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Moscopole: The Greek town of 50,000 in Northern Epirus destroyed by Turco-Albanian forces in just three days in 1769
Where is Moscopole located? Who lived there? Why was it known as the "Athens of Ottoman Rule"? How many people lived there in 1769, and why was it destroyed by Albanian armed bands? The town's eventual capture by Ali Pasha
The “Resurrection” of Mystras after 777 years of decay & 42 years of restoration work: The castle town is now open to visitors
The Palace of the Palaiologoi, the Throne Hall, the Kantakouzenos wings, and the administrative quarters of the Despotate have been restored and are opening to the public. Professor of Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens, Stefanos Sinos, who worked on the restoration for 31 years, speaks to Proto Thema
Sources from the Communist Party of Greece on Tsipras’ ELAS: “It’s not the first time he has tried to appropriate history”
“With vague references and overused clichés about state reform, ‘fair development,’ and a ‘strong Greece,’ Mr. Tsipras is attempting to cultivate new illusions,” the sources comment
Legends and mysteries haunting Greece, from Davelis Cave to the Drosoulites
From Frangokastello in Crete to Mavris Petras Street in Thessaloniki and the “Well of Souls” in Kifissia, Greece is still full of metaphysical narratives and unexplained phenomena — scientists attempt to provide rational explanations, attributing them to atmospheric conditions, autosuggestion, or optical illusions
Memorial Day for the Pontic Greek Genocide: Kemal and the massacre of 353,000 Pontic Greeks that went unpunished
The plan for the extermination of the Greeks of Pontus was organized by Mustafa Kemal and carried out by the bloodthirsty, Laz by origin, Topal Osman - the horrific crimes that were committed through massacres, looting, rapes, slave markets, and exterminations in the Labour Battalions
May 2, 1919: The Greek Army lands in Smyrna, Venizelos’ plans, the gunfire and the clashes
The Paris Peace Conference, Greek ambitions, the insidious role of the Italians, the shifting stance of the United States – Greece is ordered to land troops in Asia Minor – May 2/15: the Greeks in Smyrna
