On April 19, we commemorate the memory of Lord Byron, one of the greatest Philhellenes…
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Last week saw the conclusion of celebrations for the 201 year anniversary of the Greek…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to address Greek Parliament following discussions with Prime Minister…
Although celebrated throughout Greece, nobody celebrates ‘Clean Monday’ quite like the residents of Galaxidi who hold an annual ‘flour war’ or alevromoutzouromata (flour smudging), whereby all and sundry flock to the streets armed with sacks of ‘ammunition’ such as colourfully dyed flour, soot and confetti.
Throughout his training regime in the lead up to his fight against Teofimo Lopez, undisputed…
The Academy of Athens and the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad & Public Diplomacy of…
On this day, we remember the innocent victims of the Massacres of Amida (Άμιδα, Turkish:…
Anna Karakatsouli, Associate Professor of European History, at the Department of Theatre Studies of the…
A Byzantine warrior unearthed in Greece, dating nearly 650 years, who was decapitated following the…
On September 23rd, 1821, the rebellious Greeks won a significant victory against the Turks, which…
On this day in 1823, Greek Independence war hero Markos Botsaris was martyred when 350…
A cheque recently found by British paper, The Observer, sheds new light on Lord Byron‘s generosity and commitment…
On this day, we remember the innocent victims of the Massacres of Amida (Άμιδα, Turkish:…
On September 23rd, 1821, the rebellious Greeks won a significant victory against the Turks, which…
On this day in 1823, Greek Independence war hero Markos Botsaris was martyred when 350…
Yesterday a statue of the last Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, often called the Eastern…
Turkish hackers managed to take down the website of the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki for…
Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, today more…
Since 2017, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
It was the early morning hours of May 14, 1920, when the advancing Greek army,…