In the early 1990s, the White Tower, located in the capital city of the Greek…
Tag: Greek history
Born in London to a Greek mother and raised in Greece, actor Nathan Thomas plays the character of Eddie Whittall in the movie Smyrna My Beloved (2021), a movie about one of the most horrific tragedies that occurred in recent Greek history – the 1922 burning and destruction of Smyrna (modern-day Izmir). Read our exclusive interview.
NBA legend Magic Johnson is enchanted by the beauty of Greece and is always willing…
On July 7 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agia Kyriaki the…
Makronissos is an island in the Aegean Sea, notorious for being a political prison from…
For six centuries, the body of Alexander the Great lay in a monumental tomb in…
Stavros Spyros Niarchos, a billionaire Greek shipping tycoon who spent much of his life battling…
An Iranian-flagged tanker seized by Greece in April, part of whose cargo was confiscated by…
Hercules had to complete 12 heroic labours to be absolved of guilt and to become…
Next year is the 160th anniversary of the discovery of Nike of Samothrace in mid-April of 1863. To honour the unknown ancient artist(s) who carved the masterpiece from Rhodian marble about 2,200 years ago, Japan-based aerospace engineer Tatsuya Arai made this most celebrated sculpture in the world using LEGO.
On the 29th of June the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the feast day of Agios…
How Turkey is Islamizing its former Christian colonies after an unequal partition while claiming secular…
Empress Theodora is referred to as the most powerful woman in Byzantine history. Empress Theodora…
On June 24 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of Agios Ioannis the Baptist and Forerunner.
The Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of Belmore and District “All Saints” in Sydney, Australia…
If there is one Olympian deity of which there exists no statue, then surely that…
The Greek Community of Melbourne will be presenting an online-only lecture about the Literature of…
Alexander III of Macedon, or more commonly known as Alexander the Great, succeeded his father…
On June 10, 323 BC in the late evening, after battling an unknown illness for…
“The Parthenon Sculptures belong to us – Let’s bring them home.” Sentiments of the keynote…