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The UEFA European Football Championship, better known as the Euro, is held every four years since 1958 and is the primary
One hundred and eight years after their first modern revival in Greece, the Olympic Games returned home in 2004, with
Born in Miletus, on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor, Thales (c. 624-540 BC) was the first known Greek mathematician,
During World War II and the triple (German, Italian, Bulgarian) occupation of the country, Greece paid a heavy toll, losing
The 3rd coin of the Philhellenes series is dedicated to Charles Nicolas Fabvier. Charles Nicolas Fabvier (1782-1855) was a distinguished
Mikis Theodorakis (1925-2021), a leading composer with a huge and multi-faceted musical work, as well as active involvement in politics,
Hestia was the first-born daughter of Kronos and Rhea, and sister of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera and Demeter. Many gods
Laskarina Pinotsi (better known as Bouboulina, after her second husband’s surname) was born in Constantinople in 1771 and grew up
The 4th coin of the Philhellenes series is dedicated to Charles Nicolas Fabvier. Charles Nicolas Fabvier (1782-1855) was a distinguished
The fall of Messolonghi shocked European public opinion and provided a fresh impetus to the philhellenic movement. For the unparalleled
Born into a noble family of Corfu in 1776, Ioannis Kapodistrias (Count Capo d’Istria) studied medicine, philosophy and law in
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