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A photography exhibition of 70 historical costumes from 19th century, from daily life and life in battle, worn by contemporary Greeks will be shown at the Acropolis Museum as of December 20. ....
A bottle of fresh olive oil and an amphora. Credit:Manfred Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia CommonsBy Lisa Radinovsky, editor of Greek Liquid GoldMany scientific studies have provided evidence of olive oil’s health benefits and its central role in the Mediterranean diet. Registered dietitian and nutritionist Elena Paravantes is a strong advocate of this healthy oil and… ....
Greek Independence War hero Dionysius Vourvachis died on this day in 1827 Search for: Dionysius Vourvachis. He was killed on February 8, 1827 during the Battle of Kamatero. He was the cousin of the politician Andreas Metaxas. Vourvachis was born in 1787 in Kefalonia and his father, Sotirios Vourvachis, was a loyal friend of Napoleon I. His father offered Napoleon important services during the family settlement in Marseille . When Sotirios died in 1806, Napoleon I, protecting the rest of the family, introduced the young Dionysius to the military school of Fontainebleau. Being fully raised in France, he followed an important military career by participating with the French army from 1805 to 1815 in military operations in France, Italy and Spain in the context of the Napoleonic Wars. ....