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I explored Europe's 'most boring city' and found it bursting with life
While the rundown outskirts are certainly serving 'shabby chic', the heart of Greece's ancient capital is extraordinarily ...
10 historic Greek wonders away from the islands
The Olympic flame still burns brightly in Ancient Olympia in the Peloponnese, where the modern-day games have their Greek ...
New Atlas5d
Greek architects embed modern masterpiece into the earth
N’arrow House is a wedge-shaped subterranean home that is being built into a hillside in Crete. The ambitious project is ...
Greek City Times5d
The Column Split by Divine Fire: A 1579 Holy Sepulchre Miracle
This annual ritual, held on Holy Saturday (the day before Orthodox Easter), is a central tradition in Orthodox Christianity, ...
It Survived for 2,000 Years, but Syria’s War Battered Palmyra
During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...
In This 538-Square-Foot Apartment, Brutalism Meets Classical Paris Architecture
Designed by the French-Greek firm Stene Alexopoulos Agency, this small apartment in Paris blends the brutality of concrete ...
The Off-the-Radar Italian Road Trip We Almost Want to Keep to Ourselves
Southeastern Italy may be better known for its beaches and burrata, but it’s also layered with ancient Greek and Roman ...
Greek Reporter8d
The Unsung City-States That Shaped the Ancient Greek World
While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...
Greek Reporter8d
Lesser Known Ancient Greek City-States
While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...
Neoclassical Architecture Is Making a Huge Comeback—Here's Why You Should Know It
Learn fundamentals of neoclassical architecture, including the history behind this 18th-century style and famous ...
The Thucydides Trap: Vital lessons from ancient Greece for China and the US … or a load of old claptrap?
China war inevitable? Perhaps that isn’t the lesson leaders should be taking from the ‘History of the Peloponnesian War.’ ...
Miami Herald16d
2,000-year-old Greek lecture hall discovered in Italy is first of its kind
The lecture hall was discovered during excavations at Agrigento, the site of the largest ancient Greek settlement in Sicily. Photo by Thomas Lappi and Monika Trümper, FU Berlin, Institute of ...