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Interview with Fotini Tomai “Ten Americans were the most devoted philhellenes in 1821 — they had fought off the British and knew what oppression meant”

In the second part of her interview, historian Fotini Tomai discusses the myths and realities of the Greek War of Independence, the sincere and selfless philhellenism of Americans, the major support the U.S. offered to Greeks, and later historical cases such as Roosevelt and journalist George Polk

200 years since the Exodus of Messolonghi: Projects and initiatives by the Ministry of Culture

To be gradually implemented throughout 2026

Alice Cooper, Bonnie Tyler to sing at the Herodion for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures (video)

It is an initiative of the great American composer and philhellene Desmond Child

How the Greek revolution made the modern world – Analysis

The 1821 uprising against the Ottomans won staunch support from Europe’s liberals. The precedent it set for intervention still echoes in debates over Ukraine