History

On June 2, 1941 a brutal massacre took place in the village of Kondomari, just…

May 31, 1944 was a somber day in world history — when an ancient community was forever…

A month earlier on April 27, 1941 the invading Nazi army had victoriously entered the…

May 29, 1453 is known throughout the Greek world as a black anniversary — the…

Life Magazine carried the illustration back in June 1941, depicting an old Cretan villager “welcoming”…

Seventy eight years ago on May 20, people across Crete were awakened by the sound of…

The Battle of Crete during World War II was one of the hardest-fought victories for…

From 1894 to 1924, a staggered campaign of genocide targeted not just the region’s Armenians…

For the first time in history, an invading force used the air as its medium…

Greece’s capital is known worldwide for its ancient history — history which attracts millions of…