The Battle of Thymbra was a pivotal moment in the history of the ancient world. It was fought between the Persian Empire and ...

A Research from the Academy of Athens argues that the Greeks actually chose Salamis after studying the area's climactic conditions.

The surprise defeat of the mighty Persian Empire in 490 B.C. began the Golden Age of Athens and the Greco-Persian wars. A well-armed Greek hoplite (right) slays a Persian soldier in a detail from a ...

The Greek-flagged oil tanker Prudent Warrior sails past Istanbul in this 2019 photo. The ship is one of two seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Friday in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian ...

The Greek-flagged oil tanker Prudent Warrior, background, is seen as it sails past Istanbul, Turkey, April 19, 2019. Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers on Friday, May ...