From the believed birthplace of Jesus Christ in Palestine, to a minimalist marvel in Abu Dhabi, these houses of worship are ...

The muse of famous painters Leti Polyzou could not bear the loss of her daughter Tomasina, to whom she had bequeathed a rare ...

Amazing ancient discoveries from around the world unearthed in recent years. From Iron Age hoards and rare biblical ...

Tourist highlights include the Kato Paphos Archaeological Park and its many ruins – which range from villas and mosaics to a ...

Some things never change -- humor, luckily, is one thing that hasn't changed a great deal, as we can see by the comedies of Ancient Greece.

From five-star boutique rooms, sumptuous spa treatments and unmatched views of the Sicilian landscapes, these are the best ...

Heraklion From its yacht-decorated Venetian harbour to its lofty walled bastions, Crete’s capital rewards wanderers, and the ...

In addition to the 1,800-year-old piece of engraved jewelry, archaeologists discovered a trove of Carolingian coins, medieval pottery and more ...

From ancient Greece through Puritan New England, witches functioned as easy targets for cultural ... The ancient figure Lamia, for example, was a once beautiful woman who stole and killed infants ...

Rethymno, Greece - Relief washed over Agathi Markopoulou's family and the Greek community after a month-long ordeal. On Thursday, December 26th, the 50-year-old woman from Rethymno was finally ...

The king of the Greek gods could control many things: the weather, as the sky and thunder god; order and justice; his enemies, thanks to his thunderbolts; and the other Olympians, most of the time.

ATHENS, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Greece's former royal family has been granted Greek citizenship and pledged loyalty to the republic in a landmark move 50 years after the country abolished the monarchy.