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
On June 24 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Nativity of Agios Ioannis the Baptist…
Ioannis Vlachos “Daskalogiannis” (1725 – June 17, 1771) Born in Sfakia, South-Western Crete, he was…
Saint Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles, and had Galilee as his homeland; this…
Today is the Feast of the Ascension of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ,…
On June 10, 323 BC in the late evening, after battling an unknown illness for…
On June 2, 1941, a brutal massacre took place in the village of Kondomari, 18km…
According to the Greek mythology, the nymphs Neda, Agno and Thesoa bathed the newborn Zeus in the beautiful waters of Lousios, and that is how the river took its name – from the Greek verb “louzo” (λούζω) which means to bathe.
An act of bravery by two university students has been acknowledged as one of the first acts of resistance against the Nazis in Europe and the first in Greece, inspiring not only Greeks, but all subjected people, to resist against the occupation.
Hagia Sophia was one of several great churches originally built by Constantine, the first Christian emperor and founder of the city of Constantinople. For almost 1,000 years Hagia Sophia remained the largest Greek Orthodox Christian church in the world.
Referred to as one of the darkest days in Greek history, the Fall of Constantinople took place on May 29, 1453, a battle that was part of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars (1265-1453).
The naval battle of Eressos is considered the first frontal naval battle by the Greek…
For anyone heading to Athens, the Acropolis is a definite must-see. We have put together some interesting facts to shine even more light on this monument which is a universal symbol of civilisation and one of the greatest architectural complexes to ever be built.
Today Greece and Greeks worldwide commemorate the death of Captain Konstantinos Iliakis who lost his…
On May 21, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Agios Konstantinos and…
To commemorate the Greek Genocide of Pontus, Greece’s Parliament building in Athens and the White Tower…
The Battle of Crete was one of the most dramatic battles of the Second World…
Today we commemorate the Greek Genocide victims of the Pontus region. During the genocide, over…
Traditional cafés, or kafenia, have been an essential feature of Athenian social life since the 1830s.…
Greek-Albanian relations are in the forefront in recent days with the latter wanting to join…