Among the remarkable cast of commanders who served Alexander the Great, Antigonus the One-Eyed and Nearchus the Cretan represent two very different expressions of loyalty, ambition, and capability — one a ferocious land commander who nearly reunited Alexander’s empire by force…
We continue looking at the expedition to the east of Macedonia Alexander’s commanders and this time we decided to take on only one name that of the best friend of Alexander, as they were together from their schooling times. Let us see how their friendship developed and where Hephaestion was useful to Alexander.
We continue with the commanders of Alexander the Great’s expedition to the East of Macedonia with two very important persons in his senior camp. Here we examine the lives of two commanders who started as positive for Alexander’s campaign but finished up problematic…
Together, these three commanders illustrated the multi-faceted nature of Alexander’s campaigns. Parmenion provided the essential strategic framework, Craterus embodied the fierce loyalty and martial spirit of the troops, and Perdiccas represented the sweeping, tragic political ambitions that defined the post-Alexandrian world.
The stories of Seleucus and Neoptolemus represent two vastly different paths taken by the officers who served under Alexander the Great. One went on to forge the largest empire of the Hellenistic age, while the other fell early to betrayal and a bloody duel.
In a series of examining Alexander the Great’s Expedition to the unknown world of the East at the time, we will examine the commanders that stood by their king and assisted him greatly in his campaign. Here we find more about two of the most trusted and capable of his commanders.
The concept of human memory is selectively political, often highlighting certain tragedies while consigning others to the margins of history. Among these forgotten atrocities is the systematic annihilation of the Pontian Greeks from the northern region of Asia Minor along the Black Sea coast.
In this journey I found a people wounded by the establishment and caught between political Symplegades—people whose daily lives leave them feeling oppressed. Yet, beneath the wound, I rediscovered the Human Being. I found a spontaneous humanity that wells up from our centuries of civilization and our tormented past.
Alexander’s campaign wasn’t just a military conquest; it was essentially the world’s first massive cultural “rebrand.” He didn’t just want to rule Persia; he wanted to fuse it with Greece to create a singular, Greco-Persian superpower.
Στο δρόμο από τα Βασιλικά μέχρι τη Γαλάτιστα επί της Θεσσαλονίκης – Πολυγύρου κοντά στη Θέρμη, υπάρχει ένα υπέροχο μνημείο. Είναι το Μνημείο του Καπετάν Χάψα, οπλαρχηγού από τη Χαλκιδική κι ενός ακόμη ήρωα της επανάστασης του 1821.
Το Καραγάτς, ένα μικρό ελληνικό χωριό της Αδριανούπολης, έμελλε να γίνει σύμβολο ξεριζωμού και ελπίδας για τους Έλληνες κατοίκους του. Για τους Τούρκους, ήταν η έδρα του σιδηροδρομικού σταθμού της Αδριανούπολης, ένας κόμβος εμπορίου και επικοινωνίας με την Ευρώπη. Για τους Έλληνες, όμως, ήταν ένας τόπος με ακραιφνώς ελληνικό πληθυσμό, ένα εθνικό κεκτημένο που χάθηκε…
Ο Κωνσταντίνος ήταν ιδιαίτερα δραστήριος στον Σύλλογο Μαδυτίων Θεσσαλονίκης, και η δράση του έχει καταγραφεί στο βιβλίο της Αδελαΐδας Ισμυρλιάδου «Ο Σύλλογος Μαδυτίων Θεσσαλονίκης (1927–1985)». Επιπλέον, προσωπικές πληροφορίες για τη ζωή του βρέθηκαν σε ένα γράμμα…
The earliest trickle of Greek migrants arrived in the mid-19th century, drawn by the promise of the Victorian goldfields. These were often single men, seeking fortune and a better life away from economic hardship in their homeland.
Today, Saturday May 24th, at the Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance, several organisations, government bodies and distinguished members of the Australian and Greek communities took part … Read More
Geogia Adam from Kato Ag. Giorgis Iakovos Garivaldis OAM Georgia Adam sat, an heirloom silver spoon resting in her palm, it’s cool touch a tangible … Read More
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