Two mass graves containing the remains of executed individuals from the Greek Civil War have been discovered in Thessaloniki.

Josef H. Blechinger was a German soldier who became one of the greatest heroes of the resistance and saved a Greek town from ...

Greek myth states that the region near Asini was first populated by the Dryopes, an ancient tribe driven out by Hercules.

Sydney is all set to play host to 14 members of the Greek Presidential Guard (aka Evzones), who will take part in a series of ...

By Katherine Siegler I am writing to you about a World War II hero from Landis who is perhaps all but forgotten now. My ...

DISTOMO, Greece — Feeling overwhelmed by everyday ... An austerely-styled World War II mausoleum overlooks the village. “After the massacre, we managed to keep the tradition alive.

The ancient tradition of the Bell People in the Greek village of Distomo marks the end of carnival. Revelers clad themselves in animal skins and heavy bronze bells. They danced ...

but also the prevailing social and political circumstances in Greece during World War II, the Greek Civil War milieu of the 1940s and ’50s, and the unjust attacks she endured – these are the ...

DISTOMO, Greece (AP) — The ancient tradition of ... The carnival endures despite Distomo’s tragic past as the site of a World War II massacre. The carnival events celebrate life, renewal ...

DISTOMO, Greece (AP) — In the mountain village ... An austerely-styled World War II mausoleum overlooks the village. “After the massacre, we managed to keep the tradition alive.