The Antikythera mechanism, built-in Greece, is the oldest mechanical ancient computer to be discovered worldwide and was…
Tag: Greek history
It is said that Alexander the Great slept with Homer’s ‘Iliad’ under his pillow and…
On May 14, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of Martyrdom Therapon, who was a…
Despina Achladioti known as the Lady of Ro (Κυρά της Ρω) was a passionate Greek…
On May 11, 330, Constantine I dedicated Byzantium (Constantinople; now Istanbul) as the new capital…
Laskarina Bouboulina (1771-1825) was a Greek revolutionary and naval commander. An Arvanite Greek-born in a…
On May 9 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Holy Martyr Christopher…
Constructed around 1700BC, Knossos Palace is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and the most complex in Greece. During the Bronze Age, Knossos Palace was the ceremonial, religious, economic and political centre of the Minoan Civilization.
It has been 12 years since the firebomb attack on a branch of Marfin Bank…
Although Alexander the Great began his epic campaign as retribution against the Persians for their…
Alexander the Great conquered all the way to India and along the way founded new…
The Australian Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities & the Arts Mr Paul Fletcher …
It’s Sunday, April 27, 1941. A military procession, consisting of two motorcycles, a Kubelwagen and…
The current situation and the exact population of the Greek Community of Skopje is not…
Greek Culture & Sports Minister Lina Mendoni who is currently on an official visit to…
The holy, glorious and right-victorious Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas and Irene suffered martyrdom by the Turks…
Anzac Day, 25 April, is one of Australia’s most important national occasions. It marks the…
Today is the Feast Day of Agios Georgios, a great and glorious Martyr of Christ,…
April 24, 1479 B.C.E, the Trojans learned they should beware of Greeks bearing gifts, especially…
April 24th is the day the world commemorates the Armenian Genocide committed by Turks in…