The rise of Rome was deeply shaped by the advanced cultures of Ancient Greece and Egypt, which provided essential knowledge, artistic models, technologies, and religious traditions. The empire’s later grandeur, too, drew heavily on these same civilizations—peoples Rome conquered...
A Greek cart maker who history forgot was instrumental in the liberation of Thessaloniki from Ottoman occupation on October 26, 1912.
Sometimes history is made of footnotes; little unknown details that turn out to be of great importance.
Like the case...
Greek mariners had been saying “Oxi” (no) to the Axis powers pretty much since the start of World War Two in 1939.
On October 28, Greeks around the world celebrate Oxi Day, commemorating the Greek government’s decision to resist the...
Saint Demetrios (or Dimitrios) of Thessaloniki is one of the most popular Christian saints not only in Greece but across the Orthodox Christian world, with millions of people bearing his name, in all of its many beautiful variations.
Saint Demetrios...
It was October 26, 1912 when freedom bells rang in Thessaloniki, as the Greek army liberated the city from Ottoman rule. The city was freed only twenty days after the declaration of the First Balkan War.
At the start of...
Hyperborea is a mysterious land in Greek mythology. Its exact location and nature is uncertain, but it features in various legends and a variety of Greek sources. What we do know is that Hyperborea was supposedly somewhere in the...
Tyrnavos, built at the foothills of Mount Melovounio and Mount Ossa, carries a winemaking tradition that stretches back centuries and forms an integral part of the cultural heritage of Greece. The history of tsipouro in the region is inextricably...
Pisistratus was an ancient Greek statesman who ruled Athens three times as a tyrant. However, his reforms laid the foundations for the city's later supremacy in Greece.
Born around 600 BC, he came to power with a coup in 561...
This week marks the anniversary of the 1929 Wall Street Crash that plunged America into the Great Depression. It began on October 24th with the drastic fall of share prices on the New York Stock Exchange. Black Thursday, as...
Histories often conform to a narrative, which is often simplified or edited for reasons of brevity or emphasis. The typical Greek-American historical narrative will focus on the mass immigration of generally impoverished Greeks to the United States in the...
Ancient Greek statues are known in the world of art for their extraordinary beauty. Through these statues, we can observe not only the aesthetic ideals of the ancient Greeks but also their deeply religious piety toward the holiness of...
New research has found that William Shakespeare collaborated with Christopher Marlowe on Edward III, a historical play published anonymously in 1596. The findings suggest Shakespeare was the main author, while Marlowe contributed several sections. The discovery challenges the long-held...
Plato's story of Atlantis is famously set a very long time ago in the past. The figure "9000 years before Solon" is thrown around a lot in discussions of when Atlantis supposedly existed. However, did Plato really set his...
