Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

Curious Fact: The ancient Greeks awarded olive wreaths to Olympic victors, but winners also received lifelong perks, like free meals at city expense—a kind of early “sponsorship deal.” ...

Ancient Greek mythology and art depict lions. Did lions once live in Greece? Larry Rideout | Boston Yes! Lions have a huge historic range. Evidence has been found that as far back as the ...

Phryne the Thespian was a notable ancient Greek hetaira, or courtesan, of Athens, who is remembered throughout the millennia for her dramatic trial which she won by ...

Tribute must be paid to the Greek people who endured an array of unpopular reforms and deep austerity measures, including salary and pension cuts, in order to extricate their country from ...

Thessaloniki, Greece – A groundbreaking study published on April 10, 2025, in Scientific Reports has advanced the ability to predict the Main Pollen Seasons (MPS) of Olive (Olea europaea L.) and Oak ...

In Lopera, a sleepy village nestled in Andalusia's olive country, solar companies are staking claim to farmland long treasured by families. Thousands of olive trees stand in the path of sprawling ...

In Thessaloniki, authorities dismantled a criminal syndicate selling adulterated oil mislabeled as “extra virgin olive oil.” Five members were arrested, facing felony charges of counterfeiting, fraud, ...