Figures of Our Time

A meeting with Spyros Merkouris, brother of Melina Merkouri and man with an important contribution to Greek culture, who continues to inspire and promote the country’s intellectual life, carrying on his family tradition.

A meeting with Spyros Merkouris, brother of Melina Merkouri and man with an important contribution to Greek culture, who continues to inspire and promote the country’s intellectual life, carrying on his family tradition.

The life and rich work of Sarantos Kargakos, one of the greatest modern Greek historians, philologists and essayists still alive, whose knowledge, ideas and political stance have left their mark on entire generations of Greeks.

Composer, conductor, professor in world renowned universities and member of the Academy of Athens, Theodore Antoniou has composed from operas to cinema and theater music. A dive into his life and work.

At the Olympic Games of 1956 in Melbourne, Yorgos Roubanis won the bronze medal in the pole vault, after a competition that lasted eight hours and under almost primitive, in today’s terms, circumstances. Let’s get to know him!