Civilization
Κazantzaki CELUI QUI DOIT MOURIR/Le Christ Recrucifié
A great masterpiece of the Greek writer NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS (whose body of work combines Camus, Dostoievski, Tolstoi, Nietzsche and Bergson) becomes transformed in the...
Israel targeting Gaza’s history, destroying ancient mosques, churches
Dec 8, 2023
Israel has deliberately destroyed dozens of archaeological sites and ancient sites in the besieged Gaza Strip since 7 October, in a blatant...
Israel-Palestine war: Gaza’s main public library destroyed in Israeli bombing
The bombing of the library has been decried as a deliberate attempt to destroy thousands of books and historical documents
By Nadda Osman
28 November 2023
Palestinians inspecting...
Parthenon Marbles: UK’s PM Sunak cancels meeting with Greek counterpart Mitsotakis
Nov 27, 2023
In a surprised and totally undiplomatic move, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis scheduled...
When Freud Visited the Acropolis
By Irene Ivanaj
August 8, 2023
The Freud Museum in London opened its exhibition, Tracing Freud on the Acropolis, on July 26th. The exhibition is entirely...
Cleopatra’s African Heritage in Netflix Docudrama Sparks Uproar in Egypt
By Nick Vivarelli
Apr 20, 2023
Netflix’s upcoming docudrama “Queen Cleopatra” in which Britain’s Adele James, who is of mixed heritage, plays the first-century Egyptian ruler...
The Necropolis of Cairo broadcasts an SOS: They are demolishing our...
By Malvina Alexopoulou *
The Necropolis of Cairo is in danger, the historic Cairo, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is sending an SOS...
OPEN LETTER: Concerning the dire situation at the Acropolis, Athens World...
Berlin, 12 May 2023
Honourable Director-General of UNESCO
Your Highness President of the World Heritage Committee
Honourable Members of the World Heritage Committee
Dear Director of the World...
Azerbaijan announces plans to erase Armenian traces from churches
The minister of culture said that a working group will be set up to identify what he called “Armenian forgery” from churches, putting into...
The Promethean Antikythera Computer of Greek Civilization
by Evaggelos Vallianatos
Apr. 25, 2023
Overview
Suppose you could travel back in time to the third century BCE, and visit Alexandria, the capital city of the...