Alekos Panagoulis Missed the Dictator by a Tenth of a Second
On August 13, 1968, exactly 58 years ago today, Alekos Panagoulis came within a tenth of a second of killing Greek dictator Georgios Papadopoulos. The…
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Stelios Ramfos, Philosopher of the Modern Greek Soul, Dies at 87
Stelios Ramfos, one of Greece’s most distinctive intellectual voices, died in Athens at the age of 87. He had been receiving treatment at a private clinic in…
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The Panathenaic Stadium’s Marble Gets Its First Cleaning in 120 Years
For the first time in roughly 120 years, workers began cleaning the marble surfaces of Athens’ Panathenaic Stadium this morning, August 10, 2026. The project…
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Stelios Ramfos, Greece’s Most Influential Modern Philosopher, Dies at 87
Stelios Ramfos, one of the most widely read and debated Greek philosophers of the modern era, died on Monday at the age of 87. His death was confirmed by the…
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The Greek Doctor Who Never Won a Nobel, But Saved Millions of Lives
George Papanicolaou was born in 1883 in Kymi, Euboea, the son of a physician who passed on an early love of science. He studied medicine in Athens, served as a…
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The Greek Colony on Corsica That Fought Carthage and Lost Everything
Corsica has a Greek history that most people have never heard of, and it spans over 2,000 years across two completely separate chapters.
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The Greek Sandal Brand That Just Sold 60% to Camper
A Greek footwear brand that started in the markets of Monastiraki is now majority-owned by one of Europe’s most recognized shoe companies. Spanish shoemaker…
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British Committee Challenges the British Museum on the Parthenon Marbles
A British advocacy group is set to release a point-by-point rebuttal of the British Museum’s own visitor pamphlet on the Parthenon Marbles, with red-printed…
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Greece’s Wildfire Season Is Getting Worse. Here’s the Reason
Greece is burning again this summer, and a top fire meteorologist says the country is caught in one of its worst scenarios yet. Thodoris Giannaros, fire…
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113 Years Ago Today, Someone Climbed Olympus Barefoot
On August 2, 1913, 113 years ago today, three men stood on the summit of Mount Olympus for the first time in recorded history. Two Swiss climbers, Fred…
