Greece

Thirteen years ago, in the summer of 2004, Greek football fans all over the world experienced the ultimate dream as they watched in amazement Otto Rehhagel and his team crowned champions of Europe. It seems only yesterday when the team...

The 39th Athens Marathon The Authentic that took place this past Saturday had its own Greek heroes to celebrate. Three in particular stood out during the races. The first was noteworthy for being the fastest Greek. The second for being...

To celebrate Greek Bicentennial, Liam Jensen created LEGOS of three figures from the revolution - Kolokotronis, Mavrokordatos and Lord Byron.

Greece has now left behind a decade of turmoil characterized by bankruptcy, austerity, political instability and social tension, and the country is entering the 2020s with renewed hope. What are the likely opportunities and challenges Greece and Hellenism around the...

Every year since 2004, Greeks celebrate their own 4th of July, as it is the day the Greek national football team stunned the world by beating Portugal 1-0 in the final and winning the European Cup. It was a glorious...

Greece will be honoring the memories of thousands of Greek Jews killed by Nazis during World War II, the government announced on Wednesday. The government gazette said, “Today we celebrate with the rest of the Greeks, the ‘Day of the...

Cornell University Professor Dr. Barry Strauss spoke of the strengths of leadership found in Themistocles -- the Athenian general and politician -- during a lecture at The American College of Greece October 14, on the occasion of the annual...

Real heroes seem to never be moved by money, or material goods. Crisis-hit Greece World Cup Players that qualified for the second stage of the World Cup just said they do not want their hard-earned bonuses and instead asked...

If you were an outsider sitting in one of the crowded coffee shops of Ampelokipi after Saturday's game, you would think that a major disaster had hit Greece. The atmosphere was all sullen faces and sad remarks. Listening to some...

This year’s EU Parliamentary elections have certainly triggered a political tsunami; a tsunami that has swept right across the Eurozone to shake up the basic foundations of the entire political establishment. Over sixty percent of the electorate has turned...

It seems like yesterday to zealous fans, but it's been nine years since the Greek national soccer team won the European championship for the first time ever with a dramatic series of performances, a month before the Olympic Games...

The incident of the disqualification of Greek champion Voula Papachristou form the Olympic Games of London due to a racist comment on twitter is part of a big conversation that has started in Greece after the recent national elections...

Internationally recognized Greek filmmaker and producer Theodoros Angelopoulos died on Tuesday night after he was seriously injured by a passing motorcycle in the area of Drapetsona, in Athens. The accident happened at 7 pm on Tuesday while Angelopoulos was...

Thanasis Veggos died today, on the 3nd of May 2011, due to[...]

Thanasis Veggos is in the intensive care unit of the Patras Hospital due to problems in his respiratory system.   The much loved actor was admitted to the hospital for a routine operation 10 days ago.  After complications he was...