September 26,  2015 

     Our dear friends

    The summer is almost over, and we are going
    to get back, as promised, with more articles and
    important Historical information,,
    Our next publication will be: 

         The second Historical speach in Washington D.C. by:

               Xenophon  Zolotas in the Greek language.

  Please, follow us, by the beginning of October we will begin

  to publish.

 Many thanks for your immense support

 EVI  MARTYN

 Founder of the Hellenic Culture Advocacy

   

    Dear  friends of the Hellenic Culture

  We are very happy that our 5th year is going so well 
   with your endless support, and we want to THANK YOU

   At this time we have decided to take a small break 
   for the summer, and return after August 20 to continue
   with bigger and better plans..

  All our writers and supporters have enjoyed the oppor-
  tunity to serve our Great Cause, and promise that the
  next season will be just as exciting,

           You all have a nice relaxing summer
With our warm regards 

Evi Martyn
Founder of the Hellenic Culutre Advocacy

    HISTORIC SPEECHES OF XENOPHON ZOLOTAS

                          IN WASHINGTON D.C.

Professor Xenophon Zolotas ( who was also a short-term minister of Greece ) made two speeches in Washington, USA

that remained in HISTORY because of their content and their

language. The language- apart from conjunctions, articles and

prepositions- was Greek, but the english-speaking audience had

no trouble understanding Zolotas' speech.

  1957 Annual Meeting, Boards of Governors, Washington D.C.

At that time Professor Zolotas was the President of the Bank of

Greece and he was managing the National financial Obligation.

                          Addressing  his  audience

"  I always wished to address this Assembly in Greek, but realized

    that it would have been indeed  "Greek" to all present in this

   room.  I found out , however, that I could make my address in

   Greek which would still be English to everybody. With your

   permission Mr. Chairman, I shall do it now, using with the 

   exception of aricles and prepositions, only  Greek words."

                                 THE SPEECH

 " Kyrie, 

    I eulogize the archons of the Panethnic Numismatic Thesaurus

    and the Ecumenical Trapeza for the orthodoxy of their axioms

    methods and policies, although there is an episode of 

    cacophony of the Trapeza with Hellas.  With entusiasm we 

    dialogue and synagonize at the synods of our didymous Orga-

    nizations in which polymorphous economic ideas and dogmas

    are analyzed and synthesized. Our critical problems such as the

    nomismatic plethora generate some agony and melancholy.

    This phenomenon is characteristic of our epoch. But, to my

    thesis we have the dynamism to program therapeutic practices

    as a prophylaxis from chaos and catastrophe.

    In parallet a panethnic unhypocritical economic synergy and

    harmonization in a democratic climate is basic. 

    

   I apologize for my eccentric monologue. I emphasize my eucha-

   ristiria to you Kyrie, to the eugenic and generous American

   Ethnos and to the organizations and protagonists of the

   Amphictyony and the gastronomic symposia."

 This speech is the first one Professor Zolotas gave in Washington

 Two years later in 1959, he returned and gave another speech.

 Published by:

EVI MARTYN//  Founder 

                            HELLENIC CULTURE ADVOCACY

                     

                 PART TWO
                       OF
             " The Sponsor "

According to Historians and Archeologists Lycurgus
was the first who tried to finance the construction of
a stadium.  While in charge of the city's administra-
tion (300-306 BC), the renowned orator attempted to
construct the ancient stadium beside the hill of 
Ardittos.
This particular location was selected because it was
near the Ilisos River and was deemed suitable for the
building of a stadium.

However, the broader area remained in its original
state and only the sports area was surrounded by a
stone wall.

Four and a half centuries later, in the year 131 AD,
Herod Atticus was given the responsibility of organi-
sing the prizes for the Panathenaia, Athens most famous games, and so he undertook the construction 
of the marble stadium.

Born in 103 AD Herod Atticus was the offspring of a
very wealthy family from Marathon in Attica. His
grandfather, Ipparchos, had a property worth 100 
million sertetii ( approximately 10 tons of gold).

So, Herod had enough to be considered one of the
richest men in Athens. He proceeded to construct a
stadium with a capacity of 50.000 seats.

This stadium was so impressive that Philostratus and
Pausanias considered it  " the wonder of the age."

Herod also helped ancient Olympia financially and 
provided a solution to the problem of the area,i.e.
the water sufficiency. Due to the great turn out of the
Games, it was impossible to quench the thirst of the million of spectators in the middle of the summer.

So, he had a huge water reservoir constructed with 
his own money, providing thus a definite solution
to the problem.

p.s.  As I stated before Atlanta Georgia , is a Pioneer,
        when in 1996 the Olympic Games that took 
        place there were fully covered by sponsors, for
        the first time in the history of the Games.

 By :  EVI MARTYN 
            Founder of HELLENIC CULTURE ADVOCACY
            Mme Martyn did the full research of these Historical facts

                HEROD  ATTICUS       103 AD

                   THE FIRST  " SPONSOR "

 Preface

 Sponsors and sponsorship today is a very important act which supports almost totally 
commercial, artistic, intellectual, athetic and a 
number of ventures.

It has become possibly the ultimate financial
power that sustains all the above mentioned.

But, when, did it begin? where? how? and who
started it??

Today we will take a journey to the deep past and
examine the official History that points no other
place than the Ancient Greece.

                          PART  ONE

Sponsorship was first established in Ancient Greece. Wealthy Athenians participated in the 
expenses of the state and contributed financially
to the athletic and cultural events, thereby earning social recognition in return.

The country, in acknowledgement of their contri-
bution, had their names carved in marble stones,
so that the rest of the population could learn 
about their generosity and pay due respect.

The inception of sponsorship dates from the time
of the Athenian democracy of Cleisthenes, at the
end of the 6th century B.C..  However, it fully 
"bloomed" in the 5th century B.C. the Golden 
Age of Pericles.  It was an era when thought,
literature, and the arts reached their highest 
expression.

Sponsorship was, at the start, quite specific in its
field of application, concerned exclusively with 
the financial support of the arts ( choragus= leader of the chorus),  Yet over the years, and 
especially today, the concept of sponsorship has
expanded to cover every form of financial contri-
bution to any sector of society, while it also includes commercial sponsorship,  that is, promotion, agreements with profit- making Orga-
nisations ( from: Sponsorship by Thalis P. Kou-
toupis, Galaiou Publications, 1996).

  We shall continue with  PART TWO , in a few days.

                                  Please, follow us

by:EVI MARTYN
founder of HELLENIC CULTURE ADVOCACY

             February 22, 2015

As promised in the next few days you will read a fantastic article depicting the amazing life and
accomplishments of the first ever " SPONSOR"
                          HEROD ATTICUS
and how, when, where, and why it became 
necessary to develop the plan he did in order to
facilitate and help major projects of his time!!

 PURE HISTORY  dated 131 A.D. Athens, Greece

Article by:
Evi  Martyn / founder
Hellenic Culutre Advocacy

*** Did you know that in 1996 the Olumpic Games that were held in
         Atlanta Georgia had all their expenses fully covered by Sponsors
         for the first time in the History of the Games.??? It is a historical fact.
        
        Evi Martyn
       







      

           ABOUT  THE HELLENIC CULTURE   
                                                  ADVOCACY        

         While we are proud of our progress , we are
      not content with it.

     Bolstered by a rising reputation and energized
     by a bold vision for the future, we are ready
     to expand our influence as an intellectual 
     and cultural hub.  

    At this time we all work on a volunteer basis,
    however, private funding can help our progress
    and it will play an even more important role 
    in our future success.

   We hope you will join us in our exciting 
   journey, and thank you once again for your
  support.

  Evi Martyn
 founder / Hellenic Culture Advocacy

    In the next few days I will publish an article
     featuring the first ever SPONSOR in our world
     the immortal HEROD ATTICUS, his life, influence
     and accomplishments ....
      Please, follow me, you will learn pure HISTORY