From March 13th the classics department of Harvard University will offer The Ancient Greek Hero as a free open access course through edX, the online learning platform co-founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The Ancient Greek Hero has been taught in Harvard almost every year since the late 1970′s and is considered as [...]
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The Armenians: Unsung Supporters of Hellenism
“The Armenians are our brothers,” said Constantine Parthenis my Modern Greek instructor at St. Demetrios Greek American School in the 1950’s Astoria, New York. Dr. Emory, a medieval historian at Queens College, explained in a 1969 undergraduate class that “the Armenians are not recognized significantly in the Byzantine Empire.” Throughout the years of research [...]
Queens College Records Stories of Greek Immigrants
Queens College Sociology Professor Nicholas Alexiou launched an innovative oral history project on Jan. 24, that collects and records the stories of Greek immigrants and their lives in New York City between 1965 and 1980, the second massive wave of migration from Greece to the US. Alexiou hopes to expand his archive in the future, [...]
Greek-Jewish Community Thrives in NYC Neighborhood
In a story published by The Jewish Week, author Diane Cole explored the Lower East Side of New York City, discovering a community of Greek Jews, or Romaniote Jews, that continue to keep their heritage thriving. Romaniote Jews, according to the article, are Greek Jews whose ancestors arrived in Greece as far back as the days [...]
Epirotes Abroad Blast Berisha’s “Greater Albania”
The World Council of Epirotes Abroad condemned Albania Prime Minister Sali Berisha’s statements about a “Greater Albania,” that includes Greek territories. His remarks came ahead of celebrations to mark the centenary of his country’s independence, in Aulona, and led Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos to cancel a planned visit. “We were surprised to hear about [...]
Greek Red Saffron Builds U.S. Market
Saffron, a/k/a the Gold of the Greek Earth, was regarded one of the most popular and valuable spices of the ancient civilizations thanks to its flavor, color, pharmaceutical and aphrodisiac properties. Nowadays, it is believed to be one of Greece’s most valuable and worthwhile exports as the Greek variety is one of the world’s best. [...]
The Archimedes Palimpsest Project: Digital Palimpsest Now on the Web
After ten years of work, involving the expertise and goodwill of an extraordinary number of people working around the globe, the Archimedes Palimpsest Project has released its data. It is a historic data-set, revealing new texts from the ancient world. A complete facsimile of the revealed palimpsested texts is available on Googlebooks as “The Archimedes [...]
U.S. Leaders Mark St. Andrew’s Day
Washington, D.C. policy makers, think-tank professionals, diplomats, aid workers, members of Congress, and concerned citizens from all faiths, participated in the Second Annual Saint Andrew’s Human Rights and Religious Freedom Reception. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of The Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church. On Nov. 30 each year – the Feast Day of [...]
Thesmophoria: An Ancient Greek Thanksgiving Celebration
Thanksgiving day is celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Traditionally it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest, something that the ancient Greeks also did thousands of years ago. Today we give give thanks not only for our wonderful provider mother earth, but also for our ancestors having found the [...]
Giakoumis’ Balkan Wars Lecture at N.Y. Church
“What did Greek-Americans do for Greece during the 1912 Balkan Wars?” asked Peter S. Giakoumis, keynote speaker at the Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Community of Corona, N.Y. event celebrating the 100 years of freedom of Macedonia, Epirus, Crete and the Aegean islands. “Four million dollars ($9 million in U.S. currency today) was donated in 2007 for [...]
Jaharis Galleries in Chicago Set to Debut
The Art Institute of Chicago will open its new Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art on Nov 11, displaying 550 works, made possible through a $10 million donation from the philanthropic couple. Among the exhibits at the institute are more than 150 magnificent loans from private collections and public institutions [...]
St. Louis Conference on Macedonia’s Liberation
Historians from the U.S., Canada and Greece will present a lecture on Greece and the Balkan Wars: 100 Years from the Liberation of Macedonia on Oct. 27 in the Century Room A at the Millennium Student Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. The speakers will discuss important issues of the Balkan Wars, such as [...]
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