Greek Reporter1d
The Ancient Roman Emperors Who Loved Greece
Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...
TheTravel on MSN1d
"Gossip" Book About Ancient Roman Emperors Becomes Best Seller 2,000 Years Later
While this trend's popularity spread quickly on social media, it had other impacts as well; it launched a 1,900-year-old ...
The World from PRX1d
New book ‘A Greek Tragedy’ recounts harrowing shipwreck at the height of the 2015 refugee crisis
Author Jeanne Carstensen details a deadly shipwreck she witnessed through accounts from survivors and rescuers alike.
In Ancient Greece and Rome, who were the harpies, and why did they stink so much?
Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...
Greek Reporter3d
Six Glorious Ancient Greeks Who Had an Inglorious End
Ancient Greek history is full of men who left their own mark for their military genius, bravery, artistic greatness, and ...
Travel + Leisure19d
This Gorgeous Greek Island Had a Month-long 'Earthquake Swarm' of 20,000 Quakes—What Does This Mean for Summer Travel?
As tremors on world-famous Santorini fade ... “There was all this panic, particularly in the Greek media, about Santorini, yet people were skiing beside Mount Etna recently, as it was erupting ...
Metro20d
I fell in love with the ‘Greek Caribbean’ – but the island has a tragic past
Lefkada is one of the untouched gems of the Ionian islands, 4.5 hours drive from Athens Lefkada is the only Greek island you can reach by car. Flanked by olive trees and willowy cypresses ...
Greek City Times21d
Punic people had Greek genetics and almost no Levantine ancestors, new study finds
The study found that the Philistines had inherited 25% to 70% of their DNA from southern European ancestors, and the closest matches were to ancient people from the Aegean, Sardinia, and Iberia.
autoweek22d
Book Review: 'Forza Ferrari: How F1’s Most Famous Team Can Win Again'
Ferrari fans are a rare breed in sports. If you don't believe that now, you will after reading the book Forza Ferrari: How F1's Most Famous Team Can Win Again. This 262-page opus takes an inside ...
protothema.gr23d
50 years since the death of Aristotle Onassis: The adventures in Smyrna and Argentina, the plan for the Athenian Riviera and his stormy relationships
He was undoubtedly the most famous and recognizable Greek across the globe during the period from 1950 to 1975—the epitome of a global tycoon, whose tremendous legacy echoed through subsequent ...
The New York Times23d
Bookish Beefs: Do You Know the Great Author Feuds of Modern Literature?
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s installment tests your knowledge of long-running squabbles between writers (all of ...
The New York Times25d
The Hot Place to Be Seen for Young Indians: Book Festivals
From beaches to hilltops, young people are driving a boom in literary events as they read more in India’s dozens of native languages. The Kerala Literature Festival, held in late January in the ...