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The Times disarmed by the charm of Milos
[:el]The Times clame to be «Disarmed by the charm of the Greek island of Milos», accornding to their article.The island is famous for the statue of Aphrodite, the «Venus de Milo», now in the Louvre, and also for statues of the Greek god Asclepius (now...
Marathon Reading of Homer’s Text
On May 23-24, the Department of Classics, with generous support from the Alumnae of Northwestern University, will host a marathon reading of Homer’s Iliad on the lakefront at Northwestern University. Starting at 10 pm on Friday, May 23 and ending at dawn the next day, participants...
Statue in Australia Honors Lemnos and the Aegean Sea
A bronze statue that depicts a nurse and a soldier in Lemnos Island will be set up in the seaside district of Albert Park, Melbourne. Its purpose is to highlight and remind the young generations of the important role of the island in the war history of Australia....
Huffington Post: Archimedes was the greatest scientist who ever lived
Huffington Post this time pays tribute to Archimedes, naming him the greatest scientist who ever lived. You can read below the article of the famous website: The scientist who personifies the greatest achievements of Greek and Western science was Archimedes. He applied mathematics for the...
Ellines.com app now on your smartphone or tablet
Ellines.com observing the development on the Digital world, decided to give to its members and readers the capability to visit the «First Online Country in the world» from every mobile device as easiest and quickest as can be. Thus, we present our new app, perfectly...
CNN: Knossos among the 7 most fascinating ancient cities
The world tends to celebrate the ingenuity and strength of great civilizations that have flourished by successfully subduing nature. But every bit as fascinating are the stories of once-great civilizations forced to submit to nature’s capricious power. Here are seven ancient cities, almost all UNESCO...
Two greek cave churches in the Top 20 of the world
Though many of the world’s most impressive churches feature high ceilings and soaring spires, sometimes you have to go underground to find the real gems. Jesus called the apostle Peter, the rock on which «I will build my church,» but these churches are built inside...
George Lois book presentation
Key Books editions, Esquire and ellines.com welcomed the Greek-American legend of advertising and visual communication George Lois. The Original «Mad Man» as he is called in America, shared with the audience stories from his impressive career in advertising. Interlocutors on scene was the journalist Marilena...
China: Tribute to Cyclades
The first 2014 issue of the monthly Chinese magazine “World Traveler” (Luxing Zhe) reflects the love that the Chinese people have for Greece with a 100 page tribute entitled “Endless Sea, Seamless Love – Forgetting the time in the romance of the Aegean”. The magazine presents the Greek...
Greek photographer won the World Bird Photo Contest
The Greek photographer Nikos Fokas won the first prize on the photo contest «Handbook of the Birds of the World World Bird Photo Contest». The fist prize is a full set of HBW and a complete Swarovski Optik digiscoping kit of total value 6,800 €....