As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ...

In May 1941, Nazi Germany launched its first major airborne invasion, targeting the strategic island of Crete. As thousands ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Gortyna on the Greek island of Crete have made an unusual discovery: a life-size statue depicting a pig. The rare find, uncovered during July and August ...

Archaeologists in Crete unearthed an animal statue in Gortyna, revealing details about ancient Greek art and urban life.

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One of the most intriguing myths of ancient Greece is that of the Minotaur on the island of Crete, the bull-headed human-animal hybrid of Greek mythology. The story of the bestial Minotaur trapped in ...

The history of Greece and Crete provided an inspiring environment for studying and experiencing on site everything that had already evoked the ...

Firefighters battling Crete wildfire for a third day Thousands of tourists returning to their hotels Europe sweltering in early summer heatwave Twenty cities in Italy placed on heat red alert ATHENS, ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters were struggling Thursday to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale force winds whipping up the flames. Thousands ...