Arts
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Deciphering Ancient Greek inscriptions using Pythia
Epigraphy, the study of written matter recorded on hard or durable material, which – as a term – is derived from the Classical Greek epigraphein (“to write upon, incise”) and …
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Legendary run relived in ‘Road to Sparta’, a documentary focusing on four runners
Pheideppides ran more than the 42km from Marathon to Athens. Much more. The Father of History (or Lies, as some would have him), Herodotus, identified him as the herald or …
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Stamps of my past, brightly coloured images from Greece’s four millenia of history
Two years ago, we moved from Chicago to South Carolina. Moving is never easy. It is a loss of nerves, and in my case, pounds from work and stress, and …
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RIP Titika Nikiforaki, a great dame of Greek theatre dies at the age of 105
Titika Nikiforaki, died at the age of 105 years, on Saturday, 19 October. The actress first appeared on stage with the Greek National Theater in 1935, aged just 21 years. …
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Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Greek Revolution with Playmobil figurines
2020 marks the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence, which began with a proclamation of revolution against Ottoman rule in the Peloponnese on 17 March, 1821. To celebrate …
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The expat arts scene in Greece: Those who came, those who left, those in limbo
The art world of Greece is diverse in many ways. The ex-pats that have chosen to live and work here in Greece have added to this diversity. The echoes of …
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PM Mitsotakis at inauguration of residence donated by Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor to Benaki Museum
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed an event for the inauguration of a restored Kardamyli residence donated by Patrick and Joan Leigh Fermor to the Benaki Museum on Saturday. “I am …
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Greek breeze blows through Bondi with Danai’s sculptures by the sea
Award-winning Greek artist Danai Nikolaidi-Kotsaki will be taking part in the world’s largest annual free-to-the-public outdoor sculpture exhibition. Held in Sydney to signal the beginning of summer, the Sculpture by …
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Greek divers yield gold jewellery and more treasures from Elgin’s shipwreck, The Mentor
The wreck of The Mentor, which sank in 1802 while carrying the “Elgin Marbles” from Athens to Britain has yielded more valuable ancient treasures to divers of Greece’s Ephorate for …
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Students present the beauty of Ancient Greece at St Panteleimon Greek Orthodox Church Dandenong
The students of St Panteleimon Greek Orthodox Church Dandenong held a presentation dedicated to the wonders of Ancient Greece. Sixth grade students impressed their parents, grandparents and wider community at …