1821

“Historical Walks” with Marilena Katsimi hosts historian Dimitris Baharas on the occasion of his new book, How and Why the Greek Revolution Came to Be (“Πώς και γιατί φτάσαμε στην ελληνική επανάσταση”). Together, they take us on a journey through the Peloponnese to explore the lives of the prokritoi—the local rulers of Morea. The goal is to understand how and why they chose to revolt.What drove men, mostly in their sixties, to abandon the security of their social and economic status and take up arms in 1821?What common traits defined this group, and what were their shared aspirations?What role did the Filiki Eteria (Society of Friends) play ... Read more

Today, here at GME, we will be celebrating the Greek Independence Day with songs about the heroes of the Revolution of 1821. The backbone of our track list will be the album “Fighters of Freedom”, with poetry of Dimitris Iatropoulos, Pantelis Prevelakis and George Seferis set to music by composer Nik...

Η Χριστίνα Κουλούρη, καθηγήτρια Ιστορίας και πρύτανης στο Πάντειο Πανεπιστήμιο και ο Γρηγόρης Γεροτζιάφας ήταν καλεσμένοι στην ειδική, επετειακή εκπομπή της Φωνής της Ελλάδας, που μεταδόθηκε 4-5 το απόγευμα της επετείου της επανάστασης του 1821. Η κα Κουλούρη μίλησε στην Προκόπη Αγγελόπουλο για τον τ...