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Pontian Greek Genocide remembered as communities honour victims and survivors
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (202+ words) 19 May marks the official Day of Remembrance for the Genocide of the Greeks of Pontus, recognising the persecution and deaths of hundreds of thousands between 1916 and 1923 19 May 2026 3: 09pm The Day of Remembrance for the Genocide of the Greeks of Pontus was…...
Ancient Rome: The Roman Empire Under Hadrian " Educational Historical Poster, 12x18 Inches, Satin Finish, Full Color School History Classroom Decor
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (185+ words) This is a really cool, exclusive poster from Poster Envy all about the Roman Empire at its peak under Emperor Hadrian (around 117-138 AD). It's a great visual aid that shows the vast extent of the empire during that time. The…...
The Pontic Greek Genocide: One of History's Worst Atrocities
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (1730+ words) Greece marks May 19th as Pontic Greek Genocide Remembrance Day, to honor the memory of approximately 353, 000 Pontians exterminated by the New Turks and the Ottoman Empire between 1916 and 1923. In one of the darkest chapters in Greece's long history, the Pontic Genocide…...
Italy Old English Poem
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (169+ words) galvnews. com From left, Elisabetta Magnanti, Mark Faulkner of Dublin's Trinity College, Andrea Cappa and Valentina Longo of Rome's National Central Library examine a manuscript containing a rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon's Hymn " the first poem ever written down in…...
Elaborately decorated skeletons in Catholic churches across Bavaria take some visitors by surprise
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (589+ words) The skeletons " known as Vincenzius, Valerius, Benedictus and Felix Benedictus " are the remains of so-called catacomb saints that were brought to the Benedictine monastery near the Bavarian town of Bad Staffelstein from Rome in the late 17th and 18th century. "It's actually…...
Why the Minoans Built Their Sanctuaries for Healing on Crete's Highest Peaks
12+ hour, 11+ min ago (460+ words) Greek Reporter. com Why the Minoans Built Their Sanctuaries for Healing on Crete's Highest Peaks Perched atop the windswept summits of Greece's largest island, Crete, the remains of sanctuaries are among the earliest and most remarkable traces of Minoan civilization…...
Iliad, and the art of dying
6+ hour, 26+ min ago (19+ words) A group of researchers have found a fragment from the Iliad buried with a mummy from Roman-era Egypt...
2, 200-Year-Old Mother Goddess Stele Found in Turkey Points to Hellenistic Sanctuary
6+ hour, 41+ min ago (437+ words) A broken stone stele discovered beside an ancient road in western Turkey may mark the site of a previously unknown Hellenistic sanctuary dedicated to Kybele, the ancient Mother Goddess worshipped across Anatolia and the Mediterranean world. The artifact was uncovered…...
Evidence of submerged settlement found near Lankaran
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (288+ words) The discovery was made during a coastal survey near Lankaran railway station, where researchers found dozens of fragments of glazed and unglazed pottery dating from the 11th to 13th centuries. According to the team of archaeologists, the finds indicate that a settlement…...
Guatemala stakes claim to stone lintel by 'the Michelangelo of the pre-Columbian era' that was repatriated to Mexico
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (309+ words) The stone lintel by Mayuy that was recently repatriated to Mexico Courtesy the Consulate General of Mexico in New York A Maya stone lintel was recently returned to Mexico after it was taken to the Mexican consulate in New York…...