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Echoes from the past: Bust of the Roman Emperor Hadrian

09 / 01 / 2026
No other Roman emperor was so influenced by Greek culture, and in return no other Roman shaped Athens so much.
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Culture

Ptolemaic Egypt from Alexander to Cleopatra

09 / 01 / 2026
A journey through Alexandria reveals how deeply Hellenic history still lives on — from Cavafy’s house to Alexander the Great.
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Art & Design

UQ Museum launches exhibition honouring Queensland’s Ionian island diaspora story

27 / 11 / 2025
An extraordinary celebration of Hellenic heritage unfolded at The University of Queensland’s RD Milns Antiquities Museum on Wednesday.
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Culture

Joy Damousi explores ASIO surveillance of Greek migrants during the Cold War

24 / 11 / 2025
In a Friday Essay for The Conversation, historian Joy Damousi examines how the ASIO monitored Greek migrants during the Cold War.
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Australia

Honouring the shared wartime legacy of Australia and Cyprus

13 / 11 / 2025
On Tuesday, November 11, at 11am, Australia remembers the time when the guns went silent and the brutality of World War One was finally over.
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Rediscovering Pontos: Where the spirit of Hellenism endures a century after the Genocide

Costa Vertzayias shares his captivating journey through Asia Minor – uncovering ancient Greek cities and Pontian heritage.
12 / 11 / 2025
Associations

Tsaloumas Memorial Lecture 2025 to explore poetry, history and diaspora

The 2025 Tsaloumas Memorial Lecture will unite poets, writers, and scholars to explore how diasporic poetry transforms loss.
07 / 11 / 2025
History

Echoes from the past: Limestone statue of a Cypriot priest

Carved from local Cypriot limestone, this statue of the late sixth century BCE gives us a hint as to what a priest looks like.
06 / 11 / 2025
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What happens to a lease in Greece when a landlord dies?

09 / 01 / 2026
When a landlord passes away, their rights and obligations do not disappear. Instead, they are transferred to their heirs.
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Opinion

Greece’s new framework for orphaned estates: A challenge for diaspora Greeks

25 / 12 / 2025
Greece is entering a historic phase of reform in inheritance law, the most extensive overhaul in nearly 80 years.
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Opinion

A dark side of Greece: Part 2

07 / 11 / 2025
I came across a book of short stories in English by author Konstantina Sozou-Kyrkou, called Black Greek Coffee.
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