Stefanos Milesis, author, historical researcher, and President of the Philological Society of Piraeus, was a guest on the programme “Take Your Time,” hosted by Prokopis Agelopoulos.
Mr. Milesis has dedicated his life to the history of Piraeus. He spoke to us about the city as the main gateway for Greek emigration during the 20th century and described the harsh reality of immigrants being exploited by unscrupulous individuals who promised them a better life. He also highlighted the need for the creation of a Museum of Migration, as a tribute to those who left.
The well-known author studied Business Administration in the United Kingdom, where he also completed his postgraduate studies at the University of Birmingham. He speaks English and Italian, and completed a language, art, and culture programme at the LinguaViva School in Florence.
In 2009, he created the blog “Pireorama: History and Culture,” with the main aim of promoting the history of Piraeus, which today operates as a website (Pireorama.gr). He worked as a radio producer at the Municipal Radio of Piraeus, “Kanali Ena” (90.4), and at the radio station of the Church of Piraeus (91.2). He collaborates with Christos Vassilopoulos on “The Time Machine” and writes for the newspaper “KOINONIKI.” From 2014 to 2016, he served as Secretary General of the Philological Society of Piraeus, and since 2016 he has been its President.
He has authored or co-authored more than 20 books. His works cover a wide range of subjects and genres, including local history, business historiography, maritime history, novels, biographies, educational and pedagogical books, albums, diaries, essays, and contributions of short stories to anthologies.
Let us listen to Mr. Milesis’ statements.