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Discover Your Greek Roots by Typing Your Surname

A search engine is promising to identify the region of Greece one may come from by simply typing one's Greek surname. Once the name is typed in Greek, a map of the country appears with the regions where the particular...

Napoleon Had Greek Roots Controversial Theory Suggests

Napoleon, the Corsican upstart who seized absolute power as French emperor, may have had Greek roots, at least according to a controversial theory espoused by some historians. Corsica may seem far away from Greece but the fourth-largest island in the...

The Greek Origins of Marseille, France’s Oldest City

The huge port city of Marseille, France was founded by Greeks back in 600 BC, when the first immigrants established a trading colony.

Maria Menounos is Now Officially a Greek Citizen

Maria Menounos proudly announced on Thursday that she is now a Greek citizen by posing at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens holding her Greek passport. "I’m so proud to officially be a Greek citizen! Where better to share this than...

Jennifer Aniston on Failed Attempts to Have Children: No Regrets

Jennifer Aniston opened up about her failed attempts to get pregnant, saying she has “zero regrets” about a difficult period in her life in an exclusive interview with Allure magazine. “I was trying to get pregnant," says Aniston, of a...

PBS Show Traces Ancient Roots of 3 Greek Celebrities

An upcoming episode of "Finding Your Roots" will dig deep into the background of three famous Greeks. Tina Fey, George Stephanopoulos and David Sedaris will trace their family history with host Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the PBS show. All three celebrities...

The Greek Roots of Australian Soprano Katerini Manolatos

Katerini Manolatos' mother's family is from near Crete, her father is from Ithaca in the Ionian Islands (the home of Homer's Odysseus).  Katerini finds it very difficult to resist the call of the islands that comes to her...