For over 2,500 years, the olive tree of the Acropolis has remained a worthy symbol of Athens, an undying and ancient representation of prosperity, peace, hope, and resurrection. Planted by the Goddess Athena herself, as Greek mythology would have it, the tree has suffered many fires and mutilations as invaders have come and gone. But a sprig was always saved to be planted later.
Tag: Greek history
From the village of Mammari to the west of Nicosia, Savvas Rotsidis (1935 – November…
If you are looking for a beautiful town that is bursting with Greek history, culture…
Speaking to the Ouzo Talk podcast, Founder and Chair of the International Committee – Australia – for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles Inc (IOCARPM), Emmanuel John Comino AM, and committee member Theodora Gianniotis, are of the strong opinion that the British Museum are now clutching at straws, as their out-dated arguments have been systematically disproved over time.
An archaeological team’s amazing discovery of a rare Minoan sealstone in the treasure-laden tomb of a Bronze Age Greek warrior is set to rewrite ancient Greek art as we know it.
November 21 is traditionally a day where every Mama & Yiayia in many Greek villages are on a mission, gathering as many Polysporia (legumes) as possible – including all types of beans, corn, peas, wheat, and lentils and cook all the seeds together for a big family feast.
British TV presenters have admitted that they received an “outpouring of love for the Geek Prime Minister” Kyriakos Mitsotakis after he appeared on popular UK breakfast show ‘Good Morning Britain.’
Christina Onassis (Χριστίνα Ωνάση) was the only daughter of self-made Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Socrates…
November 17 commemorates the Athens Polytechnic Uprising in 1973, which was a massive demonstration of…
Born in Athens, Lambros Koromilas (1856 – 1923) was an economist and diplomat who became…
On November 13, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Agios Ioannis Chrysostomos the Archbishop of Constantinople, who was one of the Three Hierarchs.
From Euboea, Nikolaos Kriezotis (1785 – 1853) was a Revolutionary and Fighter during the Greek…
The current population of Turkey is about 80 million, but Christians and Jews only comprise…
On this day in 1912, the town of Kastoria in Macedonia is liberated by the…
On November 11 the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Menas. On…
Konstantinos Kanaris, also anglicised as Constantine Kanaris or Canaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης; c. 1790– 2…
From Rethymno in Crete, Gavriil Marinakis was the Abbott of the Arkadi Monastery in Rethymno,…
On November 9, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Agios Nektarios the Wonderworker of Aegina. He…
On this day, we commemorate the Byzantine victory at the Battle of Andrassos. On November…
In 1912 came under the control of the Greek forces as a result of the…