Greece

One of the most well-known paintings of the Greek War of Independence is by Greek artist Theodoros Vryzakis, and depicts Germanos.

The name of Palaion Patron Germanos may not be the first that comes to mind in the Greek War of Independence, yet he was the one who sealed the uprising

March 25 is a very important date for Hellenism as it marks both the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence and the Annunciation.

The most long awaited re-opening is that of Greece's National Gallery, which houses countless masterpieces of Greek art.

The Greek language survived almost 400 years of Ottoman rule due to the Greek Orthodox Church, which protected and taught the language.

On March 25 1821, a few brave Greeks started a revolution against the mighty Ottoman Empire that ultimately resulted in the formation of the Greek state. The start of the Greek War of Independence was not the result of a...

March 25 is a very important date for Hellenism as it marks both the anniversary of the Greek War of Independence and the Annunciation.

On March 21, 1821 the Greek rebels started the siege of Kalavryta, making it the first Greek town that was liberated from the Ottomans, thus declaring the revolution for independence. In the morning of March 21, 600 armed fighters were sworn...

For us Greeks, March 25, 1821 is a date that fills us with national pride. It marks our liberation from Ottoman rule and the start of the independent, modern Greek state. Yet historians beg to differ, ruining a good myth,...

A Greek man named Markos Bidenopoulos, who may be Biden's ancestor, fought in the Greek War of Independence in 1821.

Agreements have been reached this week between the board of the Athens War Museum and regional authorities for Lamia to get its own Museum of Modern Greek History. The establishment of the museum, according to a memorandum of cooperation signed...

The National Grand Lodge of Greece, at the corner of Acharnon and Sourmeli streets, in Athens was shrouded in a veil of secrecy. People could only imagine the Masonic secrets hidden within its walls until recently, when photographs of...