Portal:Greece
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Greece (Greece: Ελλάς Ellás or Ελλάδα Elláda), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Elliniki Dhimokratia), is a country in southeast Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. It has land boundaries with Bulgaria, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania to the north; and with Turkey to the east. The waters of the Aegean Sea border Greece to the east, and those of the Ionian and Mediterranean Sea to the west and south. Regarded by many as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, Greece has a long and rich history during which its culture has proven especially influential in Europe, Asia and Africa. More about Greece...
The History of Greece traditionally encompasses the study of the Greek people, the areas they ruled, and the territory of now composing the modern state of Greece.
The scope of Greek habitation and rule has varied significantly through the ages, and as a consequence the history of Greece is similarly elastic in what it includes. Each era has its own related sphere of interest.
The first Greeks arrived in Europe some time before 1500 BC, and at its peak, Greek Civilization ruled everything from Greece to Egypt to the Hindu Kush mountains. Since then, large Greek minorities have remained in former Greek territories (e.g.,Turkey, Italy, and Libya, Levant, etc.), and Greek Emigrants have assimilated into differing societies across the globe (e.g., the United States, Australia, etc.). However, today most Greeks live in the modern states of Greece (independent since 1821) and Cyprus (independent since 1960). (More about the History of Greece...)
- ...that the Rio-Antirio bridge between the Peloponnese and mainland Greece is the world's longest cable-stayed suspended deck?
- ...that the Mediterranean diet practiced in Greece and other Mediterranean countries and including copious amounts of olive oil, while relatively high in fat, is thought to lead to much lower rates of cardiovascular disease than other diets?
Greece has produced countless world-famous poets, from ancient times down to the present. In addition to historians and non-fiction writers like Herodotus and Xenophon, and novelists like Nikos Kazantzakis.
- Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Zeus fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another.
- 323 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine the Great defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium
- 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.
- 1974 - In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.
- 1974 - Invasion of Cyprus In the first of a two stage invasion, Turkish forces land in Kyrenia after Greek Cypriots' attempt at enosis. The northern part of the island is still under occupation to this day.
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Actors/Film Directors
- Theo Angelopoulos
- Alexander Payne
- John Cassavetes
- Kostas Gavras
- Elia Kazan
- Telly Savalas
- Michael Cacoyiannis
- Karolos Koun
- Katina Paxinou
- Irene Papas
- Melina Mercouri
- Jules Dassin
Musicians
- Maria Callas
- George Michael
- Nana Mouskouri
- Georges Moustaki
- Nikos Skalkottas
- Manos Hadjidakis
- Mikis Theodorakis
- Vicky Leandros
Painters
- Constantine Andreou
- El Greco
- Antonio Vassilacchi
- Nikolaus Gysis
- Jannis Kounellis
- Thodoros Papadimitriou
Philosophers
- Ancient
- Contemporary
Sculptors
- Ancient
- Contemporary
Writers
- Ancient
- Contemporary
Statesmen
Greece has a proud tradition of sculpture going back to ancient times and continuing to the present, in addition to other forms of visual art like the fresco and mosaic. Since Byzantine times, Greek painters have been known for their religious icons.
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- Φασσούλι το φασσούλι, γεμίζει το σακκούλι...
- Bean by bean, the sack fills...
- -Greek proverb
- Alors, c'est la guerre.
- Well, it is war.
- -reply of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas to an Italian ultimatum demanding Greece's surrender in World War II