Matthew Norman

Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city known as Constantinople, are being covered up.

Greek strongman Gust Lessis first found fame after moving to the US in 1919. There, he performed feats of incredible strength.

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and Hellenistic Age

The showdown between the ancient Greek city states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia was one of the pivotal moments of antiquity.

Zenodotus of Ephesus was an ancient Greek scholar and the first librarian of the Library of Alexandria in Ptolemaic Egypt.

Were Greece's Neolithic Dimini people responsible for the violent conquest of the Sesklo people, or did the two communities coexist?

A Greek-speaking British spy carried out solo espionage missions during WWII, inspiring Ian Fleming’s James Bond character.

Greek mythology is full of divine judgements, and one god above all could really dish it out. These are the worst punishments of Zeus.

The Greek aesthetic is appreciated all over the world even in the far flung reaches of Vietnam, where there is a Santorini-lookalike café.