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Sophia, the globally renowned humanoid AI robot, recently toured Athens and was captured in a photograph against the backdrop of the Acropolis. Sophia, whose name means ‘wisdom’ in Greek, participated in a technology and information event organized by companies from...

A wine cup believed to belong to ancient Greek politician Pericles discovered in 2014 is the highlight of the Epigraphical Museum in Athens. The cup was discovered in an ancient tomb during excavations for the foundations of a new building...

When pondering why Greeks are so involved in shipping, the answer seems obvious. A country of peninsulas and an archipelago, it is hardly a surprise that men of the Aegean have plied the waters of the Mediterranean and Black...

Netflix's documentary “Alexander: The Making of a God," portrays the Macedonian king as being gay causing anger among many viewers who say it distorts history. In the opening episode of the series which started airing on Netflix on January 31,...

Footage of the ancient Greek site of Delphi taken by a drone captures the pan-Hellenic sanctuary, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, in all its glory. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with sacred meaning, Delphi in the...

Greek scientist Dr. Dimitris Evangelinos and his team at Imperial College London discovered that the largest and strongest ocean current on Earth didn’t start flowing until 10 million years ago. The discovery sheds light on the ancient history of our...

Demand by domestic and international investors for shares in Athens International Airport exceeded 8.0 billion euros ($8.7 billion) Greek authorities announced on Friday. According to the country’s privatization agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) the initial public offering of...

The extravagant Sardinian estate used by Silvio Berlusconi to host the likes of Vladimir Putin and Tony Blair is on the market for half a billion euros, it was announced this week. The former Italian Prime Minister, a media mogul...

Two fragments of ancient Greek antiquities that were illegally removed from Greece were repatriated from Switzerland, the Culture Ministry said on Thursday. One fragment bears an inscription carved in stone, dating from late 3rd century BC to early 2nd century...

A student rally in central Athens against the plan for private universities erupted into violence on Thursday, and protesters clashed with police. Skirmishes began in front of Parliament on Syntagma Square as protesters tried to breach the security cordon and...