Constantine

On November 19th Intelligence Squared hosted the ultimate clash of civilisations: Greece vs Rome. But it was also the ultimate clash of intellectual titans.

Ex-Prince Nikolaos of Greece launched five new Soundwall artworks at Christie’s in London. Six months in the making, the “prince” got a little help from United States Soundwall company that featured his images onto a floating aluminium plate with a raspberry Pi 2 computer hidden behind. Each work emits a specially curated playlist enhancing the viewing experience.

She calls herself Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and she turned 19 on July 25. The eldest daughter of Crown Prince Pavlos (without a throne) and Crown Prince Marie-Chantal, ex-royalty of Greece, was born in 1996 in New York City.

A team of Bulgarian archaeologists is pinning its hopes on discovering a host of Roman-era artifacts as excavations are underway under the St Nedelya Square in downtown Sofia.

Those include a statue of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (306-337 AD), a massive Roman building, and some inscriptions.

Queen Elizabeth II is probably the most well-traveled monarch. She has been to 116 countries on official visits, but not once to Greece even though her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, claims to be a “Greek Prince.” The reason could be the fact that the monarchy was overthrown in Greece affecting Prince Philip’s immediate family.

An ancient rite involving … fire-walking was again celebrated last week in a handful of villages οφ northern Greece.
Considered by some as a pagan custom carried into the Christian era, the fire-walking commemoration is held every May 21, which coincides with the feast day of Sts. Constantine and Helen.

Princess Marie-Chantal of the Greek Republic, feeling nostalgic, shared a throwback wedding photo to the day she married the former Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece. The photo was taken 20 years ago in London on July 1, 1995, and she doesn't appear to have aged a day. Titled, "My Wedding Picture", the photo shows Marie-Chantal Miller in a Valentino wedding gown?

Princess Theodora, aged 32, the youngest daughter of the former king of Greece, Constantine, is known in the U.S., not as an obscure princess but a budding actress. She has appeared on the Bold and the Beautiful as well as Janna King's Boners and Other Mistakes at the Renegade Theater in Los Angeles. In credits, her name appears as Theodora Greece.

Prince Philippos, the youngest son of ex-king Constantine of Greece and Queen Anne-Marie of Denmark, would have been Greece's top bachelor had the country not been declared a republic in 1973. Instead, he took to New York's Wall Street and carved out a ludicrous career for himself as a financial analyst for a hedge fund.

BELGRADE - Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej presented on Friday Russia's Minister of Regional Development Igor Slyunyayev with the Medal of Holy Emperor Constantine for his love towards the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Serbian people.