Greece
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The Panhellenic Dream (Greek poster, undated)
Text: The Panhellenic Dream. Year: Undated, possibly 1912-13. Publisher: NA. Artist: Sotiris Christidis. Additional information: The poster depicts King Constantine I receiving the key to Constantinople while an angel places a cross on the Hagia Sophia, and Greek and double-headed eagle flags fly around it. Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos is also depicted at the…
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Greek poster, ca. 1973-74
Text: We know who’s guilty and the cause is known. Year: ca. 1973-1974. Publisher: NA. Artist: Georgios Farsakidis. Additional information: One of a series by Farsakidis, the poster shows the hand of the CIA directing the NATO tank as it drives over the Greek flag, with a destroyed column to the left and blood flowing…
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After Thermopylae (British cartoon, 1941)
Text: After Thermopylae. Year: 1941. Publisher: Punch magazine. Artist: NA. Additional information: The cartoon was published in the wake of the 1941 Battle of Thermopylae, that saw Australian and New Zealand troops battle the invading Germans as they executed an ultimately successful retreat. The Germans continued their advance south, capturing Athens two days after the…
