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From subtly shifting the position of Ramses II's sceptre, to touch-ups on a necklace or headdress, ancient Egyptian artists were more creative than previously thought, according to a study published on July 12.

In the latest repatriation of items of Greek cultural heritage, the United States has returned 29 looted antiquities.

They were delivered to Greece by Alvin L. Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, in a special ceremony at the Greek Consulate General in New York.

On January 25, 2019 the Greek Parliament narrowly approved the Prespes agreement, establishing closer relations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), now North Macedonia. The vote was preceded and followed by multitudinous demonstrations at Syntagma Square, where orators roused the crowds to a frenzy of nationalistic fervor.

A gold earring believed to date back more than 2,000 years has been unearthed near the site of the ancient Jewish temples in Jerusalem, in what Israeli archaeologists called rare evidence of Hellenistic influence.

Archaeological digs around ancient Egyptian sites still have plenty of secrets to give up yet - like the huge, black granite sarcophagus just discovered at an excavation in the city of Alexandria, on the northern coast of Egypt.

Ancient Greece has fascinated scholars, students, and the population at large for centuries. People still read and study ancient history, and allusions to mythology and culture seep into twenty-first century dialogue, art, and music.

The following article is a summary of the events of the Genocide of the Greeks of Pontos, the memory of which the Greeks around the world honor today: