Wars are usually "all about turf”. Hellenism through the centuries projected a Timeless OXI, standing against any violent alienation against the Human-Centric Civilization that placed MAN as the main wonder and value in the world. That is what us Hellenes of the World celebrate today commemorating the 28th of October 1940.

Artsakh is the Armenian name of the region of the Caucasus more commonly known as Nagorno Karabakh. Artsakh is an enclave of almost exclusively the Armenian population with roots in the region since ancient times.

We invite you to spend 60 minutes with Ambassador Marios Lysiotis, Consul of Greece to Houston Lambros Kakissis & Honorary Consul of the Republic of Cyprus to Texas Chris Angelides.

We will celebrate the 2500 years from the Naval battle of Salamis with a presentation from 5 distinct presenters on the battle and the impact it had on the western civilization. The event is organized by HCC-SW & The General Secretariat for Public Diplomacy & Greeks Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece and 12 of the most prominent large organizations of Diaspora.

HCC-SW celebrates the 2500 anniversary of the battle of Thermopylae. The battle of the 300 Spartans with 700 Thespians fought to death against the Persian army of a million men according to some historians. The battle changed the route of history!