Greece Unveils Kamikaze Drone Boat Named After a 1821 War of Independence Weapon
Greece has unveiled a homegrown kamikaze drone boat capable of slamming into enemy warships and detonating on impact. The Hellenic Navy introduced the vessel…
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How 80 Greeks Held Off 4,000 Ottomans and Earned the Name “Turk-Eater”
On May 18, 1821, a Greek fighter named Nikitas Stamatelopoulos, known as Nikitaras and nephew of the legendary Kolokotronis, held the village of Ano Doliana…
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Greece and Albania Both Claim the Fustanella. Here’s the Story Behind the Balkan Dispute
The fustanella, the white pleated skirt worn by Greek Evzones at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, is one of the most recognizable symbols of Greek…
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How Irene Papas Made the World Believe in Greek Tragedy Again
Irene Papas did something that most actors never manage. She made ancient Greek tragedy feel urgent, physical, and real to audiences who had never set foot in…
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Rhodes Flooding Kills One, 280mm of Rain Hits Island in Hours
Rhodes is in crisis after a catastrophic storm dumped more than 280 millimeters of rain on the island within hours on Wednesday, October 14, killing one person…
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Malcolm Wiener, Who Funded Greek Archaeology for 50 Years, Dies at 91
Malcolm H. Wiener, the American businessman, archaeologist and philanthropist who spent more than five decades funding the excavation and study of ancient…
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Libya Threatens to Halt Greece Border Talks Over Crete Drilling
Libya has sent Greece a formal diplomatic note threatening to suspend maritime boundary negotiations if Greek-authorized energy exploration south of Crete…
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What Happened Inside Hagia Sophia the Day Constantinople Fell
On May 29, 1453, as Ottoman forces broke through Constantinople’s walls, thousands of Greek Christians fled to Hagia Sophia. They believed the sacred building…
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Two Greek Women Buried Alive and Thrown to Snakes for Refusing to Convert in 1822
On April 13, 1822, Ottoman forces overran Naousa in northern Greece and carried out one of the most brutal episodes of the Greek War of Independence. In the…
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The Ottoman Sultan Who Burned 3,000 Armenians Alive in a Single Church
In December 1895, Ottoman forces locked roughly 3,000 Armenian men, women, and children inside the cathedral at Urfa and set it on fire. Every one of them…
