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The Ancient Empire of Macedonia through the conquests of Alexander the Great
The Australian Institute for Macedonian Studies (AIMS) was formed in August 1986 by a group of academics, teachers and professionals, aiming to promote the cultural and historical identity of Macedonian Hellenism and to conduct research on various domains and disciplines including anthropological, socio-cultural, linguistic and historical pertinent to Hellenism; the scope of studies extends over the wider geographic region of Macedonia from the 11th century BC to the present day, covering the ancient, medieval and post-liberation period.
Professor Dr. Anastasios Myrodis Tamis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. He arrived in Australia in 1971. He studied Modern and Ancient Greek literature and Linguistics and completed his postgraduate and doctoral research on social linguistics and the history of the Greek Diasporas. He was honoured with a Doctorate of Letters (Honoris Causa) by the National University of Athens (2006), the Professional Award by the Hellenic Chambers of Commerce and Industries (2002); a laureate of the Academy of Athens (1995); laureate of the Onassis International Award (2006); laureate of the State Book Award by the Hellenic Republic (2007).
Dr Helen Kalaboukas is the co-founder and principal psychologist of Life Resolutions – East Melbourne. Helen graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (University of Melbourne), a Bachelor of Education (La Trobe University) and a PhD (Swinburne University of Technology). Prior to her appointment to the AIMS board ,Dr Kalamboukas has served the Greek community for many years in various roles.
3rd and final Lecture of a series of Lectures delivered by Dr Constantine Hatzidimitriou during his visit to Melbourne in October 2023 Dr. Constantine Hatzidimitriou holds a Ph.D. in Byzantine, Ottoman, and Modern Greek history Read more…
2nd of a series of 3 Lectures delivered by Dr Constantine Hatzidimitriou during his visit to Melbourne in October 2023 Dr. Constantine Hatzidimitriou holds a Ph.D. in Byzantine, Ottoman, and Modern Greek history from Columbia Read more…
1st of a series of 3 Lectures delivered by Dr Constantine Hatzidimitriou during his visit to Melbourne in October 2023 Dr. Constantine Hatzidimitriou holds a Ph.D. in Byzantine, Ottoman, and Modern Greek history from Columbia Read more…
As the First Balkan War broke out, Greece declared war on the Ottoman Empire and expanded its borders. When Eleftherios Venizelos, Prime Minister at the time, was asked if the Greek army should move towards Read more…
The Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies is pleased to announce the visit to Australia by the American Professor, Dr. Constantine Hatzidimitriou. Dr. Hatzidimitriou is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at St. Johns’ University and City Read more…
On August 30 2023, the Australian Embassy in Cyprus hosted more than 200 official guests for the launch of the book The Children of Aphrodite: Cypriots in Australia by the author, Dr Anastasios M. Tamis, Read more…