Drama (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Δράμας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace in Greece. Its capital is the town of Drama. The regional unit is the northernmost within the geographical region of Macedonia and the westernmost in the administrative region of East Macedonia and Thrace. The northern border with Bulgaria is […]

Hellenic Electronic Center  (HEC)     (www.greece.org) P.O.Box 409, Milton, MA 02186 –USA Τ.Θ. 33, T.K. 20003, Ελλάς                                                                                    Αθήνα,  28η Σεπτεμβρίου 2010     ΕΠΙΣΗΜΑΝΣΕΙΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΔΙΑΜΟΡΦΩΣΗ ΜΙΑΣ ΟΡΘΗΣ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗΣ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΘΡΑΚΗ   ΑΝΟΙΚΤΗ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΗΝ ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ ΗΓΕΣΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ   Από Το Hellenic Academic FORUM http://www.greece.org/blogs/scholars/?p=972   Εξοχώτατε κύριε Πρόεδρε της Δημοκρατίας, Εξοχώτατε κύριε Πρόεδρε της […]

    Caterina Chekou * 01/08/2010  After the defeat of the Greek army from the Nazi forces, the area from the Strymon to the Evros , along with the islands of Thasos and Samothrace ceded to Bulgaria in return for joining the Axis powers (except for three quarters of the prefecture of Evros , Following a claim by Turkey). Since […]

Archaeologists unearth rare finds in Aiane, Kozani  Rare finds, among them the architectural ruins of tombs, pottery and clay statuettes, were brought to light during archeological excavations conducted at the Royal Necropolis in the region of Livadia, near the village of Aiane in the prefecture of Kozani, northwestern Greece.  The land of Aiane is rich in unique and rare archaeological […]

Τι θα κάνει η Υπουργός Παιδείας, ώστε να έχει και το υπόλοιπο 50% της μουσουλμανικής μειονότητας της Θράκης (35% Πομάκοι, 15% Ρομά), εκπαίδευση στη μητρική του γλώσσα; Θα συνεχίσει να το καταδικάζει σε μαθησιακές δυσκολίες, περιορίζοντας τους εκπαιδευτικούς του ορίζοντες, μέσω τριπλής ημιγλωσσίας; Γιατί δεν υπάρχουν περισσότερα βιβλία; Μήπως ο πρωθυπουργός πρέπει να εγκαινιάσει σχολεία πριν τους δρόμους; Ακολουθεί αναδημοσίευση […]

Miltiades Elia Bolaris Balkan Illusion – phantasia archaica: “Zaika. This is one of the most interesting ancient Macedonian female names. It may represent a female form of the present day Macedonian “zajak” (rabbit). In any case, there are numerous examples of names taken from names of animals. The names Zaia (Zaja) and Zaiko (Zajko) are present in todays’ Macedonian onomasticon..” […]

“Ajami” wins Golden Alexander at 50th Thessaloniki International Film Festival     The 50th Thessaloniki International Film Festival came to an end on Sunday night with the closing ceremony and the presentation of awards.     The top prize, the Golden Alexander for Best Feature-Length Film, was awarded to the Israeli-German production “Ajami” (“Crossroads of life”) by Scandar Copti and Yaron Shani. […]

Thrace and the Lower Danube (IG X) Asdracha, Inscr. Byz. (AD 43A) 227,4 Asdracha, Inscr. Byz. (AD 43A) 226,3 Asdracha, Inscr. Byz. (AD 43A) 229,5 Thrace — Hadrianopolis (Edirne) — 1263 AD? — CIG 8713 — Dumont-Homolle 360,62(8) ☩ ἄναξ Μιχαὴλ Αὐσόνων ὄντως κλέος λύτρωσιν εὗρε δι’ ὃν ἡ Κωνσταντίν[ου] πύργωμα τεύχει κατέναντι βαρβάρων μάχας πρὸς αὐτῶν ἀπτόητον καθάπαξ. ☩ […]

In this rare British Edition Map of Greece from 1829, the whole of Macedonia is in Greece proper and considered a Greek province. Also notice that all the names of cities in Macedonia are Greek. Skopje (Scupi) is outside of the territory of Macedonia and is in Dardania Propria. From the book: ‘Macedonia, The Macedonia Struggle, Greece-Macedonia 4000 Years’ by […]

Lysimachus – Photo from www.mlahanas.de Lysimachus c. 361-281B.C. (Gr: Lysimachos) was son of Agathocles, a Thessalian from Crannon who moved with his family in Macedonia and became a flaterrer of king Philip. Lysimachos himself was born in Pella and his brothers were Philip, Autodicus and possibly Alcimachus. Lysimachos was a member of Alexanders’ companion cavalry who distinguished himself in India. […]