It’s not surprising, the ancient Greeks had political and social science “down pat.” The word “oligarchy” is derived from the Greek word: ὀλιγαρχία (oligarchia) which has its origin in the …

The Many Shades of Greek-ness Homer’s Iliad is one of our earliest Greek sources (c. 8th century BCE) and is considered a narrative that united the Greek world. And yet, …

In view of this year’s celebration of Greek Independence Day at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, in front of roughly 300 people, including the leadership of the state of …

There is a section in the walls of the castle of Ioannina that locals always approach with conflicted feelings of awe and horror. For in a now fenced-off cave within …

The official United Nations’ International Women’s Day theme for 2022 of “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” encourages us to imagine a gender-equal world, free of stereotypes and discrimination. …

In the first few days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Mayor of Knox County Tennessee and former professional wrestler, Glenn Jacobs, tweeted in response to public concern, “Historically, …

As my great-grandmother would cook in the kitchen, she would point to the dish she was preparing and say: «Αυτά μας τα μάθνεσκαν οι Αούτσες» (These were taught to us …

Kimberley Kitching was due to give the Fiona Richardson Memorial Lecture on 15 March. In 2017 when Fiona died, I wrote that in the rough and tumble of politics, you …

If you live outside of Greece and you own property or have other assets or interests in Greece, you may find yourself in a case where you are served, at …

They found Stella dead in her living room, slumped over her armchair, in the afternoon. She had been dead for less than a day. When the police took her body …