Magna Grecia
Archaeology
Archaeologists Find Pompei Frescoes Depicting Greek Gods
Archaeologists recently found two more houses in Pompei containing frescoes of Greek gods and human remains. The eruption of the volcano in 79 A.D. destroyed the cities of Pompei and Herculaneum, but the area continued to be inhabited over the...
Diaspora
Greek-Speaking Communities of Italy Reconnect With Greece
The Greek-speaking communities of southern Italy are set to restore their cultural bonds with Greece, following a new agreement.
Greek News
Italian Football Team FC Crotone Is Uniquely Proud of Its Greek Origins
Italy's Crotone football team has legions of dedicated fans who proudly hail the team's Greek origins in their chants and banners.
Diaspora
La Grecia Salentina: Where Greek Language and Culture Still Survive
Nine villages in southern Italy collectively known as La Grecia Salentina (Salentine Greece) or, in the local dialect, Griko have maintained aspects of the Greek language and culture that have survived for centuries.
Recently, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the...
Europe
Greek President Visits Greek-Speaking Villages in Southern Italy
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited a number of Greek-speaking villages in Southern Italy this weekend.
Sakellaropoulou visited villages in Salento, Italy, where the Greek dialect of Griko is still spoken by thousands of people.
The Greek President was welcomed to the...
Archaeology
Greek Mosaic Comes to Light in Calabria
In Calabria, southern Italy, archaeology students while excavating came across the largest Greek mosaic, dating between 320 and 150 B.C. that depicts dragons and dolphins. The mosaic from Magna Grecia has been unearthed in Monasterace Marina, ancient Kaulonia.
It is...
Greece
Italian Mayors of "Magna Grecia" Solidarity Initiative to Visit Athens
Italian mayors Marco Galdi and Giovanni Boscatiello, founders of the solidarity movement “Magna Grecia”, will visit Athens on February 29.
As has already been publicized, the mayors from the towns of Cava de’ Tirreni and Baronissi in the Campania region...