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Dionysios Solomos (1798-1857): The Immortal Legacy of Greece’s National Poet
DIONYSIOS SOLOMOS (1798-1857)
"Enclose Greece in your soul and you will feel it
within you yearn for every kind of greatness.”
By Dr. Nikos D. Kokkonis
ON FEBRUARY...
The Greek Revolution and the Omogeneia
By Aris Michopoulos, Special to the Hellenic News of America
Two years ago we celebrated the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution that finally brought the...
THE REVOLUTION OF 1821 AND US(A)
By Prof. Aris Michopoulos
Last year we celebrated the bicentennial of the Greek Revolution and we learned a lot about the many aspects of this...
200th Anniversary of Greek Independence Celebrated by Arcadian Chapter Geros tou Morea
“This is our major event that we are holding in person in the last two years,” said Demetrios Filios, second vice president of the...
Remembering 200th Greek Revolution Anniversary: Eugene Delacroix and the Romantic Movement
During Greece’s period of foreign rule, historical events prevented the development of visual arts. Greece was fortunate in having foreign artist-travelers that immortalized the...
Remembering the 200th Anniversary of the 1821 Greek Revolution: The Filiki Eteria Museum, Ukraine
It all began in Odessa, Ukraine. Greek merchants Nikolaos Skoufas, Anastasios Sakalof, and Emanuel Xanthos started the revolutionary group called Filiki Eteria or Society of...
Almost Free: The Hellenic Revolution of 1821 and the Continuing Struggle for Freedom in Modern Hellas
By Evaggelos Vallianatos, Ph.D.
Prologue
After nearly four centuries of ceaseless resistance and rebellions against Turkish military occupation of their country, the Greeks revolted to regain...
American Statesmen and the 1821 Greek Revolution
“Our race was crucified many times, but here we are, still alive.” – General Theodore Kolokotronis.” 1
What did American statesmen say about the 1821 Greek Revolution?...
Saint Photios National Shrine Celebrates Greek Bicentennial
SAINT PHOTIOS NATIONAL SHRINE CELEBRATES GREEK BICENTENNIAL Special Exhibit on Greek Independence Opens March 25
St. Augustine, FL: Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos invites the public...
The Bicentennial of 1821 and the future of Hellenism
Professor Aris Michopoulos, Ph.D., Hellenic College Holy Cross
Special to the Hellenic News of America
The Revolution of 1821 in essence started in 1814 at the...
Celebrating Greece… online
Celebrating Greece… Celebrating Greek Independence Day online... What does it mean? How does it really work? Throughout my time working at The Greek Online...
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese to Celebrate the Greek Revolution Bicentennial
New York, NY - His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America will preside over commemorations of the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution of 1821. The...
Cyprus remembers and commemorates the Greek War of Independence
By Polyxeni Potter, Honorary Consul of Cyprus
CYPRUS REMEMBERS AND COMMEMORATES the Greek War of Independence because this war is also the island’s own war...
Free Besieged
Nature of freedom
It’s not clear what freedom has become. So many claim it, but so few understand it. We probably connect this virtue to...
Forerunner of 1821 War of Independence
“People without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots”- Marcus Garvey
The Independence 1821 War of an...