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We all love facts - especially historical ones and ones that are new to us. This list looks at 15 facts that are hopefully unknown to most of us here. From the Ancient world to the early modern times, these are all entries that have not appeared before on Listverse. Be sure to add your own unusual or little-known facts to the comments.

Anarchists vandalised a statue of Eleftherios Venizelos in the centre of Thessaloniki.

ATHENS — For the first time in three years, Greeks were able to celebrate Orthodox Easter without the restrictions made necessary by the coronavirus pandemic. Beyond the obvious religious messages, in Greece, Easter signifies a return to the countryside, often to people's ancestral homes, and a m

There is so much intelligence on this planet other than ours. Realising that will be key to adapting to climate breakdown, says writer and artist James Bridle

The National Parks Management Unit of Zakynthos, Ainos & Protected Areas of the Ionian Islands is pleased to announce that the Kefalonia-Ithaca Geopark

Alexander the Great, also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia, (born 356 bce, Pella, Macedonia [northwest of Thessaloníki, Greece]—died June 13, 323 bce, Babylon [near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq]), king of Macedonia (336–323 bce), who overthrew the Persian empire, carried Macedonian arms to India, and laid the foundations for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms. Already in his lifetime the subject of fabulous stories, he later became the hero of a full-scale legend bearing on...

Greek photographer and filmmaker Christophe Anagnostoppulos is determined to show the world the side of his home country that most don’t see.

The six areas where Greece will start exploring for gas are located northwest of the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea, in the Gulf of Kyparissia and in the

An flurry of early bookings and airline tickets from Belgium to Greece, with the addition of more direct flights to 20 Greek destinations, was recorded during

By Mike Markowitz for CoinWeek .....   The Balkans produce more history than they can consume. — Attributed to Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) THE