Introduction The coalition government of New Democracy and PASOK led by Mssrs. Samaras and Venizelos did not survive the three
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Festive Lunch – 1st January 2015 – Marathon, Attica, Greece
Today I rejoice the passage of time, culminating in the coming of the new year. There is no better
Continue readingThe Philosopher’s Conquest – A painting by Giorgio de Chirico
Introduction “One must picture everything in the world as an enigma, not only the great questions one has always asked oneself
Continue readingVegetables from Marathon Greece, and more…
“Gastronomy begins in the (market) stalls” old saying In the middle of Greek winter, and as we are bracing ourselves
Continue readingΘουκυδίδου: Περικλέους Επιτάφιος (ΙΙ, 34-46) Thucydides: Pericles’ Funeral Oration
Αυτό το άρθρο έχει θέμα του τον Επιτάφιο Λόγο του Περικλή, όπως αυτός παρατίθεται από τον Θουκυδίδη στην “Ιστορία του
Continue readingThe battle of Marathon, 490 BC
The mountains look on Marathon, And Marathon looks on the sea. And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that
Continue readingVenetokleion Gymnasium of Rhodes – Class of 1968-1973 / Βενετόκλειο Γυμνάσιο Ρόδου – Η Τάξη του 1968 – 1973
Εισαγωγη – Introduction Σημερα κλεινω εξι χρονια απο την ημερα που αρχισα αυτο το μπλογκ, και ανασυρω απο την μνημη
Continue readingThe ruins of Greece – Τα ερείπια (χαλάσματα) της Ελλάδος
“Only ruins remain and the beauty of the natural environment.” Lord Byron ΧΑΛΑΣΜΑΤΑ Γύρισα στα ξανθά παιδιάτικα λημέρια, γύρισα στο
Continue readingVive le terroir! Family reunion dinner in Marathon, Greece
Terroir is a concept almost untranslatable, combining soil, weather, region and notions of authenticity, of genuineness and particularity — of
Continue readingVoyage to Cythera: A film by Theo Angelopoulos
Angelopoulos’ movie is not a journey to a destination. It is a journey to infinite emptiness. Spiros is a
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