Nine years ago Greece was fighting for its life against a powerful army of Communist guerrillas led by wiry, mustachioed General Markos Vafiades, a onetime tobacco worker who had seen regular ...

Only one ancient account mentions the existence of Xerxes Canal, long thought to be a tall tale. But archaeology is confirming that Persia's engineering triumph was real.

The difference in ancient paradises reveals a shared human desire for a perfect afterlife, though the details vary ...

A compact exhibition at the British Museum's Great Court Gallery reexamines dichotomous Persian and Greek attitudes towards luxury.

ANCIENT GREECE.; An Interesting Study of Her Great War with Persia.* June 14, 1902 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from June 14, 1902, Page 28 Buy Reprints View ...

TEHRAN - London’s British Museum is currently hosting a fascinating exhibition titled “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece”, which explores the relationship between luxury and political power in ...

The British Museum’s “Luxury and Power: Persia to Greece” shows the power of ancient Persian style, and how it influenced Persia’s Greek antagonists as they too gained a taste for empire.

The British Museum tells that story through gold and silver drinking vessels and intricate jewellery. Persian leaders used these objects to show their wealth and power, but also gifted them to ...

ATHENS - The former royal family of Greece has been granted citizenship and has pledged loyalty to the republic in a landmark move 50 years after the country abolished the monarchy.

The ancient Persian empires are denoted as despotic, practicing arbitrary rule while Greece, Persia's archrival during the sixth to fourth century BC, exercised rule of law. This paper uses a contract ...

Israeli Ambassador Noam Katz attends the rededication ceremony at the Kahal Kadosh Yavanim synagogue in Trikala, Greece, Oct. 16, 2022. A synagogue in Trikala, Greece that had fallen into ...