Greece
Culture
Saint Basil: A Towering Figure in Greek History
Saint Basil is remembered by the Greek people as the figure who bore gifts and helped children and the poor at Christmastime.
Culture
Discover Centuries of Greek History in Veria
Built at the foot of Mount Vermion, the Greek city of Veria was the second most important town after Aigai in the ancient Macedonian era.
It was also the third most important city of the Byzantine empire from the 11th...
Greece
The Athens Grande Bretagne Hotel is Entwined With Greek History
The historic Grande Bretagne Hotel was built less than fifty years after Greece won its independence and the modern Greek State was beginning to take form.
It was built across the King's Palace and now stands across the Greek Parliament...
Ancient Greece
Epidaurus’ Dig Uncovers Layers of Ancient Greek History
Recent excavations at the Asclepeion of Epidaurus have revealed the remains of an even older temple building found at the shrine.
Greece
The Great Fire of Smyrna: One of the Darkest Moments in Greek History
The Great Fire of Smyrna and the killing of dozens of thousands of Greeks and Armenians by the Turkish Army and renegades several years after the end of WWI still remains one of the darkest moments of Greek history.
Nevertheless,...
Archaeology
Ancient Greek History Revived Through Pioneering Virtual Reality Project
Should you feel tempted to experience a breathtaking virtual reality revival of the major Bronze Age eruption of the volcano of Santorini, the siege of the ancient city of Rhodes in 304 B.C. or the discovery of the Antikythera...
Greece
Sculptor Paul Vrellis and His Wax Museum of Greek History
Learning the story of sculptor Paul Vrellis and visiting the fascinating wax museum of Greek history he single-handedly built at the village of Bizani, one wonders why this great Greek has not been duly honored as the national treasure...
Diaspora
First Mosque in Modern Greek History Opens in Athens
The first Muslim mosque to open for worship in Athens since the establishment of the modern Greek state opened its doors in the capital city on Friday.
After numerous delays, for a variety of reasons, the mosque in the Votanikos neighborhood was...
Greece
Mikis Theodorakis: SYRIZA Government ‘Most Right-Wing in Modern Greek History’
Greek songwriter and composer Mikis Theodorakis launched a scathing attack at the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks government, claiming that it is the most right-wing administration in Greece since 1831.
Theodorakis; a guru of the Left with long-standing ties to the Communist Party of...
Ancient Greece
Family Fun Activities Inspired By Greek History at Labyrinth Theme Park on Crete
A new hi-tech “laser maze” inspired by Greek Mythology is the perfect way to pass your time while on Crete -- using everything from hi-tech lasers, haze effects and unique designs at Labyrinth Park!
The maze called "Trojan horse" recently...
Economy
Will Greek History Repeat Itself?
Well, it is official: The Greek coalition government will not be able to elect the President of the Hellenic Republic from the present parliament in December, and much to SYRIZA's delight, the country will go to general elections in the...
Art
Contemporary Greek History in Graffiti
The walls of Athens recount Greece's contemporary history as graffiti artists share their views and observations using spray cans.
In an interesting photo report, The Guardian visited Athens and collected several graffiti art works that tell the story of a country in...
Greece
Efthymios Kalaras: Making Greek History at Sochi 2014 Paralympics
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By By Justin A. Rice | For the IPC - From the stadion races at the original Olympiads to wrestling in both ancient and modern times, Greeks conjure many Olympic and Paralympic images from a wide range of sports.
Skiing,...
Cyprus
Samaras: Turkish Invasion Against Cyprus, Biggest National Tragedy in Modern Greek History
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has described the Turkish invasion against Cyprus in the summer of 1974 as the biggest national tragedy in the modern Greek History.
In a message on the occasion of the completion of 39 years since...
Greece
Muslim Minority of Western Thrace Asks for Modern Greek History to be Rewritten
The self-called Advisory Committee of the Turkish Minority of Western Thrace sent a controversial and provocative letter to the Ministry of Education asking for a change in the chapter on the Asia Minor catastrophe included in the elementary history...