The History of Feminism in Greece
Women protesting in Athens. The sign reads “I’m not my father’s, I’m not my husband’s, I want to be myself.” Feminism has a long history in ...
A Brave Greek Woman Is the Sole Resident of Kinaros Island
Irene Katsotourchi affectionately called Mrs. Rinio is the sole resident of the Greek island of Kinaros, an isolated part of the Dodecanese ...
March 7, 1948: The Day The Dodecanese Joined Greece
Crowds holding Greek, British and American flags celebrate the end of the war in 1945. Credit: Hellenic Parliament Foundation The Dodecane...
‘Romeyka’ The Ancient Greek Dialect Spoken in Northern Turkey
Two Romeyka speakers in a traditional house on a summer meadow in Çaykara, Trabzon Province, Turkey. Credit: İhsan Deniz Kılıçoğlu / Wikimed...
The Unknown War Between Greece’s Maniots and Bavarians in 1834
Painting of Admiral Miaoulis, General Botsaris, and General Plapoutas paying homage to their King, Otto of Bavaria. Painting by Peter von He...
Calypso’s Paradise: Gavdos, the Southernmost Greek Island
Europe’s southernmost point, Cape Trypiti on the Greek island of Gavdos. Credit: MiladA380/Wikimedia Commons/ CC-BY-3.0 Gavdos is the south...
Mani: The Last Worshipers of the Ancient Gods in Byzantine Greece
The wild landscape of Mani, long regarded as the last bastion of pagan Greece within the Byzantine Empire. Credit: AMNA The Mani Penins...
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