On June 28 an event entitled “The Contribution of Greece, Hungary and Romania to the Shaping of European Literature” was held at the Embassy of Greece in London in order to celebrate Elefsina as European Capital of Culture for 2023.
Emeritus Professor of Classics at the University of Oxford, Oliver Taplin, presented with excellency “Aeschylus and his influence in shaping European and world theatre”, while passages from the works of the ancient tragedian were recited in Greek by the actress Angeliki Petropetsioti.
The bilingual edition “They Wrote for Her” by the “2023 Elefsis European Capital of Culture” Organisation, was also presented; It is a dedicated bilingual anthology for Elefsina with texts by Greek and foreign authors from antiquity to the present day.
The event is part of a series of activities aimed to familiarize the British public with the work of “2023 Elefsis European Capital of Culture”, with the city of Elefsina as a unique archaeological site and birthplace of Aeschylus and the Eleusinian Mysteries, but also with the contemporary face of the city.
The event was held in cooperation with the embassies of Romania and Hungary in London, as part of a plan of joint actions to promote the institution of the European Capital of Culture and, in particular, the cities of Elefsina, Timisoara (Romania) and Veszprém (Hungary) that jointly hold the title for 2023.
