cTopics Covered by Dr. James Stathis

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​"The Olympics and the Other Ancient Greek Athletic Games."
Learn about the Olympics and the many other athletic games in ancient Greece.

"Santorini is Atlantis, fact or fiction?"
Discover the possible historical events and clues behind Platos legendary tale of Atlantis.

"Ancient Greece in Venice, Italy."
Shine light on the Ancient Greek art, architecture and people who inspired the Italian Renaissance.

"The fabled Greek Island of Corfu, Greece."
Explore Corfu’s ancient historical highlights and cultural traditions.

"Ancient Inventions and Innovations from Greece."
Discover many of the innovations and inventions from Ancient Greece and their global influences.

"Troy Story"
Explore the city whose fame will far outlast the last physical evidence of its existence. Homer documented it; Schliemann excavated it.

“Heroic Voyages - Homer’s Odyssey”
Retrace the locations of Trojan War Hero Odysseus’10-year epic journey home from Troy.

"Heroic Voyages - Jason and the Argonauts”
Retrace the epic voyage and locations of Jason and the Argonauts.

"2,500th Anniversaries of Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis"
Celebrate the Greek Golden Age after Marathon, Thermopylae (300 Spartans) and Salamis (Themistocles).
Detail: Celebrate the Greek victories over the invading Persian Empire with Miltiades at the Battle of Marathon (490 BC), Leonidas and his 300 Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae and Themistocles at the naval Battle of Salamis. Victory meant the birth of Western Civilization and the Golden Age of Greece was free to flower.

"Alexander the Great: General, Pharaoh, God"
Trace the empire-maker’s apotheosis from conqueror to divinity.

"Where Art Thou Alexander?”


Follow the tombs (plural) of Alexander the Great and discover the his possible whereabouts today.
 

"Crete: The Myths, Legends and Facts of the Minoans"
Explore the first royalty on the European continent which had a main palace, Knossos, steeped in legends of a Minotaur, Heroes and more.

"Athens: Classical Capital of Artists, Architects, Philosophers, Heroes and Statesmen."
Explore the history and culture of Athena’s ancient and modern city.

"Istanbul, a Tale of Three Cities."
Learn about the three cities between two seas equaling one amazing place.

"Delos and Ephesus, A Tale of Two Ancient Cities."
Journey to the sacred Greek island of Delos (near Mykonos), site of the births of the Olympian Gods Apollo and Artemis. Plus, the ancient streets and archaeology of Magnificent Ephesus in modern day Turkey.

"Delphi, Apollo's Lair."
Explore the most famous of the Oracles of Ancient Greece.

"The Five Ancient Wonders of Greece."
Explore the Temple of Artemis (Ephesus), the Colossus of Rhodes, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus (Bodrum), the statue of Olympian Zeus and the Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria.

"Rome and Magna Graecia. (ancient Greater Greece)"
Follow the Romans as torch bearers of ancient Greek culture, art and architecture.

"Documentary Filmmaking in Greece, Turkey and Italy."
Follow along with the opportunities, the trials, the exhilaration and the aftermath of a documentary filmmaker of the Ancient World.

"Shepherd-Man! G.OA.T., the Greatest Of All Time”
Explore the superhuman powers of the humble shepherd, the scourge of Goliath, the 300 Spartans, Hitler and non-believers. Can they be stopped?

"Greece’s Ancient Rivieras."
Explore the Greek origins of the Rivieras of France, Monaco, Italy and Greece!

"The Monasteries of Greece "
Explore Greece’s Orthodox Christian spiritual centers.

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Topics Covered by Cynthia Daddona-Stathis
Greek/Italian Food & Culture; Well Being (longevity, health, home) and, Spirituality (Affirmative Prayer, Vision Boards, Loving Oneself, Meditation), and more!