Nafpaktos – The Legendary Battle Of Lepanto
As the dawn breaks, I stare out, across the Gulf of Corinth, at the peaceful town of Nafpaktos. Its familiar, imposing Castle, with its great citadel on top of the…
Greece Without Greeks
A Demographic Reality, And There Is No Cure Have you ever dropped a pebble down a well, and waited to hear the splash? That simple act brings forth certain ramifications…
Crucifix In A Bucket – The Shock Of A Young Immigrant’s Memories
It arrived at my home, near Patra, inside a grungy plastic bucket, once used for house paint. I was waiting for It, not quite knowing what to expect. A cousin…
When “The Big Powers” Called The Shots
How the Aegean Islands Escaped Returning to Turkey It is almost axiomatic, to hear the typical Greek statement: “It’s all controlled by the Big Powers, we’re just little pawns.” Often…
Merchant Marine to the Rescue?
Support of Greek Economy by the Greek Merchant Marine Greece has been struggling with a deep economic crisis since 2009, reaching its nadir in 2012. Despite many and frequent, optimistic…
Constructing The Biggest Bridge In Greece – A Personal Story
I was there, in the crowd, with moist eyes and a warm feeling in my heart, on August 8 of 2004, when a series of runners carried the Olympic Torch…
Meton, Julius, Gregory, and the Moon – How Orthodox Easter Dates Are Set
The Orthodox Easter Sunday of 2020, and how its date is determined, makes for an interesting story, which starts 2452 years ago ( Yes, it all started “Before Christ!”) 432…
The First Greeks in Florida: New Smyrna & Saint Fotios
There can hardly be a single educated person of Greek background, who has not heard of Thomas Bruce – not by that name, but by his title: “7th Earl of…
Greece, Turkey, and the Exclusive Economic Zone Dispute in the Aegean
Nations have extended their sovereign territorial control over their adjacent seas, usually by means of military (naval) strength. Long ago, this territory was 3 miles, as far as a cannon…
The Spectacular Beauty of Byzantine Art: Saint Andrew’s Church in Patra
It took 66 long years to build the Saint Andrews’ Church, from the initial groundbreaking of 1908 until the building was finished, in 1974. Its imposing design and outstanding architecture…
Greek Myths: the Gods of Olympus
There is hardly a single, educated westerner, who is not aware, at least, of the Greek gods of Mount Olympus. But few, in our modern age, have delved into their…
The Golden Fleece, Greek Myth Matches Reality
One of the wonderful legacies that our ancestors left us is the rich tapestry of myths. Like most words of value, “Myth” derives from the Greek word “ΜΥΘΟΣ,” referring to…
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