Spyros Louis, the first Marathon winner of the modern Olympics. Spyros Louis (12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), was a Greek ...

Greek runners Charalampos Pitsolis and Stamatia Noula won the 39th “Athens Marathon, the Authentic” (AMA), which took place ...

Officials face backlash over the handling of Peanut the squirrel's case, with calls for transparency from local lawmakers.

Hector Vasyli’s spirit is still alive. Credit: Monumentaustralia.org The patriotic spirit of 11-year-old Greek-Australian ...

Corsica, the fourth-largest island in the Med, was once a popular destination for the Greeks of Mani who fled to escape the ...

Athens and Sparta were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states hold priceless historic value for Greece and the world.

Yannis Boutaris, former Thessaloniki mayor and iconic Greek winemaker, died at 82; remembered for his progressive stance and ...

The passing this week of Harry Mark Petrakis, a literary giant of the Omogeneia and a loving scribe of the Greek-American ...

A 63-year-old Saudi man named Abdullah married 53 times over 43 years, seeking peace and stability rather than merely ...

Peanut, an eastern gray squirrel, became famous after he was rescued in 2017 by a digital creator named Mark Longo. Peanut quickly gained attention online, especially through his popular Instagram ...

Did the ancient Greek soldier Pheidippides actually run the distance from Athens to Sparta and back — not just from Marathon to Athens? Credit: MatthiasKabel/Wikimedia Commons/ Creative Commons ...

The 41st Athens Marathon kicks off with a historic race, celebrating athletic legacy and honoring the spirit of the ancient marathon.