Opinion
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Tuberville’s attack on poetry in the military reveals lack of understanding of Ancient Greece’s martial history
On September 6, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (Alabama) appeared on Fox News complaining about the condition of the United States military, opining that “We are so woke in the military …
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Unveiling the Homeric influence in Banjo Paterson’s Waltzing Matilda
In December 2022, a book was published that is a catalogue of the AB Paterson archive in the Australian National Library in Canberra. The book is ‘Banjo Paterson, A Life …
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Diatribe: Funding ethnic villains
The recent news that a Croatian club that openly displays paraphernalia relating to the fascist Ustashe regime has been the recipient of significant amounts of government funding has created consternation …
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Heroism and paranoia in Greece’s firefight
I’ve just come back from covering the fires in Western Thrace for Al Jazeera, and people are asking me what it was like. I have a few different answers. Regarding …
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The Great Greek walk of Melbourne
Nearly every day since I started working in the city I have gone for a walk. Sometimes I needed to catch up with a friend, sometimes I needed to unwind …
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During revolution: Ukraine’s past is Classics Hellenic prologue
As I write this, we are fast approaching the second anniversary of Ukraine’s second Independence Day on 24 August since Russia’s attempt at a full-scale conquest of Ukraine, following Ukraine’s …
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Kat Theophanous: Censured for Cyprus and principle
Recently, according to the United Nations, angry Turkish Cypriots punched and kicked a group of international peacekeepers who in accordance with their duties, legally obstructed crews working on a road …
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Diatribe: A farewell to Robert
How does one bestow words upon sorrow? In which language can one speak to the dead? There are key questions raised by Vrasidas Karalis in his elegiac “Farewell to Robert,” …
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Diatribe: Caryatids (Καρυάτιδες) Eternally suffering for men’s wrongs
The first time I became aware of the Caryatids was in the aftermath of reading the myth of Atlas, to whom I was convinced a historical injustice had taken place. …
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Distortions of the Archaic Constitution of the Greek Community of Melbourne
The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne’s (GOCM) Board of Management has commenced a comprehensive review of its Articles of Association, commonly known as the Constitution. The GCM is actively seeking …