Hellenism
Diaspora
Andy Manatos Awarded for His Passionate Advocacy of Hellenism
Hellenic Public Radio – COSMOS FM presented its prestigious Phidippides Award for Passionate Advocacy of Hellenism to Andy Manatos at their 26th annual Gala in New York City on December 2.
Previous recipients of this award have included: His Eminence...
Archaeology
Artifact With 2,000-Year-Old Greek Inscription Discovered in Kurdistan
Archaeologists in the Iraqi region of Duhok have unearthed a stone artifact dating back to 165 BC which has an inscription in Greek.
According to the inscription, which has been translated into Kurdish by scholars, the over 2,000-year-old stone dates...
Canada
New Online Platform “Staellinika” Reconnects Greeks Abroad with Culture, Language
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University and the General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy and Greeks Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the full release of Staellinika, a new online platform which...
Africa
The Unlikely Story of Ethiopia’s Olympiacos Hellenic Athletic Association
Greeks are indeed everywhere; this is an indisputable fact. However, there are cases where Hellenism has put its lasting mark in the least likely of places. And the Olympiacos Hellenic Athletic Association in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia,...
Ancient Greece
Greece vs Hellas: The Semantics Behind the Country with Many Names
Watch the first episode of an exclusive interview series with Classics professor Katerina Zacharia on Hellenism and the semantics behind the different names Greece (or Hellas) has had throughout its history.
Cyprus
The Decline of Hellenism
It is puzzling and often wondered why the Hellenic nation failed to propel forward like other nations? Why did they simply choose to exist in living memory of their ancestors rather than continue in their footsteps? They were blessed...
Diaspora
Greek MPs Visit Beloiannisz Village in Hungary
The Greek Parliament delegation -which participated in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Budapest from May 15 to 18) - had the opportunity to get acquainted with the historical Beloiannisz community, the Greek village of Hungary, located southwest of Budapest, which is...
Greece
Samaras Says Greece Stands With Cyprus
With Cypriots facing an unprecedented confiscation of part of their savings accounts to help pay for an international bailout from the same lenders that have put onerous austerity measures on Greece in return for rescue monies, Greek Prime Minister...
World
Youth Network SAE Organizes Photo Contest on Hellenism in Chile
Youth Network SAE Latin America is organizing a photo contest revolving around the idea of Hellenism in Latin America.
The contest aims at providing the right stimuli to the new generation of Greeks residing in Latin America, so as to...