In the beginning, there were only myths. For the Greeks, the island of Crete was a distant and strange land and yet the site of some their most important traditions: Zeus was taken there to save him ...
Santorini authorities are opposed to a proposed beach club by Royal Caribbean, which would be exclusively for its cruise ...
One of the biggest volcanic eruptions in the last 10,000 years shook the Greek island of Thera—today known as Santorini. The ...
New radiocarbon analysis of Egyptian artifacts shifts the timing of the Santorini eruption to around 1600 BCE, before Egypt’s ...
Nearly 4000 years ago, and 1500 years before Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash, the Bronze Age city of Akrotiri was ...
One of the largest volcanic eruptions in the last 10,000 years took place at the Greek island of Thera (Santorini) in the ...
The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by Greek Antiquity to the ...
Rarely does L.P. Hartley’s dictum that “the past is a foreign country” hold more firmly than in the area of sexuality in classical art. Classic erotic art, erotic images and depictions of genitalia, ...
Separating Kamari from Perissa on top of Mesa Vouna is Ancient Thera. This archaeological site, which was first claimed by the Dorians (ancient Greeks) in the 9th century B.C., is home to ruins from ...
Factory workers, cashiers and hotel staff in Greece could soon be working longer shifts, with the country set to become the first EU member to officially introduce a 13-hour workday for the private ...
Recent excavations at the famous prehistoric village of Akrotiri on Santorini Island have unearthed “amazing treasures” including a 3,600-year-old marble figurine of a woman. The finds add to the ...
The strike, supported by dozens of unions, aims to pressure the government to withdraw the bill, which critics argue intensifies labor flexibility and undermines workers’ rights. ADEDY, representing ...