Billy Cotsis
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Greeks of Malta and their continued resilience since ancient times
Flying into Malta I was excited. I had always wanted to be met at an airport by someone holding a placard with my name on it. The Maltese Tourism Authority …
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It’s time to recognise the 1906 Athens Games as official Olympics
Tokyo 2020 was meant to be the fourth time I attended an Olympic Games. Japan and the Games would have been my chance to see my godson, koumbaro and their …
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One last heroic stand by a Paleologos against the Ottomans: Peloponnesus/Morea at the end of the Middle Ages
Between 1430-1444, virtually the entire Peloponnese was under the control of the Despot. The new rulers were brothers, Constantine, Demetrios and Thomas Paleologos. Constantine had been the most active. He …
How many countries in the world have Greek as their official language?
English has generally been my passport to access weird and wonderful places on our planet. In Argentina or Thailand for example, it helped me get by as I filled my …
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Hellenic Crimea and the ‘discovery’ of a Greek Principality, Theodoro
Having had the pleasure of visiting Greek communities in the Ukraine twice, learning and visiting their towns, I am always fascinated by what a Greek can discover in that part …
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Lefter Küçükandonyadis, the Greek giant who roared for Fenerbahçe and Turkey
In Turkey, there was one player last century who truly stood head and shoulders above all others, and he was just 169 cm tall. He wasn’t just a great player; …
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Cyrenaica, the Greek region of Libya
Arabic charm, Berber tribesmen, Islamic traditions, Mediterranean coast, pariah in the West. These are some of the tags we can ascribe to Libya when we think about that country. Mention …
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29 May, 1453, the Fall of Constantinople and end of the Byzantine Empire
One of the greatest cities of all time; a cultural and economic phenomenon.
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Former La Liga Player Alejandro ‘Alex’ Sanchez, the big heart of Sydney Olympic FC heads back to Spain
Alex Sanchez has recently accepted an offer to return to Spain and left this week, following a farewell interview with Neos Kosmos where we looked at his career. Alex, never …
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Calimera from Magna Graecia and the Griko people of Apulia
The opening scene of our new documentary said it all – ‘this is not a police chase, it’s a Greek chase’ – as a friendly Italian allowed us to follow …