Greek Reporter

Rumeika: The Rare Greek Dialect Surviving in Ukraine’s Mariupol

In Mariupol and across the Azov region, Greek communities maintain Rumeika, a rare dialect that links them to the Byzantine Empire.

Mystery stone is actually ancient Roman board game

During their excavation work, archaeologists discovered an oval stone measuring roughly 8.3 by 5.7 inches in diameter and ...
National Catholic Register

The Polyglot Popes: How Language Builds Bridges in the Church

The Vatican website offers content in more than 60 languages today, reflecting a commitment to reach people by speaking to them in their mother tongues.

This deadly crusade was the downfall of Constantinople

In 1204 the soldiers who had set out to retake Jerusalem in the Fourth Crusade changed course—but why? The result would change medieval Europe forever.
Greek Reporter

How Homer’s Epics Survived After the Fall of the Ancient Greek World

Homer's Epics, Iliad and Odyssey, brought the ideas of Greek civilization to the world, serving as the foundation of Western literature.
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Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise.

Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from ...