Greece

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According to the myths, Greece was the first country
God created. Right or wrong, the fact is that
Greece, is a unique country, where its 'yesterday'
shows us 'today', how to build a better 'tomorrow'.

In this Land, Democracy was born thousands
years ago...

"Future ages will wonder at us,
as the present age wonders at us now"

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CLASSICAL GREECE

"Where the rewards of valor are the
greatest, there you will find also the best
and bravest spirits among the people"

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Caryatides, in Acropolis

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Nature nursed the Greeks in a hard school, but this made them conscious of themselves and their worth. Without this self-awareness they would never have made their most important contribution to human experience: the belief that a man must be honored for his individual worth and treated with respect just because he is himself. In the words of the great Athenian statesman Pericles: "Each single one of our citizens, in all the manifold aspects of life, is able to show himself the rightful lord and owner of his own person, and do this, moreover, with exceptional grace and exceptional versatility."

This is what Greeks meant by liberty. Just as they detested the thought of being conquered, so in their own circles a man claimed for himself the freedom to do all of which he was capable, to realize his full potential within his society, to speak what was in his mind, to go his own way without interference from other men. The belief in freedom was sustained by a deep respect for personal honor, and nurtured by a love for action.

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Alexandros the Great. The adorable King and
the proud emblem of Macedonians and all Greeks.

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Isis's Temple at Dilos island

"Our love of the things of the mind
does not make us soft"

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Lykkavitos hill with St.George's small white church on top,
in the heart of Athens city.

"Our love of what is beautiful
does not lead to extravagance"

The Greeks gave equal respect to mental and physical prowess
because they believed that the ideal life would be one spent in the
pursuit of excellence in all things. The complete man would be
equally active as an athlete, philosopher, judge, poet or at any other
worthy pursuit. The philosopher Socrates, once worked as an
apprentice sculptor; the playwright Sophocles not only served as a general, but was also at different times imperial treasurer, diplomat
and priest. At athletic festivals, prizes were also awarded for the
best poets and the best rhapsodists, dancers and musicians.

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