Mikis Theodorakis: A Cinematic Musical Legacy
Mikis Theodorakis, a name synonymous with Greek culture and political engagement, left behind an...
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Category: Modern Greece Unfolds
The history of the Athenian “polykatoikía”
The modern city of Athens is often perceived as a concrete jungle filled with tall apartment...
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The Battle of Crete
The Battle of Crete (also referred to as “Battle for Crete”) took place from 20 May until 1 June...
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The “Syrmata” of Milos: Adaptive Architecture and Cultural Heritage
The “syrmata” (wires) buildings on the island of Milos are traditional small, single-room...
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Remembering George Bizos: Legendary Anti-Apartheid Lawyer and Mandela Defender
George Bizos, born on 15 November 1927 in Vasilitsi, near Koroni in Greece, was a Greek-South...
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Greek Revolution in the works of foreign artists
Over two centuries have passed since the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence. In 1821, the...
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The feminist movement in Greece: a brief overview
The history of feminism in Greece begins at the end of the 19th century when some educated women...
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ELIAM: Preserving the heritage of Greek presence in the Eastern Mediterranean
ELIAM (Greek Historical Archives of the Eastern Mediterranean) is a new digital archive, dedicated...
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Recent Stories
Reading Greece: Stella Stergiou and Georgia Zachari on the Challenges of Turning Classical Literary Works into Graphic Novels
Georgia Zachari was born in Athens in 1994. She studied Art History at the School of Fine Arts, where she completed her thesis titled “Representations of the urban landscape in contemporary Greek comics: Athens and Thessaloniki”. Since then she has chosen to draw comics with cities herself rathe...
