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384-year-old shopping list discovered under floorboards in historic English home

This 17th-century list includes items like "greenfish" and a "fireshovel"

Israeli historians’ new study claims 30-year genocide against Anatolian Christians

“Our conclusion that between 1,5 and 2,5 million Christians were murdered, from 1894 to 1924, is a cautious estimate”

Substantial rise in visitors to the Panathenaic Stadium

The number increased by nearly 60,000 in 2018

Sarandos Kargakos died: The great Greek teacher of Hellenism is no longer with us

A great loss for Hellenism

The biggest typo in Church history produced the “Wicked Bible” (photos)

And it is not the only one

Ancient DNA from Viking graves proves the fierce fighters rode male horses

Iceland is home to 355 known Viking graves dating from the late ninth century to the early 11th century A.D.

The shocking story of how the Navy snatched a dead Russian submarine from the bottom of the Ocean

It was arguably the single most impressive feat of naval engineering in history

Greek WWII resistance legend Themis Marinos dies at 101

Marinos became known for his participation in the legendary joint effort of British & Greek resistance groups to blow up the Gorgopotamos Bridge

4th century BC Mazotos shipwreck yields Chian amphorae and rich finds about shipbuilding history

Most amphorae were most probably carrying wine but at least one was full of olive pits, possibly for consumption by the crew

First Greek governor Kapodistrias’ tobacco case sold under the hammer for €73,000 (photos)

A silver pocket watch of Greece's national poet Dionysios Solomos fetched close to €27,000 at the same auction

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