The Church of Saint Demetrius, the protector of Thessaloniki Greece: Saint Demetrius, or Agios Dimitrios, (208 AD - 303 AD) is the patron saint of Thessaloniki. He was the son of a wealthy military ...

The region of Kashmir, India was once ruled by more than 11 Greek kings. Even after the fall of the Greek kingdom ...

Long destroyed, the Colossus of Rhodes was a World Wonder that survives in paintings, documentaries, and even a few video ...

medieval and Ottoman eras Demetrios Ioannou Pierre de Coubertin hoped the modern Games would encourage the ancient Greek notion of harmony between "muscle and mind" ...

Despite the stereotypes, eunuchs clearly often played important roles in the ostensibly masculine world of strategic planning ...

The ancient Greek city-state of Syracuse on the eastern coast of Sicily started as a colony and became a Greek metropolis.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ... an attack by Demetrius I of Macedon.

Demetrios Ioannou is an independent ... Houses and businesses across the Greek capital incorporate—or obscure—structures spanning the city’s ancient, Byzantine, medieval and Ottoman eras ...

The Colossus commemorated Rhodes’ victory over the Macedonian forces led by Demetrius I, a general under Alexander the Great. After repelli ...

A quick glance at any artwork from Ancient Greece gives an idea of the almost religious importance of nudity, and if we ...

This extremely rare gold stater of Athens, depicting Athena, was issued by the tyrant Lachares in 296 BC to pay his troops during the siege of Athens by Demetrius "the besieger", king of Macedon.

Who were the ancient Greeks? Who were the ancient Greeks? Discover different ancient Greek cities and find out how they were ruled. How did the Olympic Games begin? Learn how the Olympic Games ...