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Legumes (also known as pulses) are a group of plant foods that have been part of…
The Patron Saint of Kefalonia island, Agios Gerasimos, has been a source of solace and strength…
Scientists have discovered new evidence proving that the Cycladic island of Naxos was inhabited by…
One of the great women figures of Greece in the 20th century, much-loved actress, singer and politician Melina Mercouri was born on this day on 31 October 1920 in Athens.
“It is time to unite under the common vision of Macedonia,” said the Governor of…
October 14 marks the death of Hellenic Army officer Pavlos Melas who was one of…
Born on the island of Hydra, Anastasios Tsamados (1774 – 1825) was a Greek Navy…
On Thursday, 12th October 1944, the Germans lowered their swastika flag from the Acropolis and…
During the First Balkan War, the Greek Navy under Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis, liberated the…
The Balkan League, consisting of Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Montenegro, declared the First Balkan War…
On October 7, 1828, the city of Patras was liberated by the French expeditionary force…
From the village of Verniki in Northern Epirus, Nikolaos Dailakis (1883 – October 5, 1941)…
Archaeologists have uncovered 400 rock-cut tombs decorated with images of grapes and flowers, dating back…
Born in Athens but with roots in Aivali, Asia Minor, Alexandros Papagos (December 9, 1883…
New Democracy, today’s ruling conservative political party in Greece, was founded on October 4, 1974…
The Corinth Canal is one of the most important achievements of engineering in Greece, given…
On October 3rd, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Agios Dionysios Areopagitis,…
“The issue of Hagia Sophia and the Chora Monastery is on the agenda of all…
Born Aimilianos Lazaridis in Ikonio, Asia Minor, Metropolitan of Grevena Aimilianos (1877 – September 30,…