History

German Embassy Highlights Country’s Contribution to Greek Revolution

Every Friday for the coming weeks, the German Embassy will tell the story of a German philhellene who contributed to Greece's fight for independence.

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History

Virtual Lecture: What Really Happened in 1821?

The online lecture will explore what actually happened in 1821, and how our understanding of the Greek uprising has evolved.

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History

Pollen Points to the Sophistication of Ancient Greek Capitalism

Ancient pollen reveals that farmers in ancient Greece turned away from cereal crops even as the population was booming. The reason? Capitalism.

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Museums

Thessaloniki Holocaust Museum Plans Moving Ahead

The Regional Governor of Central Macedonia said that the regional government may help fund the project in part through the use of European funds.

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People

US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt: Celebrating 200 Years of Friendship

The US Ambassador on celebrating the upcoming 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution and the deep ties between the US and Greece.

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History

Ancient Olympia Workshop of Legendary Sculptor Phidias to be Restored

The German Archaeological Institute is conducting a study for the restoration of the building identified as the workshop of legendary Classical Greek sculptor Phidias.

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History

An Exhibition on Greek Politician and Intellectual Ion Dragoumis

Ion Dragoumis, who was killed in 1920 by political adversaries, is a legendary figure in Greek collective imagination.

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History

An Ancient Temple at a Five-Star Location

The Temple of Apollo Zoster in Vouliagmeni, built in the 6th century BC, was once the most important temple in the Archaic deme of Aixonides Halai.

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