Konstantinos Kanaris, also anglicised as Constantine Kanaris or Canaris (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης; c. 1790– 2…
Tag: Greek War of Independence
Plaque unveiled during a ceremony at building on Jarvis Street A historic plaque marking an…
As part of this year’s events commemorating the 200th anniversary since the Greek War of…
History determines that the battle of Navarino became the last major naval battle that was…
Don Morgan Nielsen continues his dash through the history of narrative art and also looks at some other storytelling masterpieces since the time of Pericles as he considers their part in this great rollicking variety show of humanity.
With snowy mountain slopes and imposing landscapes, Greece really has many wonderful places to visit in autumn and winter. Here we admire the enchanting winter beauty of seven of the most magnificent mountain destinations in Greece.
From Pisoderi near Florina in Macedonia, Nikolaos Kasomoulis (1795 – 1872) was a fighter during…
Born on the island of Hydra, Anastasios Tsamados (1774 – 1825) was a Greek Navy…
From Grevena in Macedonia, Theodoros Ziakas (1798 – 1882) was a Greek Fighter and Chieftain,…
On October 7, 1828, the city of Patras was liberated by the French expeditionary force…
From the town of Livadi on the border of Thessaly and Macedonia, Georgakis Olympios (March,…
The Morias21 project is an initiative of the Captain Vassilis and Carmen Constantakopoulos Foundation and…
From Messinia in the southwest of the Peloponnese, Nikitas Stamatelopoulos (1782 – September 25, 1849)…
From Aigio in the north of the Peloponnese, Andreas Londos (1786 – September 24, 1846)…
George Seferis Chair of Modern Greek Studies, Harvard University, and the Karamanlis Chair of Hellenic…
Famous art director and logotype expert, Yorgo Tloupas, has made his mark on Swatch who…
On this day in 1823, Greek Independence war hero Markos Botsaris was martyred when 350…
Born in Paloumpa, Arcadia in the Peloponnese, Dimitris Plapoutas (May 15, 1786 – July 5,…
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the island of Hydra on the weekend for the “Miaouleia…
Born on August 12, 1800 in Lampovo in Northern Epirus, Zappas was a fighter in the Greek War of Independence and later, a businessman, philanthropist, national benefactor and founder of the modern Olympic Games.