“If I die I have experienced all the beauty in my blood and spirit because I lived in Greece.” Renowned artist Blanka Amezkua is a philhellene in more ways than one. She lived for six years in the heart of Athens from 2000-2016 during the height of the Greek crisis.
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The Greek fever that the US experienced in the 1820s and the contribution of American…
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of ‘Ulysses’ by Irish writer James Joyce, widely regarded as one of the most influential and important writers of the 20th century. A committed philhellene. Joyce insisted that the cover of ‘Ulysses’ should match the blue of the Greek flag which hung in his Paris apartment.
Greek City Times is proud to present a weekly historical snapshot from the archives of…
The personal items of the great philhellene Lord Byron, from his final trip to Greece…
Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900), or more commonly…
Feasts and food are an integral part of Greek culture and a way for us…
The Greek government expressed its condolences for the death of a great philhellene, US Senator…
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg created an uproar when in an interview with Italian daily…
NATO is ready to support Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood government led by Fayez al-Sarraj, NATO head…
By Christina-Elizabeth Ioannides In veneration of Greece’s motion to break free from Ottoman rule in…