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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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‘Police Day’ celebrated in Greece
St Artemios, the feast day of the protector saint of the police, was celebrated by Greek law enforcement agents on 20 October at Zappeion Megaron. Special units of the Greek …
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Greek Community of Clayton votes for integration with Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
Members of the Greek Community of Clayton voted in favour of the group’s return to the jurisdiction of the Australian Archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The meeting was attended by …
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Samos primary school teacher taken to court by Greek parents for her views on refugees
A primary school teacher from Vathi, a town on the Aegean island of Samos, will front court on Monday (local time) reports Greece’s daily Kathimerini. The local parents association have …
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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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Fun and cheesy Cyprus Halloumi Festival kicks off this weekend in Melbourne
Whether fried or grilled, the semi-hard halloumi cheese is simply divine. Crispy on the outside and warm and gooey within, it’s a surprisingly versatile cheese that is unique and precious …
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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 …