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When kings return: Homer’s lesson for divided societies
The past few decades have seen a growing movement to promote the Greco-Roman Classics in charter schools, home school curricula, and some collegiate institutions in the United States. For Australian …
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Alexander and Porus: Revisiting a historic encounter across continents
The story of Alexander III of Macedon, as as the world knows him, Alexander the Great, and Indian King Porus, is drafted by blood, courage, and honour. Ultimately it was …
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Legacy of the Chiot merchants: A global family reunites in London
The fascinating story of the Chios merchant families lies just beneath the headlines of nineteenth century globalisation, almost hidden in plain sight. Agile, cosmopolitan, and cohesive families survived a holocaust …
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“Absolutely blown away” – conductor George Ellis on his ARIA Award nomination
George Ellis is riding a high. Within the span of a month, the esteemed conductor has revisited the magic of the Sydney Olympics – where his music once carried a …
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Migrant to Australia: Tasos Kolokotronis’ journey from Thessaly to Melbourne, and the wave that changed a nation
Tasos Kolokotronis of Nea Magnisia (Thessaly) recounts his migration to Australia with disarming humour and honesty. Moments fit for laughter, others for tears, and many where quick wits flipped hardship …
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Young Vrinians in Adelaide share their world Through Their Eyes
A new generation of Vrinians in Adelaide is stepping behind the camera to capture life as they see it. The Vrinian community of Adelaide has invited twelve young people – …
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Keeping the promise: Emmanuel Comino’s decades-long struggle to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures
At 92, Emmanuel Comino continues a lifelong mission that defined him, the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures. Decades ago, he made a promise to Greece’s late Culture Minister Melina Mercouri …
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Why Greek Australian Kosta made fighting ‘Cycladic housing emergency’ his mission
Nearly two decades after swapping Melbourne for the Aegean, Kosta Nikiforidis didn’t find the life he imagined, he engineered a better one. His “barren” Paros block now gives back more …
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From battlefields to new beginnings: The Anzac journey of the Segal Family
Many readers will know Aron Segal from his attendance at Hellenic commemorative events held in Melbourne. But not many will know of his family’s rich connection to Australia’s Anzac tradition, …
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Marina Kyriakou: From patient to pioneer in the fight against endometriosis
“I always say that I was the guinea pig, a part of the lost generations of women experimented on, who suffered with endometriosis in silence.” Marina Kyriakou, Founder and Chair …