Greece's contribution to World War II was far greater than simply defeating the Italian army and shaming fascist leader Benito Mussolini by saying "OXI," or "no" to his demand to allow Italian troops into the country.
The Greek army fought...
Throughout the history of Greece, "OXI" (or "Ohi," meaning "No") was exclaimed to the enemy at various times, most famously on "OXI Day." It was on the lips of Leonidas when he faced the mighty Persian army in Thermopylae...
On August 4, 1936, Greece entered one of the most controversial chapters in its modern history. With the support of King George II and citing political instability, Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas suspended parliament, dissolved political parties, and established what...
This is the relatively unknown story of a Greek-American named Andros Papadakis who challenged the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini to a duel of death in 1931.
The extraordinary event unfolded in the volatile spring of 1931, as the shadows...
An ancient statue made of marble was discovered deep in Italy's Lake Nemi recently. Experts believe that this statue might have been part of a ship constructed by the Roman Emperor Caligula around two thousand years ago.
This ancient artifact...
It has been 80 years since the great "OXI!" Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas said to the fascist powers of Italy, yet the events of the days leading to October 28, 1940 are similar to today, as Greece says...
World War II started in September 1939, but Greece felt it for the first time when an Italian submarine torpedoed Greek warship "Elli" in August 15, 1940, during the feast of the Virgin Mary on Tinos.
On the morning of...
Few great moments of Greece's history are so well documented as the defiant "OXI" Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas told the Italian Ambassador in Athens Emanuele Grazzi at three o'clock in the morning of October 28, 1940.
Grazzi visited Metaxas' home...
The Hellenic Republic Assets Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for raising money from state property sales to reduce debt, is pitching the abandoned Villa de Vecchi on the Greek island of Rhodes, which had been the holiday home of Italian dictator...
