In addition to designated National holidays, various public holidays are observed in local communities or municipalities. Greek law mandates that every Sunday throughout the year is designated as a ...

A Greek researcher says evidence shows an ancient robe discovered in a tomb belonged to the legendary Macedonian king.

An international team of archaeologists, led by Antonis Bartsiokas with Democritus University of Thrace, in Greece, has uncovered evidence that a tunic found in one of the Royal Tombs at Vergina once ...

According to the Ancient Greek author Ephippus of Olynthus, Alexander exercised his purple privilege almost every day, rarely ...

A Greek researcher says a piece of purple-and-white fabric discovered decades ago in a tomb in northern Greece may have belonged to Alexander. Others disagree.

The fabric, identified as a sarapis—a type of woven purple robe traditionally worn by Persian kings and later adopted by Alexander—underwent thorough analysis. It was revealed to be crafted from ...

While many of the traditional options of years past are still available, Greek yogurt has become a popular variety that's been taking up an increasing amount of shelf space. However, because there are ...

Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has cautioned against proposals to outsource EU asylum policy to ...

Until then, goodnight. Gavin Cummiskey’s report from Athens is in. “It is now beyond reasonable doubt that Greece are better at football than the Republic of Ireland,” he writes from the ...

Match report as second-half goals from captain Anastasios Bakasetas and Petros Mantalos in stoppage time ensure Greece's 100 per cent record in Nations League Group B2 remains intact; Greece pay ...