The Acropolis
Dedicated to Athena, whose birthday ancient Athenians celebrated annually in late summer. Only a visitor of astonishing world-weariness or unusual strength of character can avoid visiting the Acropolis when in Athens.
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Santorini
It is now officially called by its ancient name, Thera, but the name Santorini — after its patron Saint Irene of Salonika — still carries a certain magic.
Akrotiri Re-enters History
Long ago, but not so very far away, there lived a people fond of all the joys of life. They were elegant and refined, loved beauty and gay colours, and amused themselves with games and contests. They showed great ingenuity, were master builders, and used the sea to forge themselves trade links all over the Mediterranean.
The Futureless Past
It was the worst of times. They arrived under the cloak of darkness and at
Passalimani: A Notebook Sketch
In the time of Demosthenes in the 4 th century BC, the ship-sheds of Passalimani held 196 triremes — the small, manoeuvreable warships of Athens. Now it holds about the same number of boats afloat — small sailing ships, luxury motor cruisers, lavishly varnished schooners with imported everything, family yachts and a lot of little dinghies which hang on, like ticks, along the shallow edges of the harbour.
Under Taygetus
There is a current ‘joke’ going around, circulated no doubt by those who wish to keep paradise to themselves, that ‘there is nothing to see in Sparta:’
Idea and Image: Sources of the Eastern Icon
The growing interest in icons over the last twenty years reflects a breakdown in traditional religious values: interest is directed to the icon not as an object of veneration but as a work of art.
Cyprus: Myth and History
Metternich in the early nineteenth century contemptuously described Italy as ‘a mere geographic expression.’ So much the worse for him! The highly political mind frequently ignores the vital forces of history in which geography plays a greater role than alliances and treaties.
Touring the Argolid
Are you planning to visit the festival at Epidaurus? Most visitors make it in a one-day dash, but you may wish to continue it with a tour of the area. Michael Aust outlines such a tour and provides tidbits of information to supplement that which may be found in tourist pamphlets or guide books.
The Bishop of the Klephts
Throughout her long and fascinating history, the rugged and mountainous landscape of Greece has played host to wild robber bands, often so fierce and unruly as to be almost unmanageable even by their own leaders.
