Greece

The End of an Era? Athens After Empire

by Ian Worthington

“Hellenistic” Athens may not shine as brightly as Classical Athens, but it has lived unfairly in the shadow of its famous predecessor. It’s time it emerged from that shadow.

Golden Dawn Found Guilty of Running Criminal Organization in Greece

The court tied the far-right party to a string of attacks, including the fatal stabbing of a left-wing rapper.

The ancient Greeks had alternative facts too – they were just more chill about it

by Joel Christensen

Persuading others – or even yourself – what is true is not a challenge unique to the modern era. Even the ancient Greeks had to confront different realities.

Teenage Rescuer, Now 92, Meets Family She Saved From Nazis

Melpomeni Dina was reunited with the two surviving members and 40 descendants of the Jewish family she and her sisters helped escape occupied Greece during World War II.

Sparta and the Collapse of Greece

by Jennifer T. Roberts

Why the Peloponnesian War went on longer than is commonly thought. 

A lost ancient city built by Trojan War captives has been found, Greek officials say

The Greek Culture Ministry said archaeologists have located the first tangible remains of the city.

Deal for Macedonia Name? High Treason, Some Greeks Say.

To understand how deeply the name Macedonia is embedded in the Greek psyche, look no further than Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki.

Greece: Subway Construction Unearths Ancient Aphrodite Statue and Stunning Mosaic Floors

A headless statue of Aphrodite was discovered during subway work in the Greek port city of Thessaloniki, which have been ongoing amid metro construction lasting more than a decade.

Greece vows pressure on Germany to get WWII reparations

Greece has asked Germany to pay reparations for the losses the Nazi war machine inflicted on the South European nation during World War II, pledging to exhaust diplomatic and, if necessary, legal means in pursuit of its demands.

Greece is making us look bad

by Jonathan Zimmerman

Despite their economic troubles, most Greeks are welcoming refugees

A New Deal for Greece?

by Bill Kelson

Like the Roosevelt administration of the 1930s, Syriza and its coalition partners want to break Greece out of a straightjacket of budgetary constraints.

Greece Nazi occupation: Athens asks Germany for €279bn

Athens says Germany owes Greece nearly €279bn in war reparations for the Nazi occupation in World War Two.

Greece fights German bailout demands with Nazi-era claims

It was 1943 and the Nazis were deporting Greece's Jews to death camps in Poland. Hitler's genocidal accountants reserved a chilling twist: The Jews had to pay their train fare.

German Historian: Rich Greeks Evade Taxes Since 1830

Heinz Richter says “The political culture in Greece differs from the rest of Western Europe because it is based on clientelism."

Classicists Crunch Data to Test Hypotheses About Greece

Data show that ancient Greece was a wealthy society, largely as a result 
of its socially diverse political institutions, says Stanford’s Josiah Ober.

Trying to Make Money Work, in the Place It Was Invented

by Jotham Parsons

Greece is in trouble. Do Europe’s leaders understand what’s required for success?

Weimar on the Aegean

by Paul Krugman

Greek debt and the lessons of history.

Was the Admission of Greece into the European Economic Community a mistake?

by Eirini Karamouzi

Placing the blame for Greece’s difficulties today on its accession to the EEC, without reminding ourselves of the history of the Cold War, is dangerously misguided.

Whose Tomb? Greece Wonders

Alexander the Great’s Legacy Stirred Up by Excavation

Greek Bronze Age ended 100 years earlier than thought, new evidence suggests

Conventional estimates for the collapse of the Aegean civilization may be incorrect by up to a century, according to new radiocarbon analyses.