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Scotland Independence: “The Curse of Minerva” to Britain Gets Fascinatingly Relevant in Lord Byron’s Poem
You may wonder what is the connection between the referendum for Scotland's Independent with Lord Elgin and Lord Byron, but the answer lies in the verses of an old poem that reveals a "Curse" which "will break Britain."
With 309 verses,...
Europe
Greeks of Scotland Comment on Notorious Referendum
The referendum on whether Scotland should be an independent country is a burning issue in the United Kingdom and Europe. A possible "yes" to the question "Do you think Scotland should be independent?" on September 18, will generate major developments in Europe.
Greek Reporter presents...
Greece
Greece to Help 'Hundreds' of Chinese Leave Libya
AP - With the violence in Libya escalating to its worst level since the 2011 ouster of dictator Moammar Gadhafi, governments from around the world are scrambling to evacuate their citizens from the country, many seeking help from nearby...
Culture
A News Website in Ancient Greek
Dr Juan Coderch was born in the city of Barcelona in Spain, where he lived the first 40 years of his life before moving to the UK. He graduated from the University of Barcelona with a degree in Classics...
Culture
Greek Restaurants and Shops Growing in London
A group of persistent, methodical Greeks with substantial knowledge of Greek food, Greek products and the conditions of modern marketing, have managed to create a steadily growing market for Greek gastronomy in London in an attempt to make it a...
Archaeology
Greek History Revives in Festival of Archaeology
British children interested in history will have the chance to be archaeologists for one day at the Festival of Archaeology which is held from July 12 to 27.
The 2014 Festival fronted by historian Dan Snow, includes more than 1,000 events taking place across...
Europe
Parthenon Marbles Moved from British Museum
The British Museum has disproved its main argument for keeping the Parthenon Marbles, which was that visitors are able to see the ancient Greek sculptures for free. In fact, they are planning on separating the sculpture collection so that...
Business
IATA Suspends AirFastTickets
AirFastTickets, a Greek online travel agency, has been suspended by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) because of debts to airlines amounting to 45 million euros.
Nikolaos Koklonis, owner of the online travel agency received a letter from IATA which...
Europe
Ancient Greek Drama Inspires Contemporary Art
People used to say that ancient Greek drama has inspired contemporary primary artistic creations in more than one occasion. Since May 3, Julian Anderson’s first opera, “Thebans” is being presented at London’s Coliseum, by the English National Opera. Anderson...
entertainment
Georgia Salpa Makes Ireland’s LIFE Magazine Sexier
Greek-born model Georgia Salpa is featured on the cover of this weekend's LIFE magazine that is distributed together with the Sunday Independent in Ireland. Salpa, who was raised in Dublin, also made it to the LIFE cover in 2012.
She...