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A revelation leading to mysteries of Greek Orthodoxy
His surname may be typically Greek because you’re likely to struggle pronouncing it but George Haralambopoulos isn’t phased because the former actor who once boasted an impressive resume in movies, …
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The Greek alternative to Valentine’s Day
The 14th of February has prevailed as the International Day of romantic Love. According to Western Christianity, the date celebrates the death anniversary of Saint Valentine who died in mid-February …
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Valour, art, and Greek achievement – Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes
“We live around the sea like ants or frogs around a pond” Socrates, quoted in Plato, Phaedo 388BCE – 367BCE. The pond which our ancestors inhabited is now bigger than …
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Morrison says Australians will ‘self regulate’ COVID more in the months ahead
The arrival and spread of Omicron is the latest twist in Australia’s experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in some ways it is reminiscent of earlier times. The uncertainty and fear …
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Moreland Council: Should it adopt a Greek Name?
Moreland City Council is set to change its name following the link of its name to an 18th century Jamaican sugar plantation where hundreds of slaves were kept. Indigenous elders …
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How Greek diasporans affected the world
Alexander Kitroeff has been teaching courses on Modern European and Mediterranean history since 1996. His research interests focus on nationalism, ethnicity and identity in modern Greece and the Diaspora, across …
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Gripped by the hand of Nergal: What COVID-19 can tell us about Cyprus, copper, and collapse in the Late Bronze Age (1500-1200 BCE)
Nergal and Amarna Our tale begins in Akhetaten, the short-lived (1346-1332 BCE) city founded by the heretic king Akhenaten in the 14th century BCE. Akhenaten lived in a globalised world …
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Hair and the Ancient Greeks: Secrets of their strength
I have a confession to make. All my life I have dreamed of having long hair, a felicitous state of hirsuteness that eludes me, since I appear to be biologically …
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Hexamilion Wall: A study in futility
“People discovered within themselves a fragment of the Other, and they believed in this and lived confidently. People thus had three choices when they encountered the Other: They could choose …
At the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, ancient Greece and Rome can tell us a lot about the links between collective trauma and going to war
On the outskirts of Grapevine, Texas, a town about 5 miles northwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, there’s a memorial dedicated to the 33 airline flight crew members who …