ΒΗΜΑ History

Eleni Alexandrakis’ latest film sheds light on the Greek Civil War, its Children’s Cities, and the need to properly address our past, “so we can truly build our future”

The assassination of Julius Caesar was shaped by Greek philosophy, prophecy, and politics—linking his fate to Athens as much as to Rome.

Many accounts have long associated the origins of International Women’s Day with a supposed March 8, 1857, textile workers’ strike in New York. Some even claim that Malkiel intended to honor that event

But who was King George I? And what led to his untimely death?

The double-helix model revealed how DNA replicates and how genetic information is passed from one generation to the next.

Widely known by the epithet "The Greatest", Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr) is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time

Having been orphaned at a young age and taken in by her extended family, Mary Catherine Hellen was already living at the White House when she and her cousin began to cultivate a romantic relationship

The Liberation of Ioannina on February 21, 1913, ended Ottoman rule in Epirus after five centuries. Greece commemorates this historic victory with annual tributes.

The devastation of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake was absolute. Twenty lives were lost. Thirty-nine people were injured. The first reports painted a grim picture: Agios Efstratios had been flattened

From a young age, George Papanicolaou was driven by one purpose: to serve science

The run-up to the Greek Revolution had begun years before March 25, 1821; Prince Alexandros Ypsilantis’ ill-fated incursion into the Danubian principalities was the uprising's precursor

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said, “This year, we pay tribute to the many ways in which radio helps societies adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate disruption in our rapidly changing world.”

The Culture Ministry’s recognition of the Spathario Museum collection ensures the treasured Greek craft and art form will be handed over to the next generations.

At its helm was the journalist Dimitrios Lambrakis, a close associate of Eleftherios Venizelos, who, alongside a circle of intellectuals, artists, and political figures, set out to create a newspaper that would champion progressive ideas in a nation deeply divided

Its impact stretched far beyond Mexico’s borders, influencing landmark documents such as the Weimar Constitution of 1919 in Germany and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Constitution of 1918

"Even after granting women the right to vote, the sun will still rise in the east, and the moon from the same place. Nothing in this world will collapse," Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos jokingly remarked

The most harrowing chapter of this tragedy would be revealed three years after the disaster.

On January 31, 1996, Greece and Turkey came close to war over two uninhabited islets in the eastern Aegean. The incident, known as the Imia crisis, remains a landmark in often tense relations

The Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Three Hierarchs—Basil the Great, John Chrysostom, and Gregory the Theologian—every January 30. Known as the religion's "Three Holy Fathers," they are also the patrons of Greek letters and education.

Upon its debut, the Benz Patent-Motorwagon was priced at 600 German marks, roughly 150 US dollars.