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Greece turned into Hollywood: 1980s Hydra rebuilt from scratch for Brad Pitt

A 500-member crew, 100 extras and meticulous 1980s set reconstructions transformed Hydra into a tightly controlled Hollywood set, as exhaustive preparation and high security surrounded the filming

The Belharra “Kimon” sails into Cyprus, where the general who gave it his name was killed fighting the Persians – His story

Kimon, son of the general Miltiades, who led the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon, was the fear and terror of the Persians – How he reached Cyprus, and how the phrase “even in death he was victorious” came about

Brad Pitt’s “injured daughter” and the peak of the film’s production

"We have fallen in love with the landscape, the sea and the people", they tell Protothema.gr

Oliver Power Grant, founding member of Wu-Tang Clan, dies at 52

Grant had built a career as an entrepreneur, executive producer, and actor

The 1st Athens International Literature Festival is coming

March 27–29 at Technopolis with free admission and writers from around the world

Strong backlash over actress who publicly insulted Eric Dane after his death: “Shame on you,” users write on social media

Laura Ann Tull accused the late actor and claimed she contributed to his departure from Grey's Anatomy, sparking outrage

“I love it here” Brad Pitt’s exclusive statement to Protothema (updated)

Since dawn, preparations for the scene that provides for the boarding of passengers in the historic flying dolphin

“Lockdown” at the port of Hydra: All shops to close for filming of the movie starring Brad Pitt

The production paid compensation equivalent to the businesses’ daily turnover, while scenes will be filmed tomorrow with a “flying dolphin” at the port

The photos of a national trauma: This is the Nazi sergeant who photographed the executions in Kaisariani

For the first time, the face of Sergeant Hermann Hoyer is revealed—the man who captured on film the heroes executed by the Nazis. Rare historical documents also come to light, including images from the funeral of General Krech, who was killed in Molai, as well as from the unit stationed in Malakasa

Eleni Glykatzi-Arveler: How she changed the historical image of Byzantium

Through an interdisciplinary methodology, the historian reshaped the international image of Byzantium, distancing it from earlier Western-centric interpretations

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