Re: 2500th anniversary of Thermopylae and Salamis
"Szegedy-Maszak, Andrew" <[email protected]> Sun, 20 Oct 2019 21:54:53 +0000
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Apologies for the massive URL's in my prior message. I'm techno-challenged. ASzM Andrew Szegedy-Maszak Professor of Classical Studies Jane A. Seney Professor of Greek Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 06459 ph: 860.685.2065 fax: 860.685.2089 ________________________________ From: Classical Greek and Latin Discussion Group <[email protected]> on behalf of Szegedy-Maszak, Andrew <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2019 5:52 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [CLASSICS-L] 2500th anniversary of Thermopylae and Salamis Thanks to David Meadows' Explorator for the first link, with apologies for redundancy to those who already saw it. https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreekcitytimes.com%2F2019%2F10%2F17%2Fgreece-celebrates-2500-year-defence-western-civilisation%2F&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C32326ab1064e4cda410f08d755a82461%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637072052961327719&sdata=JHT6ING%2FU9GTaNRa4cUSYMVQsqL070iegvPLC%2Fr7z7M%3D&reserved=0 [https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreekcitytimes.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F10%2FThermopiles_pavlopoulos.jpg&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C32326ab1064e4cda410f08d755a82461%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637072052961327719&sdata=LDHu7kSm9CuTSPSG2jLVd2oNgeIwXhD%2BNx7Bt0FKFJY%3D&reserved=0]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreekcitytimes.com%2F2019%2F10%2F17%2Fgreece-celebrates-2500-year-defence-western-civilisation%2F&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C32326ab1064e4cda410f08d755a82461%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637072052961337713&sdata=OOqVOxIh4tznXNVsga98AzS68pz%2FDDk21Cv4WLwehy4%3D&reserved=0> Greece celebrates its 2,500 year defence of Western civilisation – Greek City Times<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgreekcitytimes.com%2F2019%2F10%2F17%2Fgreece-celebrates-2500-year-defence-western-civilisation%2F&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C32326ab1064e4cda410f08d755a82461%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637072052961337713&sdata=OOqVOxIh4tznXNVsga98AzS68pz%2FDDk21Cv4WLwehy4%3D&reserved=0> Greece’s President Prokopis Pavlopoulos inaugurated on Wednesday the launch of a series of events commemorating the 2,500-year anniversary since the Battle of Thermopylae and the Battle of Salamis. During his speech the President noted that Greece, faithful to its historic legacy, remains a kind ... greekcitytimes.com Though admirable in the overall intent, there's still a cringe-worthy element in the auto-encomium, particularly on a day when Athens decided to roust out refugees: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozy.com%2Ffast-forward%2Fgreeces-latest-war-on-refugees-clearing-squats-in-an-athens-anarchist-hub%2F97219%2F%3Futm_term%3DOZY%26utm_source%3DSailthru%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DDD_2019_10_20%26utm_content%3DFinal&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C32326ab1064e4cda410f08d755a82461%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637072052961337713&sdata=mpbObBxkE6Li0X%2FNFjjKsSaOKUUMEg9MTqch2UaBEqE%3D&reserved=0 [https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozy.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F10%2FGettyImages-691530390.jpg&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C32326ab1064e4cda410f08d755a82461%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637072052961337713&sdata=BM%2Fh4YFwO9oFMQNO5wsH6QryaW66JU6KmEk%2BG%2BQZ4Vs%3D&reserved=0]<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozy.com%2Ffast-forward%2Fgreeces-latest-war-on-refugees-clearing-squats-in-an-athens-anarchist-hub%2F97219%2F%3Futm_term%3DOZY%26utm_source%3DSailthru%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DDD_2019_10_20%26utm_content%3DFinal&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C32326ab1064e4cda410f08d755a82461%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637072052961337713&sdata=mpbObBxkE6Li0X%2FNFjjKsSaOKUUMEg9MTqch2UaBEqE%3D&reserved=0> Greece’s New War on Refugees: Clearing Squatters in Athens<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozy.com%2Ffast-forward%2Fgreeces-latest-war-on-refugees-clearing-squats-in-an-athens-anarchist-hub%2F97219%2F%3Futm_term%3DOZY%26utm_source%3DSailthru%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DDD_2019_10_20%26utm_content%3DFinal&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C32326ab1064e4cda410f08d755a82461%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637072052961337713&sdata=mpbObBxkE6Li0X%2FNFjjKsSaOKUUMEg9MTqch2UaBEqE%3D&reserved=0> In the early morning of Aug. 26, dozens of asylum seekers and migrants woke up to the frightening sound of a helicopter buzzing above them. Greek riot police were stationed outside, ready to evict ... https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.ozy.com&data=02%7C01%7CCLASSICS-L%40LSV.UKY.EDU%7C32326ab1064e4cda410f08d755a82461%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C637072052961337713&sdata=rD0%2B8ag%2FAwlW8fIiLnrvwRPS%2FUdLQTePgKtP0Fq6GuY%3D&reserved=0 Andrew Szegedy-Maszak Professor of Classical Studies Jane A. Seney Professor of Greek Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 06459 ph: 860.685.2065 fax: 860.685.2089