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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

Skopje responds to Bulgarian Deputy PM’s threat over Zaev’s “Macedonian language”

The VMRO leader accused the representatives of the former Yugoslav republic of wanting to "validate a false version of history"

Archaeological Council approves extension of Antikythera Shipwreck exhibition at the Forbidden City

On its first day of opening, the Antikythera Shipwreck exhibition had approximately 16,000 visitors!

Meet Locusta, the first serial killer in history (video)

Locusta killed a Roman Emperor

The history of Intelligence

“Twenty-first century intelligence suffers from long-term historical amnesia”

The brave self-sacrifice at Arkadi in the fight with the Ottomans on November 9, 1866

The heroic death of the Cretans opened the way for their union with Greece in 1913

Did Amazon warriors cut off their breast to shoot better?

Separating myth from fact

Statues & an ancient Greek cemetery of the Archaic period found in Fthiotida (photos)

The site has been guarded by the police

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