History
Historical facts and gestures from Antiquity to the present day. The protagonists and the peoples.
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National Day
Every October 28, Greece celebrates its national autumn holiday, the one marked by the resounding “NO” of the Greeks, which marked the country’s involvement in the Second World War.
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The Real Zorba
Beyond the film “Zorba the Greek” there is the myth, and beyond the myth, it is the true story of the character which is hidden, as we can guess… somewhere.
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Thirean Matins
It’s been over fifteen years since I last visited the Cyclades in the summer. And this is understandable, I’d even say it’s understandable… more and more. And as for Mykonos and Santorini, quite simply, I haven’t been there since 1990.
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Consanguines and Affines in War
A look back at history in this turbulent time. August-September 1922. 103 years ago, the Greco-Turkish War in Asia Minor ended. It was, in a sense, an inaugural one for both countries. The new Greece… and thus the new Türkiye.
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Goodbye Tourism
In August 1929, Édouard Herriot, former French Prime Minister, then mayor of Lyon and head of the Parti radical, arrived by route in Greece for a pleasure trip on board his luxurious Hispano-Suiza course car.
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Greeks of Asia Minor and Greeks of Hellas
Otherness and identities during the Greco-Turkish War in Asia Minor (1919-1922) In May 1919, the first Greek soldiers landed in Smyrna. This new episode of Greco-Turkish warfare on the soil of Asia Minor, lasting three years and four months, was part of the political and military continuity of the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) and the Great War (1914-1918). It ended with the rout of Greek troops in August-September 1922 and an exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey.