Greek poet & diplomatNobel Prize Literature winner Born in the town of Vourla, near Smyrni in Ionia, he was a…
August 30th, 1949 - The Battle of Grammos-Vitsi After nearly 10 years of continuous fighting, beginning in 1940 during WW2,…
During the 1st year of the Greek Revolution, Greeks took up arms to seek freedom all over the Greek inhabited…
Born in Athens but with family roots in Kastoria, Macedonia, he was a writer, diplomat and politician. He was a…
On the occasion of the National Day of Greece, where the country celebrates the anniversary of its War of Independence…
The Greek National Anthem, also referred to as the Hymn to Liberty or the Hymn to Freedom, is a song…
Efkleidis Kourtidis (Ευκλείδης Κουρτίδης) (1885 - February 10, 1937) Born in the town of Santa, south of Trapezounta in Pontos,…
On this day February 3 in 1830 The London Protocol established the full independence and sovereignty of Greece from the…
Greek military commander and national hero, Alexandros Ypsilantis (Αλέξανδρος Υψηλάντης), was born on December 12, 1792, and passed away on…
It was the largest Sea Battle of the Balkan Wars (1912-13). Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis, on the famed armoured cruiser…