Demosthenes

The Thomas Meleteas Trio, led by acclaimed oud player and composer Thomas Meleteas, takes the Baumstrasse stage (8 Servion) in Votanikos on October 18. Meleteas explores the intersection of tradition and innovation with his unique fusion of Eastern and Western sounds.

As part of the exhibition "Chaeronea, 2 August, 338 BC: A Day that Changed the World," the Cycladic Art Museum hosted a speech Friday titled "The Great Question: King Philip or Demosthenes?" by Oxford University professor Robin Lane Fox, scientific adviser for Oliver Stone's "Alexander."

He became the 2nd Greek after Demosthenes Tabakos (gold, silver) with 2 medals in the rings

Air raid sirens will go off across Greece on Tuesday as part of an annual  large-scale military and civil defense exercise.

The will sound every 60 seconds, starting at 11 a.m. and ending at 11.05 a.m.

Diogenes the Cynic, the ancient Greek philosopher, was probably the man who invented “the finger” insult.

The historian of philosophy Diogenes Laertios wrote that the cynical philosopher Diogenes made the gesture to orator Demosthenes in the 4th century BC in Athens.

"Demosthenes first taught the time value of money.