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Heroic participation of Polish Philhellenes in the Greek war of Independence

SHP visited recently the historic community of Peta in the prefecture of Arta (Greece), and met the particularly dynamic mayor of the wider area, Ms. Rozina Vavetsi. The municipality of Peta (municipality Nikolaou Skoufa),…

Hagia Sophia: Appeal of the Association of Greek Art Historians

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We are saddened and troubled by the information that the State of Turkey intends to convert the museum-monument of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque. Independently of any religious or other ethnic state-centered…

Omphaloscopy or openness? The dilemma of a celebration

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Xeni D. Baloti - “No! Prior to the French Revolution was the English Revolution in 1688”, Prime Minister M.Thatcher complained when she was informed that the President of France wanted to connect the G7 Summit,…

Domino’s Pizza, Iggy Pop and Dimitrios Ypsilantis

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What do Domino’s Pizza, Iggy Pop and Dimitrios Ypsilantis have in common? In Michigan, USA, in Washtenaw County, there is a city called Ypsilanti.

The RAF Memorial in London – founded on the values of Athenian Democracy

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Most of us visited on numerous occasions London and its numerous cultural and historical sites. In most of the cases, little attention is paid to the emblematic RAF Memorial in Green Park, located near Hyde Park Corner. The…

The rationale for establishing a Museum on Philhellenism

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SHP (www.eefshp.org) announced recently its cooperation with the Prefecture of Attica for the establishment of a Museum on Philhellenism. The announcement was received with enthusiasm by the thousands of friends of…

The Propylaea of Munich – Monument of the Greek War of Independence

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The Propylaea (Propyläen) is an impressive building, which has the form of a monumental gate to Munich, situated at the western side of Königsplatz. The monument is inspired by Greek architectural principles and…

COVID-19: Donation of SHP in cooperation with its sponsor EUROPEAN DYNAMICS

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SHP, in cooperation with its sponsor EUROPEAN DYNAMICS, offered as part of its social responsibility actions, 100.000 Euros to the Ministry of National Defense in Greece, to support its actions against the COVID-19 epidemic. It is reminded…

The SHP participates in Initiative 21

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The SHP participates as a cooperating institution in Initiative 21 of the 14 foundations and the National Bank of Greece, in the actions to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman yoke. The Initiative 21 prsented…

Georgios I. Guekos: 1822/1823 HOMECOMING - A. YPSILANTIS’ FIGHTERS ON THEIR WAY BACK TO GREECE - Presentation of a book

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An original research on the fate of the fighters of Alexander Ypsilantis that survived the lethal battles of the uprising in Moldavia and Wallachia in 1821.Many of them found refuge in Odessa and from there they started their dramatic journey…

19th century porcelain production in Europe with philhellenic subject matter

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Christina Sotiropoulou The primary centre of ceramics production with subject matter from the Greek War of Independence is France. Indeed, a large part of the allure of these plates lies in the fact that they constitute,…

ToposText: A Tool for Philhellenism

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From the end of the 18th century, the Greek struggle for statehood found allies in a classically educated liberal elite in Europe and the United States. When Europeans visited Greece on the grand tour, they brought Homer or Herodotus or…

Memorial of the American Philhellene Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe in Aegina

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The Society for Hellenism and Philhellenism participated in the event of the erection of the Memorial for the American Philhellene Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe in Aegina. The event was held with great success on Monday 15 April 2019…

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Heroic participation of Polish Philhellenes in the Greek war of Independence27 July 2020 - 1:14 pm
SHP visited recently the historic community of Peta in the prefecture of Arta (Greece), and met the particularly dynamic mayor of the wider area, Ms. Rozina Vavetsi. The municipality of Peta (municipality Nikolaou Skoufa), has taken many initiatives during the recent years to highlight the contribution of the Philhellenes during the Greek Revolution. […]
Hagia Sophia: Appeal of the Association of Greek Art Historians20 July 2020 - 6:13 pm
We are saddened and troubled by the information that the State of Turkey intends to convert the museum-monument of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque. Independently of any religious or other ethnic state-centered convictions and assumptions we wish to emphatically remind all concerned that Hagia Sophia, already since 1985, has been identified […]