OXI: How Greece Delayed the German Attack on Russia
Greek soldiers fighting on the Albanian Front of the Greco-Italian War. Credit: Public Domain Greece ’s contribution to World War II was f...
The Ancient History of Athens’ Monastiraki Square
Monastiraki Square in Athens. Credit: C messier /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 Located in the heart of Athens, Monastiraki Square is a un...
The Role of Greek Women in WWII
WWII changed what it meant to be a woman in many ways in Greek society. Women no longer stayed home waiting for their husbands but fought fo...
The Ancient Greek Origin of Why Athens Is Actually Plural
The temple of Hephaestus, as seen from the Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece . Credit: public domain from Wikimedia Commons A funny thing about...
The Forgotten History of Greece’s Kingdom of Thessalonica
The walls of Thessaloniki. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Elisa Triolo, CC-BY-SA-2.0 In the turbulent years following the conquest of Constanti...
Vassilios Tsavaliaris, the First Victim of the Greco-Italian War
Greek soldiers fighting on the Albanian Front of the Greco-Italian War. Credit: Public Domain It was a few minutes after 5:00 AM on October...
The Greek National Anthem and Its Meaning
The Greek flag. Credit: A.P. / Greek Reporter The Greek National Anthem is one of the most recognizable anywhere in the world, and it is th...
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