Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne & Victoria "Leonidas" in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne & Victoria "Leonidas"

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Address: 253 Albert Street Brunswick 3056 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.leonidas.org.au

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21.01.2022 --Remembrance Day 2020-- Today and every day, we remember and pay tribute to the Australians who served overseas during times of war. We commemorate the noble sacrifices of more than 330,000 Australians, out of whom more than 60,000 died fighting for their country. ... There were also 19 Greek Australian ANZACS; one of whom was from Sparta, who went back to Europe and fought for Australia. The social ramifications of these losses will forever cast a shadow over the postwar decade, and today we remember their fortitude and valiance.

19.01.2022 --Lecture Tomorrow!-- You won't want to miss our lecture TOMORROW on Spartan Archaeology (10th of September) at 7PM! It is our pleasure and privelege to be able to host the Founder of ... "Embracing our Monuments in Sparta" and the DIAZOMA ambassador to the Ancient Theatre of Sparta, Daphne Martin! We're very excited to hear her speak about her work conserving Laconian archaeological sites and monuments! (For our viewers in Greece this is 12PM Athens time, and for our British viewers that is 10AM UK time. ) https://www.facebook.com/events/333195911062476 When? 7PM 10th of September 2020 Where?https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83574090097

19.01.2022 Thank you so much to our friends at NEOS KOSMOS for inviting Youth President Miltiadis Paikopoulos to discuss how we as youth can make the arts and entertainment more accessible and engaging to Greek-Australian youth. Now more than ever, we are relying on technology to connect with others in ways we never have before. As a club, we viewed this as the perfect opportunity to initiate a series of virtual lectures commemorating the 2500th year Anniversary of the Battle of T...hermopylae. The lectures covered topics such as classical antiquity, Byzantine iconography, Greek identity and the Battle of Thermopylae itself. Well done Miltiadis for your initiative and thank you to Neos Kosmos for the feature!! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3678139505544135&id=112125468812241

17.01.2022 Congratulations to our Youth and a warm Thank You to NUGAS and their Vice-President Eleni Nzifas for hosting our Youth President Miltiadis Paikopoulos and committee member Olympia Nelson! For those who prefer audio/visual please click the attached YouTube link: https://youtu.be/qG8QxLu3d4o For those who prefer simply audio please click the attached Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SoIXGnNvZKTYOWnUfJmZc... Miltiadis discussed the Parthenon Marbles, touching on their history, conservation and significance, and made a case for their repatriation. Olympia spoke about her role as Muse and Daughter, as well as the history and controversy surrounding the conversion of the Hagia Sophia.

16.01.2022 --- WEBINAR #1 TONIGHT --- Hello Everyone! We're very pleased by the warm reception that this lecture, and the series as a whole, has received on Facebook. For those who wish to join the Zoom call (in which questions may be asked at the end) please follow the link below, which will open tonight at 6:30pm (Thursday 20th of August 2020).... Topic: Webinar #1 The Mystery of Mystras Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82823546033 Meeting ID: 828 2354 6033 For those who cannot make the Zoom lecture, it will be simultaneously streamed live (and recorded) on the Pallaconian Brotherhood's Facebook Page. Can't wait to see you all there! https://www.facebook.com/events/903729326817124/

14.01.2022 --- NEW PROFILE PICTURE --- We're proud to release a revised and modernised take on the Pallaconian Brotherhood's popular, classic logo. This has been a long time in the works, but we are sure that it's been well worth the wait ... We'd also like to extend a huge thank you to Nick Mandylas for his generous assistance in updating our profile picture

11.01.2022 Webinar #3 Battle Of Thermopylae For anyone who missed the zoom meeting or prefers to watch it on Facebook here is the full video of our Webinar #3 on the history of the Battle of Thermopylae!! A massive thank you to our speaker Mark Selleck and Casting Through Ancient Greece ... Stay tuned for our next Webinar on the 10th of September @ 6pm! Link Attached:https://www.facebook.com/events/333195911062476/

10.01.2022 This august painting by the Neoclassical artist Giuseppe Diotti (1840) reveals a controversial tradition that may have been practiced in Ancient Sparta known as the judgement of the infant. As the tradition goes, Spartan parents would bathe their child in wine before before a Council of Elders known as the Gerousia who would examine the baby carefully in order to determine its reaction and whether it had any deformities. It was rumoured that either those who failed the Gerou...sia's test were taken away to become a slave (), or taken to the apothetai () or place of Exposure upon Mt Taygetos. Interestingly, contenders for the location of the apothetai on Mt Taygetos have (to date) revealed only the skeletal remains of horses and adults (probably criminals). Plutarch said, the women used to bathe their newborn babes not with water, but with wine, thus making a sort of test of their constitutions. For it is said that epileptic and sickly infants are thrown into convulsions by the strong wine and lose their senses, while the healthy ones are rather tempered by it, like steel, and given a firm habit of body (Lycurgus, 16. 2-4).

09.01.2022 We are so excited to be hosting this amazing lecture on the 10th of September! Connecting Spartans in Greece and Australia is our passion, and how better to honour the Battle of Thermopylae than to have a young Spartan archaeologist, and Founder of "Embracing our Monuments in Sparta", speak about her work conserving Laconian archaeological sites and monuments! Because of the lecture's global audience, and to facilitate our international viewers, we have decided to move ...the lecture to 7PM Melbourne Time! (For our viewers in Greece this is 12PM Athens time, and for our British viewers that is 10AM UK time. ) https://www.facebook.com/events/333195911062476 Don't Forget: When? 7PM 10th of September 2020 Where?https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83574090097

09.01.2022 Today the Pallaconian Brotherhood remembers the courage of the Greeks, who had the courage, strength and determination to say ‘oxi’ to the invasion of Mussolini during the 2nd World War, this day 80 years ago. The ultimatum made by Mussolini demanded that Greece allow the Italian and Axis forces to enter and annex Greece. Metaxas, the then Prime Minister of Greece, answered with one word, a decisive Oxi, and later added, in French Alors, c'est la guerre (Then, it is wa...r). Our word ‘oxi’ now has resounding political and cultural significance. US President Franklin Roosevelt said When the entire world had lost all hope, the Greek people dared to question the invincibility of the German monster raising against it the proud spirit of freedom. ! 28 !

07.01.2022 -- Pallaconian Statement on Greek Studies at La Trobe -- Our official statement is attached (two images) below: To sign the petition to save Modern Greek studies at La Trobe University, click this link: ... http://chng.it/PJDsgn6cNX Also feel free to send a short email, outlining the significance of maintaining the only tertiary Greek language course in Victoria, to these four email addresses before a decision is made by the University on the 25th of November: [email protected] Professor John Dewar: [email protected] Professor Simon Evans: [email protected] Professor Nick Bisley: [email protected] To stay up-to-date with the latest developments regarding the University's decision, please like/follow the pages: Greek Studies at La Trobe University and La Trobe University Greek Society - LUGS

05.01.2022 NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://youtube.com/channel/UCEi7s9kO-4MHe6aQeZf3IOw We've been hard at work creating an ALL-NEW Pallaconian YouTube Channel where we will be uploading our latest lectures and footage from future events. ... So log into your Google Accounts to Like and Subscribe What's more, we'll even dive into the Pallaconian Archives and share with some classic scenes from Laconian events of years gone by! Visit the NEW Pallaconian Brotherhood YouTube Channel to see some of our recent Commemorative Lectures uploaded which will stimulate and excite your love of Greek culture, ancestry and history. Stay tuned for our next upload

05.01.2022 -- Webinar #4 Archaeology in Sparta -- For anyone who missed the zoom meeting or prefers to watch it on Facebook here is the full video of our Webinar #4 on Archaeology in Sparta!! A massive thank you to our speaker Daphne Martin founder and director of the Embracing Our Monuments in Sparta and the Diazoma Ambassador to the Ancient Theatre of Sparta. ... Daphne has studied Classics and Art History at Yale and is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. For those interested in supporting the Amyklaion Research Project: https://amyklaion.gr/en/friends/registration/ Or: https://archsocwordpresscom.wordpress.com/donate/

05.01.2022 For anyone who missed the zoom meeting here is the full video of our Webinar #1 on The Mystery of Mystras!! A massive thank you to our speaker @Olympia Thea Stay tuned for our next Webinar on the 21st of August @ 6pm! ... Link Attached: https://www.facebook.com/events/787520698656557/

03.01.2022 We're always happy to see other greek organisations commemorate the Battle of Thermopylae and our famous King Leonidas So, we'd like to share the Hellenic Museum's latest installment in their "Heroes Series". This time, putting the spotlight on both Thermopylae and Leonidas himself. Click here for more information on their Facebook Page:... https://www.facebook.com/177930168916170/posts/4368078296567982/ Or here for the direct link to an article on their website: https://www.hellenic.org.au/p/leonidas-a-hero-for-our-time

03.01.2022 --WEBINAR #2 LACONIAN ANCESTRY-- For anyone who missed the zoom meeting or prefers to watch it on Facebook here is the full video of our Webinar #2 on Laconian Ancestry!! A massive thank you to our speaker @Gregory Kontos and @GreekAncestry ... Stay tuned for our next Webinar on the 21st of August @ 6pm! Link Attached:https://www.facebook.com/events/722586535262304/