♦️ What were the Vikings doing in Byzantium?

♦️ Where were the Seljuk Turks from?

♦️ Who is one of the greatest Greek traitors? &

♦️ Why is this lesser-known battle so significant?

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💥 A fun episode full of mυsic, polιtιcs and hιstory about Greece in Eurovision!❗

♦️ How did one win in 2005 turn into a 20-year identity crisis?

♦️ Why do Greeks care more about Eurovision than actual elections?

♦️ Who actually votes for Greece — and who just pretends to?

♦️ Is Eurovision still about music… or just Euro-politics with glitter?

♦️ And what does Greece’s Eurovision history say about who we are — and who we want to be?

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1. Greece's best Eurovision entries + 4 Cyprus entries

2. Songs that Greece should have sent to Eurovision

(♦️The Eurovision Song Contest, known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition held annually since 1956.

♦️Although some non-European countries have participated (Turkey, Morocco) and some still do (Israel, Australia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan), the contest is primarily a European event as its name suggests.)

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♦️So is Catholicism a hεresy?

♦️ Who exactly was the Antipope — and why did medieval Europe have a spare Pope lying around?

♦️ How come so many Popes were Greek — and no one in Rome likes to talk about it?

♦️ Why did the Churches actually split — and can we really blame it all on 1054?

♦️ Which Greek words shaped Christianity — besides “Amen” and “chaos”?

♦️ And what firsts did Pope Francis pull off

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♦️ Why can’t the Greeks and Catholics agree on one Easter date?

♦️ “Burning Judas” tradition? 😬What's up with that?

♦️ Are Molotovs actually part of Easter, or just a Greek twist on fireworks?

♦️ What are the wildest and best Easter customs across Greece?

♦️ And where should you go if you want to experience Easter like a local — not a brochure?

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💥 The CLEOPATRA series ends with...

♦️ What really happened to Cleopatra’s kids — spoiler: none got a Disney ending.

♦️ Which child was raised by both Caesar and Octavian — talk about family drama.

♦️ Was that Netflix “Cleopatra” documentary even close to reality… or just ancient fan fiction?

♦️ Is playing Cleopatra actually cursed — or just bad for your career?

♦️ And which Cleopatra films got it right — and which ones should’ve stayed in the editing room?

👉🏻 Episodes mentioned:

1. Turkish invasion

2. Alexander the Great

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💥 The series CLEOPATRA continues with an episode recorded outdoors in the bustling Egyptian capital!

♦️ How did Cleopatra really die — snakebite or staged drama?

♦️ What does the Pantheon in Rome have to do with her final defeat?

♦️ How did the French pull one over on the Egyptians?

♦️ How much of Rome was actually borrowed straight from Egypt?

♦️ And where on earth is Cleopatra’s tomb — or is that history’s best-kept secret?

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♦️ Who called Cleopatra a whore — and why did it stick for 2,000 years?

♦️ How many siblings did she actually kill — and was it personal or just business?

♦️ How many of her brothers did she marry — and did anyone in Egypt blink?

♦️ What was the real story with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony — love, politics, or pure strategy?

♦️ And what did she name their kids — because yes, she had several.

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💥 The series CLEOPATRA begins with...

♦️ Where did Cleopatra really come from — and was she more Greek than Egyptian?

♦️ What’s my own strange connection to the rebels of ancient Egypt?

♦️ How close do movies and shows get to the real Cleopatra — spoiler: not very.

♦️ What was life like in Alexandria — the world’s first city that never slept?

♦️ And which ancient scientists deserve way more credit than they ever got?

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♦️ Who said 'We're all Greeks'?

♦️ How long did the Turkish occupation really last?

♦️ Which foreign poet loved Greece so much he got his own Athenian suburb?

♦️ Was there any 'girl power' in the Revolution? &

♦️ How bad was the occupation after all?

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💥 The epic series ALEXANDER THE GREAT ends with an episode you don't want to miss...!

♦️ How did Macedonia influence Pompeii?

♦️ What movies/shows were made about Alexander?

♦️ Who was his unknown brother?

♦️ Who were the men that built & destroyed his empire?

♦️ Which are the historical sources?

♦️ Which are the ultimate Macedonian sites & where are they?

♦️ Why is Alexander still such a big deal?

👉🏻 Episodes mentioned:

1. Greek cities of Turkey
2. Cassander & Thessaloniki

👉🏻 My list of Stamatis Spanoudakis best 🎶

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