The Nika Revolt of 532 AD in Constantinople was one of the bloodiest sports riots in history and nearly led to the toppling ...

Historic Byzantine churches, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and some of Thessaloniki's most recognisable landmarks are preparing to open their doors to the public from late March, offering visitors an ...

The festival became a political flashpoint well before the program reveal – but the featured works focus not on spectacle and slogan but on a polyphony of voices singing their own songs ...

Lord, have mercy. In certain Lenten services this invocation is repeated forty times while the body bends down and rises again. The gesture is simple and ancient. Knees bend, hands touch the earth, ...