There’s a notion that triggers every reactionary reflex in Greeks, and that’s rote learning, the predominant system still used in the country’s public schools as a means of conveying knowledge, and for years blamed for all the ills of the Greek education system.
Europe is facing wars on its periphery and serious upheavals within. The risks may worsen after the US presidential election in November.
Christoforos Peskias prepares a French-inspired lamb recipe with rosemary and wine.
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission will host the 49th Annual Meeting of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) in Athens from Sunday to Wednesday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sent a fresh warning at the weekend to the new leadership of North Macedonia that its defiance of the 2019 Prespa Agreement with Greece will block its road to EU membership.
Greek tourism showed one of the strongest growth rates worldwide during the first quarter of this year, significantly surpassing even the record levels of the first quarter of 2019.
Archons from all over the world, including Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia, are converging upon Athens for the 4th International Archon Conference, “Protecting Religious Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights” (May 26-28).
Police officers from the Cultural Heritage and Antiquities Department have apprehended three men, aged 54, 69 and 52, for suspected antiquities smuggling. The charges against the trio include establishing a criminal organization and violating laws pertaining to antiquities and possession of weapons.
Sir John Boardman, the eminent British classical archaeologist and art historian, often hailed as “Britain’s most distinguished historian of ancient Greek art,” has passed away at the age of 96.
Greek Bronze Age body armor was robust enough to shield a Mycenaean soldier in battle 3,500 years ago for 11 hours, according to a new study, reported in Live Science.