The war between Greece's Maniots and the Bavarian army of King Otto is a lesser-known episode in the history of the modern Greek State.

Thirty-five wounded Greek soldiers had just been put to bed in Athens Hospital one day last week when a nurse confided to some of them that old John Metaxas was dead (see p. 29). “Put us back in the ...

‌Greek defence authorities have arrested a member ‍of the Greek defence forces accused of leaking “secret information” to “third parties”, the Greek National Defence General Staff (GEETHA) said ⁠on ...

Now the debut trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is out in the wild, age-old debates about “historical accuracy” have reemerged. The Odyssey is officially described as a “mythic action epic,” ...

The Greek Sacred Band was steeped in the epic military history of the ancient hoplite warriors. Established in 1942, the unit was trained to follow the footsteps of the British SAS and the Special ...

Somewhere along the Macedonian frontier between Greece and Bulgaria someone shot or shot at a sentinel. In the incendiary Near East one bullet is certain to breed many. Before the day was out, ...

In response to a long hunger strike in front of the tomb by the father of a Tempi train crash victim, parliament approved a law assigning the monument's care to the Defence Ministry – and limiting ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s conservative government is seeking to ban protests at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, an iconic monument outside Parliament in Athens which has frequently been the site ...