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Greek History & Culture Seminars: The Heroic Retreat – Serbs in Corfu

Over 400,000 thousand Serbs, military and civilian, together with 23,000 Austrian prisoners of war, started the journey

What happened to Alexander the Great when he went to ancient Egypt? (video)

When Alexander entered Egypt, he was met with acceptance rather than hostility, largely due to his strategic respect for Egyptian traditions

How DNA testing revealed European ancestry in Elongated Paracas skulls

Peruvian archaeologist Julio Tello, made an amazing discovery in 1928 – a massive graveyard filled with the remains of individuals with the largest elongated skulls ever found

Oldest known Civilizations in History (video)

Can you guess?

Delos: A journey to the sacred island of the ancient Greeks

Mythological and historical facts about the sacred island of the Ancient Greeks

Cannibalism in Scotland: The dark legend of Sawney Bean (video)

One story claims that Bean had been frequently beaten by his father for not being a good enough son, perhaps as an explanation for his later decision to leave society, and to lead a life of crime

The weirdest stories from Greek Mythology (video)

Pan, the mischievous god of the wild, adds his own peculiar touch to Greek mythology, from his relentless pursuit of uninterested nymphs to his creation of the iconic Pan Flute from the remains of his beloved

105 years since the Pontian Greek Genocide (disturbing photos)

Turkey refuses to recognize any Genocide its fore-bearers have committed

Potatoes: South America’s gift to the world (video)

Europe, initially skeptical of these strange spuds, soon embraced them with open arms

The Treasures of Priam: Golden riches from the Legendary City of Troy (video)

During the 19th century one man embarked on a quest to prove that this legendary city actually existed

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