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Piri Reis Map – Evidence of Ancient Technology?

The theory implies that a prehistoric civilization had the technology to navigate major seaways and fairly accurately chart the globe

A rare document signed by Theodoros Kolokotronis to go up for auction (photo)

The document is a pledge by the Peloponnesian Senate Elders to leave their differences aside and fight for the motherland

Romantic weekend getaway: A journey into the magical land of Ioannina (photos)

A city full of traditions and history

The brave self-sacrifice at Arkadi in the fight with the Ottomans on November 9, 1866

The heroic death of the Cretans opened the way for their union with Greece in 1913

Commemorating Thessaloniki’s Liberation from the Turks (photos)

The city was liberated on the evening of October 26, 1912, the day of the feast of the patron saint of Thessaloniki, Agios Dimitrios

October 13 marks the death of Macedonia’s heroic officer, Pavlos Melas (photos)

The hero whose struggle and death united all Greeks in the fight to liberate Macedonia from the Ottoman yoke

New museum in Lamia will preserve the History of Greek War of Independence

The museum when finished by 2021 will mark the 200 anniversary of the Greek War of Independence in 1821

29 May 1453: The Day Constantinople Fell

A historic and sad day for the Western civilization

May 18: Remembering the Pontic Greek genocide (warning: distressing photos)

Turkey refuses to recoginse any genocide its forebearers have committed

Turkish town in Eastern Thrace suffers from Greek embargo

Edirne used to have 1,000 Greek visitors a day, but after the arrest of two Greek army officers, this has changed

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