The Australian has released their list of the top 250 richest people in Australia with seven Greeks, including four billionaires, featured among the list.
The list is the biggest annual study of Australia’s wealthiest individuals undertaken in the country.
This year, Australian magnate Gina Rinehart topped the list after an incredible 12 months of growth from her Hancock Prospecting iron ore powerhouse. According to The Australian, Rinehart’s wealth grew from $16.25b to $36.28b in 2021.
Gina Rinehart. Picture: Nigel Hallett/The Australian
Included among the top five richest people in Australia were Rinehart, Andrew Forrest, Mike Cannon-Brookes, Scott Farquhar, and Anthony Pratt & family.
There was only 27 women included among Australia’s 250 richest people in 2021. The average age of the list was 65-years-old.
Read below to find out which Greeks made the list:
51. Nick Politis – $2.12b
Proud Kytherian, Nick Politis AM, is a prominent businessman and Chairman of Sydney-based NRL team, Sydney Roosters.
Politis ran and expanded WFM Motors Pty Ltd from March 1974, eventually transforming it into “City Ford,” one of the largest Ford dealerships in Australia.
The majority of Politis’ wealth is derived from his 38 privately owned car dealerships and a major holding in ASX-listed auto retailer, A.P Eagers.
Politis’ wealth was valued last year at $2.11b.
109. Theo Karedis & family – $1.13b
The Karedis family fortune centres around the Arkadia property business, which includes 11 large format and neighbourhood shopping centres along the east coast of Australia.
Arkadia was founded by Karedis after the $175 million sale of his Theo’s Liquor bottle shops to Coles in 2002, following a bidding war with Woolworths.
Karedis migrated from the Greek island of Kythera, opening a deli in Sydney’s Neutral Bay in 1955. He applied for his first in-store liquor licence in 1979.
Karedis and his family’s wealth went down in 2021, last year recording $1.24b.
110. Con Makris & family – $1.11b
Con Makris arrived in Adelaide from Greece as a teenager in 1964 and built a vast property development and shopping centre empire that began with a barbecued chicken shop.
Makris stepped back from the day-to-day operations of the Makris Group several years ago and put in place an independent advisory board to guide expansion, which has been focused on Queensland.
He put two high-profile Adelaide retail assets on the market in July – Rundle Mall’s City Cross shopping centre and the North Adelaide Village neighbourhood shopping complex worth a combined $200 million.
According to The Australian, Makris’ wealth rose by $40 million in 2021.
115. Nicholas Paspaley & family – $1.06b
The pearling company, Paspaley, was founded by the late Nicholas Paspaley snr, who fled the Greek island of Kastellorizo in World War I and settled on the Western Australian coast.
Working in Port Hedland and Broome, he purchased his own pearl lugger by the age of 21. His three children – Nicholas Paspaley jnr; Roslynne Bracher and Marilynne Paspaley – now own the company.
The Paspaley Group has property holdings, including buildings in Darwin, Sydney, Perth, New York and Hong Kong, a pearl meat division, an aviation service and marine engineering business, as well as pastoral holdings and a winery.
128. Spiros Alysandratos – $899m
Spiros Alysandratos founded Consolidated Travel in 1967 after emigrating to Melbourne from the Greek isle of Kefalonia.
Consolidated Travel is one of 1500 or so private companies exempted from having to lodge financial accounts. But when your business is selling airline ticketing technology to travel agents, in 2020 there is nowhere to hide.
Consolidated has long been a well-performing business and allowed Alysandratos to also amass a collection of Melbourne CBD buildings in the process.
The Australian reports that Alysandratos’ wealth went down from $1.03 billion last year to $899m in 2021.
151. Harry Stamoulis & family – $759m
The Stamoulis Property Group came into its own when the late Spiros Stamoulis sold his Gold Medal soft-drink brand to Cadbury-Schweppes in 2004.
The company is now overseen by his son Harry, with major acquisitions including the $91 million Woolworths distribution facility in the Melbourne suburb of Mulgrave and the $125 million One Collins Street tower in the CBD.
Stamoulis also owns properties and businesses in Greece. Harry’s sister Melina oversees the family-owned Nafsika Stamoulis Hellenic Museum.
174. Kerry Harmanis – $670m
Harmanis took his first steps back into public company life after 13 years when he was named non-executive chairman of copper and gold explorer Talisman Mining last July.
He also made more than $400 million from the sale of his former nickel play Jubilee Mines to Xstrata in a $3.1 billion deal in October 2007.
Harmanis, a meditation devotee, set up Mindful Meditation Australia which sells workshops to businesses and schools.
According to The Australian, Harmanis’ wealth grew from $621m to $670m in 2021.
Everybody has a right to feel happy! Whether it’s doing what you love or ensuring other people are enjoying their time, happiness is the pinnacle of human life.
Since 2013, the United Nations has celebrated March 20 as the International Day of Happiness, recognising the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world.
The United Nations has compiled #TenStepsToGlobalHappiness, which includes giving and spreading happiness to others, sharing what makes you happy and enjoying nature.
Happiness has been around since the fabric of time, and as ancient Greek philosophers were wise about love and war, they also understood the true meaning of happiness.
Below are five quotes by Greek philosophers about what it means to be happy:
The secret of happiness, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. – Socrates
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. – Aristotle
True happiness is to enjoy the present. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not. – Seneca
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. – Epictetus
The Consulate of Greece in Perth has disclosed all the details of their festivities spread out over the next few weeks to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.
Perth citizens are being told to look around the city for the colours of the Greek flag, which will be lighting bridges and buildings as the City of Perth honours this important anniversary.
“I am delighted to send my warmest congratulations to the Western Australian Greek community and the Consulate of Greece in Perth on the occasion of 200th anniversary of independence of the Hellenic Republic and the establishment of Modern Greece,” Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan said.
“Here in Western Australia we will be celebrating this milestone anniversary side-by-side with Greek communities across the world.”
“Western Australia is home to a long-established and flourishing Greek community, one that has contributed considerably to both our character and our development.”
Thousands of guests danced the weekend away at Perth Glendi Greek Festival in late February. The festival delivered on its promise of mouth-watering food and a host of other incredible performers.
“We’ve received wonderful feedback from everyone that attended and it’s always nice to see the regulars there and some new faces enjoying the best of our culture,” Kalaf said to The Greek Herald last month.
Below is a list of planned events for this year:
On the day of our National Day, 25 March at 6.30 pm: theConsulate’s Reception at the Perth Town Hall. Given the current COVID-19 restrictions, which limit the number of persons allowed to attend, the Reception is an Invitation only event this year.
From 26 March to 3 April: Exhibition titled «Greece Liberated: Recognition and Establishment of Diplomatic and Consular Relations» at the ground floor of the Perth Town Hall, 601 Hay St (corner Barrack), WA 6000. The exhibition will also include a special section on the history of the Consulate of Greece in Perth. Open Daily: 10.00-16.00, except Sunday 28 March.
28 March at 10.30 am:Doxology at the Greek Orthodox Church of Evangelismos, 57 Carr St, West Perth WA 6005.
28 March at 12.30 pm:Wreath Laying Ceremony at the State War Memorial in King’s Park. The Ceremony will take place in the presence of the Honourable Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia.
Lastly, on 28 March, right after the Wreath Laying Ceremony, from around 2 p.m., it will be my pleasure to welcome you to a special National Day/Bicentenary Celebration for the Greek Community of WA at St Andrew’s Grammar. For organisational purposes please advise on your intention to join the Celebration by the 21st of March either by email (grcon.per@mfa.fr) or phone (08 93256608).
The full bulletin by the Consulate of Greece in Perth can be found by clicking the link: https://bit.ly/3lx061u.
French President Emmanuel Macron has cancelled a visit to Greece where he was expected to attend celebrations on March 25 commemorating the bicentennial of the beginning of the country’s War of Independence in 1821.
The President’s decision was influenced by the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in France, wth the government imposing a month-long lockdown on Paris and parts of northern France.
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall confirmed on the same day that they will be attending Greece’s bicentennial celebrations.
The visit comes at the request of the British Government and follows an invitation from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Clarence House said in a press release.
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall (PA)
“The Royal Household will take all necessary measures to comply with COVID-19 regulations and guidance in Athens during the course of this event,” Clarence House said in a statement.
According to Ekatherimini, the two royals will attend a reception at the newly re-opened National Gallery of Greece on the evening of March 24 hosted by President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma Square and a traditional military parade on the March 25.
Charles and Camilla last visited Greece in May 2018. The prince’s very first visit to Greece was in 1998.
Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Misustin and the President of Cyprus Republic Nicos Anastasiades are also expected to attend the celebration.
Greek archaeologists have unearthed by chance a more than 2,500-year-old bronze bull idol at the archaeological site of Olympia, the culture ministry said on Friday.
An observant archaeologist came across the mini-statue during work at the site, one of the most celebrated sanctuaries in ancient Greece, the ministry said in a statement.
With one of its horns sticking out of the ground after heavy rainfall, the statuette was found intact, close to the temple of ancient Greek god Zeus at Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games.
An archaeologist works on a 2,500-year-old bronze bull idol that was unearthed at the archaeological site of Olympia, Greece, February 26, 2021. Greek Ministry of Culture/Handout via REUTERS
It was transferred to a laboratory for conservation.
Archaeologists believe that it was part of thousands of gifts offered to Zeus in the 1,050-700 B.C. period. Bulls and horses played an important role in the lives of ancient Greeks and so were frequently dedicated to the gods.
Thousands of votive offerings are believed to have been made at the altar of Zeus. Many have been found in a thick layer of ash and are exhibited at the archaeological museum in Olympia.
As we talk about Greece’s war for independence, it is important to highlight the critical role that multiple intellectuals played in prompting the revolution and making sure Greece was able to prosper following their freedom. Who were some of the intellectuals who played a strong role during this time?
In the spirit of national uprising, which highlighted the path to the birth of the new Greek state, it is important to highlight all the revolutionary ideas and intellectuals’ aspiration through their voice and writings that prompt the Greeks to rebel for their religion, for their country, for their values, for their very own independence. Greeks were inspired and motivated both from ideas that were created during the 18th century, such as the Modern Greek Enlightenment, Romanticism, the French Revolution and from many intellectuals that were constantly motivating for a new modern Greece that would be free. There were innumerable intellectuals that played significant role in prompting the Greek Revolution in 1821. Few of the most influential ones are highlighted below.
Rigas Feraios was considered to be the forerunner of the Greek Revolution as he was the most influential writer and intellectual that actually invested in the unity among Greeks. Feraios wrote Greek articles for the newspaper ‘Efimeris’ in Vienna and he brought up the Greek nationalism after his death, through creating a war-song (poem), ‘Thourios’, which touched the hearts and souls of the Greeks, as it was a rallying cry for them against the Ottomans:
For how long, o brave young men, shall we live in fastnesses,
Alone, like lions, on the ridges in the mountains?
Shall we dwell in caves, looking out on branches,
Fleeing from the world on account of bitter serfdom?
Abandoning brothers, sisters, parents, homeland
Friends, children, and all of our kin?
[…]
Better one hour of free life,
Than forty years of slavery and prison.
Rigas Velestinlis and Adamantios Korais support Greece. Painting by Theophilos, 19th century. Macedonian Museum Waiting system Art.
Anthimos Gazis was an important Greek scholar, a true revolutionary and a politician. Gazis promoted education in Greece and he created the ‘Filomousos Etairia’ aiming at propagating the education as a whole, as an idea, in Greece. He provided funds for poor students, published works of classical literature and preserved antiquities. The organization influenced the spread of the ideas of the Modern Greek Enlightenment and indirectly promoted nationalism to all Greeks. Also, among his efforts to develop the Greek Enlightenment, was a lot of translations of different writings from foreign languages into Greek, and contributions to the first Greek philological periodical, ‘Hermes o Logios’, which played critical role during that time. In 1817, he joined the Filiki Etairia and returned to his homeland, where he recruited others in order to be prepared against the Ottomans.
Theoklitos Farmakidis was a Greek scholar and a journalist. He was a memorable intellectual of the Modern Greek Enlightenment that played major role in the motivation of Greeks as well. After Anthimos Gazis he continued the publishing of the Greek philological periodical, ‘Hermes o Logios’ together with his partner Konstantinos Kokkinakis. He joined the ‘Philiki Etaireia’. In August 1821, he started publishing the Greek newspaper ‘Elliniki Salpinx’ in Kalamata, he participated in the National Assemblies of the territories of Epidaurus and Astros and he went to Corfu during the period of 1823-1825 and taught in the Ionian Academy, which was the first Greek academic institution of that period.
Theophilos Kairis was a Greek Orthodox priest (from the theological school of Smyrna), a philosopher and a revolutionary. He is considered an important figure in the History of Modern Greece and one of the leading intellectuals of the Greek Revolution. From 1811 he led the teaching of the Greek language in high schools in Asia Minor and he took an active part in the Greek War of Independence. On May 10, 1821, Theophilos Kairis, declared the War of Independence by raising the Greek flag at the church of St. George of Andros. He inspired and motivated wealthy people to contribute funds and ships for the Greek War of Independence.
Adamantios Korais was a Greek intellectual who had a large focus on preserving the roots of the Greek language, even contributing to the emergence of Katharevousa; a language still used by the Church of Greece and other Greek Orthodox Churches. Why was Adamantios Korais so important in regaining a new appreciation of Hellenistic culture and for the Greek language?
Adamantios Korais was a Greek humanist scholar, who was constantly reviving classicism that laid the intellectual foundations of the Greek War of Independence. His influence on the Modern Greek language and culture was so strong that he managed to aspire everyone. Korais was convinced that contemporary Greeks could find strength and unity only through a revival of their classical heritage. For that reason, he used his writings as a means of strengthening the feeling of Greeks towards the significance of their Greek heritage, their national aspirations and the value of education. Korais believed that the battle over language in French revolution was vital to fashioning a new vision of national identity. The language and the education of the nation became his preoccupations. He writes, “I learnt that the increase and spread of education in the French nation gave birth to the love of liberty.” Back to date, the Greek language was a discussion among the ‘archaists’ and supporters of a simpler language. Korais managed to create and publish the first Modern Greek dictionary, the ‘Atakta’. Korais’ inspiration led the way to the creation and adoption of the ‘Katharevousa’, as the official language of the state, by future scholars and the Greek state. Unlike many paternalistic Europeans, he wished to make Greece ready to receive. He dreamed of a new nation on a European model.
Demetrios Chalkokondyles was one of the first to call for the liberation of Greece. How important can the voice or writings of intellectuals be in sparking change?
Under the Ottoman rule, Orthodox Christians were granted with some political rights but still would be considered as ‘inferiors’ to the Ottomans. Through the voice of all intellectuals and their motivational writings, all Greeks were inspired for fighting for their own independence and this was the beginning for the establishment of a new era. Demetrios Chalkokondyles was one of the most esteemed Greek scholars in the West, born in Athens and was one of the first to call for the liberation of the Greeks through composing orations and treatises. Specifically, in 1463, he called on Venice and ‘all the Latins’ to aid the Greeks against the Ottomans for the liberation of Greece. A great example of showing how intellectuals ‘raised’ a change is the foundation of the ‘Filiki Etairia’ in 1814. After Feraios’ martyrdom and his great influence to Greeks, three young Greek merchants, Nikolaos Skoufas, Emmanouil Xanthos and Athanasios Tsakalov, who were also inspired by the Italian organisation ‘Carbonari’, they founded the secret association ‘Filiki Etairia’, in which they planned the Revolution together with the support of wealthy Greek communities in Britain and U.S.A., and the aid of those who were sympathising Western Europe.
Intellectuals during the War for Independence provided the history and described the emotions of Greeks during their struggle. These thoughts have been passed down and analysed by modern scholars. What is the role of modern scholars as we celebrate and look back at Greece’s liberation?
Greeks were clearly fighting for freedom, known as the Greek Movement for Independence. Women, men, children, everyone were fighting for their values, for their religion, for their country, for their families, for their freedom of expression, for their right to be independent.
Greek scholars were educated and influential members of the large Greek diaspora. Examples that we mentioned prior, such as Adamantios Korais, played a vital role in the Greek War of Independence. They tried to transmit classical ideas and values in a modern way to Greeks with the aim of both raising their educational level and also strengthening their national identity. This was achieved clearly through the dissemination of books and other writings in the Greek language. The intellectuals during the War for Independenceno longer appealed to reflection alone but were, above all else, calls for action. These intellectuals were the harbingers of new visions, of novel and this-worldly utopias, which became encapsulated in the Greek National Idea. The movement of the Modern Greek Enlightenment and its ideas of freedom and equality among the Greek-speaking populations living under the Ottoman rule and in communities abroad, was the pivotal beginning of everything. It is known that the Greek Revolution was the only one that had a successful end from all the liberal revolutions that took place during the time period of 1820-1822. Thus, during the 1820s, Greece became the starting point for international liberalism and inspired the ‘Philhellenism’ movement, which has infinite followers.
As we celebrate this year the 200 years since the Greek War of Independence we conclude that the Greek War of Independence was not only a fight against the Ottoman Empire but it was an agonas (αγώνας) for the preservation of diachronic values (αξίες) of freedom (ελευθερία), faith (πίστη), history (ιστορία), family (οικογένεια), education (μόρφωση), fame (δόξα). The role of modern contemporary scholars is not to revive scholarly and political interest in culture but to inspire (έμπνευση) the new generation to re-value the aforementioned diachronic values of human society. And this can happen only when modern scholars will become role models such as Rigas Feraios and Adamantios Korais, according to them, the solution to the Greek Independence was education. Slavery was caused by ignorance!
Amrick Roy, 26, appeared before Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday, charged with assaulting Penelope Katsavos outside the South Yarra Greek Orthodox Church last Saturday morning.
Reported by The Age, Mr Roy wore a face mask as he appeared before court on Friday, via a video link from custody.
Penelope was opening the church in South Yarra at about 6am on March 13 when she was viciously attacked. A man grabbed the 78-year-old’s shopping trolley, punched her in the face, pushed her over and kicked her while she was on the ground.
The grandmother-of-six suffered bleeding on the brain in two spots, a fractured wrist and pelvis, as well as some severe bruising.
Penelope was viciously attacked outside Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox church in South Yarra.
Mr Roy is charged with intentionally and recklessly causing serious injury, robbery and theft.
Charge sheets also allege he assaulted another person in Prahran last Saturday. He faces charges of intentionally and recklessly causing injury over that incident.
His laywer Ellen Murphy said the accused man has never been in custody before. He did not apply for bail.
Penelope reunites with her husband, Thomas. Photo: 3AW.
Magistrate Phillip Goldberg remanded him to next face court on June 16.
In recent days, the family have launch a gofundme page which will help purchase “the disability aids that the hospital has loaned her for 6 weeks or things that she may need to alter around her house to allow her to live as independently as possible with her injuries,” the page reads.
“Any money above that will be donated to charities that she chooses.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas has advanced to the semi-final of the Mexican Open after defeating seventh seed Felix Auger Aliassime this afternoon.
The Greek first seed came off the back of two safe wins against American John Isner and Frenchman Benoit Paire. The Greek had a great run in the ATP Rotterdam Cup only a few weeks ago, yet was knocked out in the semi-finals by Russian Andrey Rublev.
This time, Tsitsipas is looking to go all the way to the finals and claim his first Mexican Open.
It was a tough battle in the first set as Tsitsipas looked full of energy, delivering powerful serves. Auger Aliassime, however, held out well and challenged the Greek on every light shot. On the Canadians final service game, Tsitsipas earned a desperate break point, preventing a decider game and winning the first set 7-5.
Auger Aliassime improved his slightly lacklustre service game in the first set to absolutely dominate Tsitsipas in the second set. The Greek was unable to hold off a break point and went 4-2 down. Tsitsipas was unable to recover, with Auger Aliassime boasting a return rating 175, according to the ATP.
De esta manera, Stefanos Tsitsipas 🇬🇷 cerraba un game perfecto para llevarse el primer parcial por 7-5.#AMT2021pic.twitter.com/YTQALpmORE
In the third set, it was again a close dual to see who would come on top and proceed through the next round of the Mexican Open. Looking to head into a decider game, Tsitsipas came from nowhere and dominated the Canadian on his service game, returning 40-0 and putting himself at a 5-3 lead. The Greek went on to win the match 6-3.
Tsitsipas will face Dominik Koepfer or the winner of today’s match between Musetti and Dimitrov.
More than 1,000 General Practices, including those in Reid will join the COVID-19 vaccination program from next week, further strengthening the Commonwealth’s capacity, and ensuring an efficient and equitable distribution of vaccines across the country.
Federal Member for Reid, Dr. Fiona Martin MP, said services will come online from 22 March.
“We all know the invaluable work our local GP’s do for our community,” Dr Martin said. “Now we will see them play a vital role the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.”
“Phase 1B of the rollout will see 1,000 GP’s across Australia delivering COVID-19 vaccines for our elderly and immunocompromised, progressively increasing in number to more than 4,000 by the end of April.”
“Australians eligible for Phase 1B will be able to find a vaccination provider through the new national vaccination information and location service, at the Department of Health website.”
Photo: ABC News
“This will enable people to locate their nearest general practice providing General Practice Respiratory Clinic vaccinations and link through to their online booking system or phone number to make the appointment.”
“Vaccines are the game changer in our fight against the COVID-19 virus and I urge everyone in Australia to come forward and get vaccinated when they are able to. It will protect themselves, their family, and their community.”
In making the announcement, Federal Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt MP, said the rollout would continue to grow in the coming weeks.
Photo: West Australian.
“This staged scale up will align with the supply of the locally produced AstraZeneca vaccine, and as more vaccine becomes available more services will come online,” Minister Hunt said.
“General practices will play a major role in ensuring all Australians who seek to be vaccinated have access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.”
“We are committed to making sure that every Australian that wants a vaccine will be able to be vaccinated,” Minister Hunt said.
Phase 1B includes vulnerable groups, such as older people and people with certain underlying medical conditions. No-one is better placed to support these people than our general practices.
There will be six million Australians in Phase 1B, and not all will be able to be vaccinated immediately.
As the first in a series of digital webinars commemorating the bicentennial (1821 – 2021) of the Greek War of Independence, the Pallaconian Brotherhood invited Miltiadis Paikopoulos to give a lecture on the 17th of March 2021 titled ‘Laconians in the Epanastasi‘.
There was a special significance with the lecture, because on the 17th of March 200 years ago, the Laconians assembled at Areopolis in the Mani peninsula, at the behest of Petrobey Mavromichalis and declared war on the Ottoman Turks.
“As the first lecture in the series, I was aware of the significance that it would hold, and whilst I can’t comment on my own lecture, the feedback and support from the community was positive, and for that I am grateful,” Paikopoulos said to The Greek Herald.
“We were joined by around 50 live viewers across platforms, and the lecture is on track to hit 1000 views! It is truly beautiful that I am able to in some way share the struggles of the Laconians, which were key to the independence of the Greek people.”
Miltiadis’ lecture aims to be accessible for newcomers to Greek history, but also interesting and exciting for those familiar with the subject.
The lecture covered (among other things): The Laconian Revolts from 1453 – 1770 (Εξεγέρσεις από 1453 έως 1770), The Orlov Revolt (τα Ορλωφικά), The Ottoman Invasions of Mani (Οθωμανικές εισβολές στη Μάνη), Kapetan Zacharias Barbitsiotis (Καπετάν Ζαχαριάς Μπαρμπιτσιώτης), The Laconian Origins of 1821 (Λακωνική καταγωγή του 1821) and The Laconian impact on the War (Λακωνική συμβολή στον πόλεμο).
“It was my privelege and honour to discuss the contributions of my ancestors, the Laconians, to our Greek national effort, especially on the 17th of March, when the Laconians declared independence at Areopolis in Mani 200 years ago,” Paikopoulos added.
“From 1453 – 1821, we Laconians were at the forefront of the liberation movement and made many attempts prototypical of 1821. Unfortunately, this history is not widely discussed or promoted, so my greatest wish is that what I have discussed in this lecture helps make it accessible to the widest audience possible”
Miltiadis completed his BA from the University of Melbourne in 2020, double majoring in Classics and Ancient World Studies. He is currently a Juris Doctorate student at the University of Melbourne.
He has served as the Pallaconian Youth President from 2018 and has an interest in Classical Sparta, the Hellenistic East, Byzantine Greek and the history of modern Greece from the War of Independence to the 20th C.
Recently, he has also published his first book ἔργᾰ ἀκμαῖα (2021), which is a collection made up of his select undergraduate essays, covering many topics from his interests, as varied as Aristoteleian Ideology, Spartan hegemony and the 1974 invasion of Cyprus.
The Pallaconian Brotherhood thanked Miltiadis for presenting the lecture on their Laconian ancestors, bringing attention and provoking thought on a much-deserving topic.
