Archbishop Makarios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia delivered a message honouring the sacrifices and enduring ...

While New Zealand’s conscripted force was better prepared than Australia or Canada for the outbreak of war in 1914, the eight months’ commitment to the Gallipoli invasion was much ... to avoid capture ...

In 944, Sayf al-Dawla established himself as the head of the independent Hamdanid Emirate of Aleppo. Sayf’s rule over his ...

Greek police arrested six suspected antiquities smugglers after a massive operation on Crete, retrieving 40 ancient artifacts ...

Authorities on the Greek island of Crete have arrested six people allegedly involved in an antiquities smuggling operation ...

"A sequence of severe summer droughts from 364 to 366 not only contributed to prolonged harvest failures and food shortages, ...

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

Archaeologists in Crete have uncovered a 3,800-year-old Minoan ritual of demolishing tombs and a communal feast.

CRETE, Neb. (KOLN) - The growth of housing in Crete is one of the examples of how the city is moving forward, and creating a great place for local people to live and work. We caught up with Crete ...

An ancient vase depicting the death of Talos, the bronze automaton created by the god Hephaestus to guard the island of Crete ArchaiOptix via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 “May not ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons ...