Reminiscent of ancient heroics, on this day on May 8, 1821, 120 Greeks led by…
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French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, stressed the need to promote…
From Fokida in Sterea Ellada, Athanasios Diakos was a Monk, Deacon, and later became a…
Born in the village of Skoulikaria, east Arta in Epirus, Georgios Karaiskakis was a Klepht…
British actor-comedian Stephen Fry was presented with the medal of the Grand Commander of the…
“Two hundred years ago today, Greece declared its independence. From the start, Harvard was there, helping both in the fledgling Mediterranean country and back in the United States.” Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, publishes a special feature on its university publication, the Harvard Gazette, honouring the bicentennial anniversary of the Greek Revolution.
Twenty days after the bicentennial celebration of the Greek War of Independence, which German Chancellor…
Eight Spetses ships carried out a raid and captured three Turkish ones on Milos
To mark the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Greek War of Independence, the…
At the urging of the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, mayors of major cities and…
Many foreign painters, poets and musicians, saw high ideals in the struggle of Greece and wanted to capture on canvas the heroism and self-denial of the Greek revolutionary warriors. Today, thanks to many of these artists, we have an ‘image’ of what many famous Greek figures of the 1821 Revolution looked like.
“Boston is very close to the hearts of the Greeks, not only because of the very strong presence of the Greek element here, but also for the fact that it is the place where love and knowledge of ancient Greece begun in America. And it has since been cultivated through its renowned universities, such as Harvard,” the Greek Consulate stated.
A well-known presenter in Albania caused controversy because he highlighted that the whole world, except…
Four hundred board games related to the Greek Revolution (1821) were donated by the Athens…
Greek airline SKY express, have taken commemorations for the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution to a new height,…
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) that is in a ruling coalition…
On the evening of the 25th March 2021 community leaders and philhellenes came together at…
Nadia Macha-Bizoumi | Portes Magazine As we continue to celebrate the bicentenary of the 1821…
In a video posted by the Greek Embassy in UK, British veteran Stephen Fry congratulated…
A video of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band & Chorus playing and singing…