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Kalavryta: The First Greek Town Liberated From the Ottomans
On March 21, 1821 the Greek rebels started the siege of Kalavryta, making it the first Greek town that was liberated from the ...
The Collector: John Simanton’s ship model started when he was a teen and helped during his Navy career
John Simanton’s collection reflects a time when world wars were fought at sea – when mighty ships battled each other across ...
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Greece Marks 50 Years of the War Museum with Commemorative Coin
Greece is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the War Museum’s founding with a commemorative coin, honouring those who fought for the nation’s freedom. Established in 1964 and inaugurated in 1975, the ...
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How a Single Word Stopped a War Between Spartans and Macedonians
A historical anecdote explains why the Macedonians and Spartans never went to war when king Philip conquered all of Greece.
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Pro-Palestinian activist blunders with theft of Greek flags from restaurant facade
Only, not every activist appears to be as informed. With deep shame, an overactive pro-Palestinian activist said “sorry” Wednesday when she pulled all the flags from a Greek restaurant. When the ...
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Why an upside-down American flag was hung in Yosemite National Park
But this year’s visitors witnessed more than firefall on February 22. They also saw an upside-down American flag, which Yosemite employees reportedly hung over the side of El Capitan to protest ...
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Landlocked Hungary to get first seaport since WW1 came to an end
To get from Budapest, the capital of landlocked Hungary, to Trieste on Italy’s Adriatic coastline, containers need to travel more than 550 km, including across the breadth of neighbouring Slovenia.