Royalty
Funeral of loved actor Stathis Psaltis (videos-photos)
Close family, relatives, friends, artists, fans and ordinary Greeks bid their final farewell to popular actor Stathis Psaltis on Monday at the Zografou cemetery where he was buried. The funeral expenses were covered by the council of Zografou in honour of the beloved actor’s long standing contribution to movies and theatre.
Emperor Hadrian | Athens | January 15 - March 31
It has been 1,900 years since Hadrian (76-138 CE) ascended to the throne of Rome, and the Acropolis Museum is marking the anniversary with a temporary exhibition about the man portrayed by historians as a dedicated philhellene and keen admirer of Greek culture, which runs through March 31.
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Greek police examining weapons found at captured extremist's hideout
Investigators found a cache of weapons at the hideout of captured left-wing extremist Pola Roupa, officials said Sunday.
Police said they uncovered two assault rifles, two pistols and four grenades as well as bullets. They also found a significant amount of cash and impounded a car Roupa bought in December 2016.
Masked man with ISIS flag in hand crosses German boarders! (VIDEO+PHOTOS)
Former King of Greece suffers stroke
According to a recently published report in BizNews, the 71-year-old former Greek King Constantine II of Greece was rushed to a private hospital in November with the symptoms of a stroke.
After diagnosing that the former monarch had suffered a stroke, doctors kept him in the hospital under close observation for an additional four days, discharging him on November 24.
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Serbia Prepares for First Royal Wedding in Decades
Prince Mihailo Karadjordjevic, a grandson of King Alexander I, is preparing a Serbian church wedding after he and his wife married in a civil ceremony in London.
The wedding will take place on Sunday, October 23, at St George's Church in Oplenac, near Topola in central Serbia, where members of the Karadjordjevic dynasty are buried, and which is also the royal family's home region.
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Most brutal tyrants in history (photos)
As the saying goes ‘One man’s hero is another man’s tyrant’. No matter what we believe about the validity or virtues of a political agenda, there is no doubt that some leaders did not hold back in brute force when trying to achieve their goals. Here is a brief list of the most ruthless leaders of all time. You could probably add many more.
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Romanians Yearn for Rule by Vlad the Impaler
Democracy may have had its day in Romania, considering the results of a recent poll, which showed that many Romanians would like to hand the country over to the cruel medieval prince called Vlad the Impaler - if he was still alive.
The prince of Wallachia, nowadays southern Romania, is widely seen as a hero and a great leader by many Romanians.
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It's just fiction, you Ottomaniacs!
Erospolis has had enough of Ottomaniacs who confuse fact and fiction, as well as the elitist historians who are only too eager to scan Ottoman soap operas to take umbrage with the details"How dare Hollywood portray Anne Boleyn, the brave and intelligent mother of Elizabeth I, as a hysterical slut who slept with her brother?" said Queen Elizabeth II.
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GQ: Prince Nikolaos captures Greece with a vengeance (pics)
GQ’s dedication to the offspring of Greece’s former royal family is titled, “The Return of Greece’s Former Playboy Prince Nikolaos”.