A new genetic study has revealed that the people of Deep Mani, who inhabit one of the remotest regions of mainland Greece, ...

The Greeks of Cappadocia, in central-eastern Anatolia, created their own flourishing culture in ancient times that thrived ...

Pizza, the delicious oven baked flat bread topped with melted cheese and other yummy ingredients is first described in ancient Greek texts.

The ancient Greeks are widely seen as having been the founders of Western medicine more than 2,000 years ago. Although we now have a far more detailed and accurate picture of medicine, the ancient ...

A new genetic study has revealed that the people of Deep Mani, who inhabit one of the remotest regions of mainland Greece, represent one of the most ...

When it comes to immigration, Greece faces a dilemma: The country needs new, young people because like the rest of Europe, it faces a falling birth rate and an aging population. Yet it's also ...

Greeks, to put it mildly, love food. The idea of walking into my Greek grandmother's home and saying, "I'm not hungry," makes me laugh to this day. She would never allow visitors, friends, and ...

Long before NAFTA, global telecommunications and the international shipping industry, the ancient Greeks did overseas business the old-fashioned way: In boats rowed by slaves, they traveled to distant ...

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A recent article from the European Food Information Council reminded us of what we already know: Europeans are gaining more weight, and Greeks in particular have some of the highest rates of obesity.

Athens is no stranger to public protest. On average, there are more than two rallies — of varying size — a day in the city center. This was the case even before the economic crisis took hold of the ...