Fireships: How Greece’s Daring Sailors Destroyed the Turkish Fleet
The painting ,”The Burning of a Turkish Frigate,” by Konstantinos Volanakis shows Greek sailors setting fire to a Turkish vessel during the...
The Heroines of the Greek War of Independence
Greece personified as a woman in the painting “Grateful Hellas” by Theodoros Vryzakis, 1858. Credit: Public Domain The role that Greek wom...
World Powers and the Greek War of Independence: Where Did They Stand?
Signing of the London Protocol, fresco of the frieze of the Trophy Hall of the Greek Parliament. Credit: Ludwig Michael von Schwanthaler, Wi...
Paros Unplugged: Top Highlights of the Greek Getaway Island
Naoussa, Paros. Credit: François F.-Dubois, CC-BY-SA-3.0 / Wikimedia Commons Located in the cluster of the Cycladic islands, Paros possesse...
When Greek Politicians Betrayed the 1821 War of Independence Heroes
Some Greek politicians put their own interests above Greece and the heroes of the War of Independence. Portrait of Alexandros Mavrokordatos...
Why Is There a Saint With a Dog’s Head in Orthodox Christian Iconography?
Icon of Saint Christopher depicted as “Cynocephalus” from Asia Minor, 1685. Credit: Tilemahos Efthimiadis, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. ...
Aitoliko: The ‘Little Venice’ of Greece Caught in Spectacular Drone Video
Aitoliko Island in western Greece . Credit: Video screenshot/ Drone Works It may be a slight exaggeration, but for many locals, the town of...
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