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Vatican sees intense interest in opening of WWII-era Pope Pius XII archive

“The church has no reason to fear history”

Historic city of Ioannina celebrates anniversary of Ottoman liberation

Its liberation followed the battle of Bizani, where a strong fortress guarded the roads to Ioannina

Jewish-German pensioner who turned 101 “used to live next door to Hitler” during rise of Nazi party

She would sometimes see Hitler being rushed into the building by SS guards

The Number 666: A blessing in disguise?

The Number of the Beast

Happy Birthday Heavy Metal: Black Sabbath’s debut album came out 50 years ago today! (video)

A historic day and...it HAD to be the 13th!

Researchers revise timing of Easter Island’s societal collapse

"The general thinking has been that the society that Europeans saw when they first showed up was one that had collapsed"

Greece issues commemorative coins for 2500th Anniversary of Battle of Thermopylae

The silver collector’s coin features a shielded Greek hoplite (soldier) on the front, and extended spears appear in the background

Culling the World: The catastrophic conquests of the Black Death

An outbreak from the past...

The forgotten day Greece chose the Aegean islands over Northern Epirus

After 106 years, the Greek National Minority is experiencing a velvet ethnic cleansing by the EU-member-wannabe Albania

Athens’ National Archaeological Museum to undergo major overhaul

The aim of the government is for the well-respected institution to become the best possible venue worldwide for displaying the history of ancient Greek art

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