religion, to its impact on America and the delicious cuisine. Sign up for the Hello, Houston! daily newsletter to get ...