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Athens 2004: The Magical Night Greece Showcased its History and Culture to...
On August 13, 2004 Athens and the whole of Greece showcased its ancient and modern history and culture to the entire world during the spectacular opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. It was a night...
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Brutal Murders of Isaak, Solomou Still Haunt Cyprus
Cyprus is marking this week the brutal murders of Tasos Isaak and Solomos Solomou, the cousins who were murdered by Turkish mobs and police in August of 1996 in Deryneia. Anastasios “Tasos” Isaak was a...
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Greek President Sakellaropoulou Commemorates, Deplores Cyprus Invasion
On Friday, the 46th anniversary of the dark days of the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou issued a statement reiterating her country’s ongoing...
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The Greek Girl who Won Fame at Athens Olympics 16 Years Later
One of the most enduring memories of the Athens Olympic Games in 2004 was the young girl who blew out the Olympic Flame in the closing ceremony. Fotini Papaleonidopoulou, the little girl with the green...
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Greek President: Conversion of Chora Museum to Mosque “An Act of Symbolic...
Source: Gryffindor/Wikimedia commons Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Friday called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent decision to convert the historic Chora former Christian...
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Greece Denies Iconic Lion Gate of Mycenae Damaged After Wildfire
Credit: AMNA The Lion Gate, the iconic stone archway that serves as the main entrance of the citadel of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, has not been damaged by the wildfire that broke out on Sunday, and...
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Kastellorizo is Not Far Away from Greece. It Is Greece
Credit: Chris Vlachos/Wikipedia Commons Turkish hysteria against Greece has reached its peak in the past month, with the latest ridiculous piece of propaganda claiming that Kastellorizo is so far from...
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The Fascinating History of Thessaloniki’s Iconic White Tower
Thessaloniki’s White Tower. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Residents of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, often use its White Tower as a point of reference when giving directions in the beautiful...
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Harsh Lessons from the Ancient Greek City-State of Sparta
The Lacedaemon Valley, Sparta. Site of the Menelaion, the ancient shrine to Helen and Menelaus, overlooking the later Doric city of Sparta. Mount Taygetus is seen in the distance. Photo: Heine Schmitz,...
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Mastiha: The Unique Mastic Gum of Chios People Call ‘White Gold’
Mastiha, the natural resin produced only on Chios, Greece. Credit: Anastasios Papapostolou / Greek Reporter Mastic, often referred to as the “Tears of Chios” or the “White Gold of Chios,” is a product...
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September 6, 1955: The Violent Istanbul Pogrom Against Greeks
Public domain The Greeks in Istanbul were a longstanding, thriving community comprised mostly of families of merchants. In 1955 their population was about 100,000 and they were a prominent class in the...
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Themistocles: The Brilliant Leader Who Led Ancient Athenians in the Battles...
“The Battle of Salamis,” painting by Wilhelm von Kaulbach, 1868. In the collection of the state of Bavaria. Photo: Public Domain The truth is sometimes a difficult thing to be absolutely sure of when...
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Brutal Murder of Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Smyrna Still Haunts Greece
On September 10 or 11, 1922, just two days before the great fire of Smyrna which marked the end of Hellenism in Asia Minor, a Turkish mob brutally lynched Metropolitan Chrysostomos, the spiritual...
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Flashback to First Plane Hijacking in Greece
During the Civil War, on September 12th 1948, the first reported hijacking in Greece occurred when six pro-communist students, who wanted passage to Yugoslavia, hijacked a plane which was travelling...
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Kastellorizo: The First Greek Land Liberated from the Nazis
Kastellorizo was razed to the ground by German bombers in 1943 On September 13, 1943, a Greek destroyer sailed in all its glory to the small port of Kastellorizo, the south-easternmost island of...
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The Destruction of Smyrna: When Hellenism was Brutally Erased from Asia Minor
Credit: Public domain September 12, 1922 marks one of the darkest days of Hellenism as Smyrna, one of the most prosperous and beautiful cities on the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor, was destroyed by...
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Marathon Swim Recreated After 2,500 Years in Greece
The First Annual Marathon Swim commemorating the Battle of Artemisium, Sept. 4-6, 2020. Credit: The Authentic Marathon Swim Facebook page Exactly 2,500 years after it first happened, the epic marathon...
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The Massacre of Hundreds of Civilians at Viannos, Crete, Still Haunts Greece
German troops round up innocent civilians. Credit: Franz Peter Weixler/German Federal Archives The Viannos area massacres, known as the “Viannos Holocaust,” was a mass extermination campaign launched...
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How Ancient Greeks Harnessed Wind Power to Win the Battle of Salamis
The Battle of Salamis. Painting by Wilhelm von Kaulbach, 1868. Property of the state of Bavaria. Photo: Public Domain The Battle of Salamis, fought between the Persians and a vastly outnumbered Greek...
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Is This What Alexander the Great Really Looked Like?
The true face of Alexander? Credit: Bas Uterwijk/Instagram Dutch photographer and digital artist Bas Uterwijk has been shining a light on what iconic figures from history might have looked like in real...
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