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The Greek Flag Through the Centuries
Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Greek flag, much like Greece itself, has transformed substantially throughout the country’s long history. During the long Ottoman occupation, different regions — and even...
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Hydra and the World’s Oldest Merchant Marine Academy
Nautical Academy Above Hydra Quay. Credit: Evangelos Tsigkaris Rising, almost vertically from Hydra’s pier, there is a stately mansion housing the world’s oldest continuously operating merchant marine...
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The Academy of Athens: A Neoclassical Masterpiece
The Academy of Athens. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Academy of Athens is lauded around the world as a marvelous example of neoclassical architecture — or architecture that draws on themes and...
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Minoan Language Linear A Linked to Linear B in Groundbreaking New Research
Palace of Knossos, Crete. Credit: Pat Scrap/Pixabay The Minoan language known as “Linear A” may finally be deciphered with the help of the internet, which can be used to uncover previously-hidden links...
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What Happened to Achilles After the Iliad?
Statue of Dying Achilles in the gardens of the Achilleion in Corfu. Credit: Wikipedia Achilles, the main character of the Iliad, remains one of the emblematic heroes of Greek mythology and modern...
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How Greece Plans to Celebrate Bicentennial of 1821 Revolution
Credit: Wikimedia Commons The year 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of the 1821 Revolution against the Ottomans, which eventually led to the formation of the modern Greek state. The bicentennial of...
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Greece Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
President Sakellaropoulou at today’s ceremony at the Holocaust Memorial in Athens. Credit: Katerina Sakellaropoulou/Facebook Greek leaders marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, which observes the 76th...
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Mikis Theodorakis Wrote the Most Beautiful Music on the Holocaust
Mikis Theodorakis Mikis Theodorakis, the Greek composer who is renowned around the world, is credited for writing the most beautiful music on the Holocaust. The “Mauthausen Trilogy,” also known as “The...
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The Holocaust of Greek Jews: When 59,000 Perished in Nazi Camps
Registration of the Jews of Thessaloniki by the Nazis, July 1942. Credit: Wikipedia The Holocaust of the Greek Jews was the darkest episode of the Nazi occupation of the country. Once part of thriving...
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Ancient Greek Statues Unearthed from Tomb East of Athens
Credit: Ministry of Culture Two ancient Greek statues depicting female figures were uncovered from inside a burial tomb east of Athens, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced on Sunday. The discovery...
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Hydra’s Wooden Ships on Their Journey Through History
Credit: Spilios Spiliotis’ blog https://hydraspoliteia.blogspot.com By Alexander Billinis The use for wood in navigation is older than civilization itself, as it is present in nature. A ride hitched on...
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Grand Club of Kavala Reopens After Extensive Renovations
The Grand Club Kavala. Credit: https://www.kavalagreece.gr The Grand Club of Kavala, in the historic city located on the Halkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, has reopened after extensive renovation...
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Roman-Era Shipwreck Discovered Off Greece’s Kassos Island
Amphorae are lived up from the sea floor at the shipwreck discovered recently off the Greek island of Kassos. Credit: AMNA Α Roman-era shipwreck, and evidence of other shipwrecks dating back to...
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Greece Opens Office for Support of Terror Victims
US Ambassador Jeffrey Pyatt signs the remembrance wall at the new office for those who have been victims of terrorism. Credit: Greek government. Greece opened an office for the support of victims of...
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Greek President Calls Evzones “Custodians of our Historical Memory”
Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the President of the Greek Republic, inspects a unit of Evzone soldiers. Credit: Presidency of the Hellenic Republic “The Evzones of the Presidential Guard are the custodians...
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Oldest Public Library in Greece Renovated
Credit: Zakynthos Public Historical Library The oldest public library in Greece, the Public Historical Library of Zakynthos, has been renovated. The library was established in 1628 by the Venetians who...
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Cape Lefkada and its Tragic Mythic Past
Cape Lefkada and the Doucato Lighthouse in the distance. Credit: Pixabay Lefkada, the Greek island in the Ionian sea, is known internationally for its breathtaking landscape and crystalline, turquoise...
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Bicentennial of Greek War of Independence Gets Flavor of Naples
Naples, Italy’s State Archive, where many of the exhibit’s materials are kept. Credit: State Archive of Naples The Bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence won’t just be celebrated in Greece this...
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Iconic Byzantine Hagiography Goes Digital
Jesus is pictured at rest in this painting. Credit: Wikipedia The iconic Byzantine hagiography of Manuel Panselinos will be presented in a live streamed presentation on the platform Zoom on Tuesday at...
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Ambassador Maslov Highlights Russian Role in Greek Revolution of 1821
Credit: pxfuel.com Andrei Maslov, the Ambassador of Russia to Greece, explained recently his nation’s role in assisting the Greeks during the War of Independence and the Greek Revolution of 1821....
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