Back in 1966, the hourglass of democracy in the country that spawned it began to devastate dangerously. Greece has embarked on a journey of no return. The political scene was like a gunpowder store, ready to explode. Everything indicated that the establishment of a dictatorship was only a matter of time. This is a time […]
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On this day, May 29, 1453, Constantinople fell
May 29 is a tragic, mournful date in the historical calendar of the Greek nation, Orthodoxy, and world history. 566 years ago, on May 29, 1453, under the pressure of the 150-thousandth army of Sultan Mehmet II, Constantinople (Polis) fell, defended by less than 10 thousand of its defenders. Few facts of world history have […]