As Greece counts 200 years from the War of independence and stands proud as a member of the EU, the mind reels to the ...
Ilias Mavromichalis, a heroic figure of the Greek war or Independence, stood out not only for his bravery but also for his ...
c.3000 B.C.: The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations are bora in Crete and the Peloponnesos. c.1100: The Dorians, a Greek tribe, invade Greece from the north and put an end to Aegean civilization. 850?
I read Homer in High School. And slowly, in my college classes in ancient, medieval, and modern Greek history, I realized Homer’s epic poems were at the very core of Hellenic civilization. The more I ...