Greece: Old and New

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Program Type:

Travel

Age Group:

Adults
Registration for this event will close on April 30, 2025 @ 7:00pm.
There are 128 seats remaining.

Program Description

Event Details

American education often focuses on the Golden Age of Greece, a period of cultural, political and scientific advancement while neglecting both earlier periods and modern Greece.   This presentation looks first at earlier periods where the Minoans on Crete and the Mycenaeans in western Greece made great contributions to western civilization long before Athens was founded.  We also look at the 19th and 20th century where the Greek independence movement and major European powers helped Greece achieve independence from the Ottoman Empire and recover from World War II. The 21st Century has been an economic roller-coaster for Greece, yet Greeks have an amazing ability to stay calm in a turbulent world. 

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This is a virtual event hosted on Zoom.

This event will be recorded. A link will be emailed to registrants when available.


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