Above are boxes with sub pages that will open to view thumbnail photos from past events. There are lots of new pictures, so have fun viewing the photos from our newest events. September was filled with several Greek festivals, a school demonstration of our armor, and finally, filming for The History Channel. Check your listings for The History Channel to see, Greece: Engineering an Empire, The Age of Alexander, as it is broadcast again. Watch The Greek Warriors in this TV special.  Below you will find thumbnail photos of The Greek Warriors at some of our recent events. Click on the photo to expand it for a closer look! View thumbnail pictures below from the 2008 Greek Independence Day Parade in New York City! Use the control bar below to view a slide show of our march in the parade. Image:  St. Nicholas Shrine annual Greek Festival in West Babylon, Long Island - One of Long Island's best Greek Festivals. A beautiful church, a warm congregation, great Greek food and pastries, rides for the kids, vendors for shopping, wonderful Greek music and Greek dancers. The Greek Warriors were glad to be at this fantastic Greek fesival! Image:  38th annual Greecian festival at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Albany, New York. - May 16th, 17th, 18th - This Greek Festival is always held the weekend after Mother's Day and can be held rain or shine, hot or cold. St. Sophia provides large heated and dry tents that hold thousands of people. Greek food, music, and dance, can all be enjoyed with a wonderful congregation making you feel warm and welcome. This is one of Albany's largest attractions with thousands coming to enjoy a celebration of Greek pride and culture. The Greek Warriors were proud and honored to be apart of this most wonderful Greek festival. Image:  The 2007 Greek Festival at Holy Trinity - St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Staten Island - The festival was held on the second and third weekends of September. This was our fourth year at the festival. Our thanks to Father Nick and the wonderful congregation at Holy Trinity for making this a great festival. Father Nick poses with The Greek Warriors, holding as the Apostle Pauls said, "The Sword of the Spirit". Standing at attention on stage. The Hoplites pose with our friend Stacey. Stacey was the 2004 fest chairman, and gave us our start. Here we are with a dad and his kids. The Greek Warriors try using their spears at "Treasure Hunt". Posing with The Holy Trinity Junior Hellenic Dancers. They were great! Those chickens roasting on the spit was too much to bear for one of the Hoplites. Just kidding. Posing with the ladies running the Grecian Boutique. The Holy Trinity - St. Nicholas Junior Hellenic Dancers. Father Nick checks up on how the pastries are coming along before the festival. They were great as the lady on the right can testify. Posing with some of the teens at the festival. They had a great time, and it was a great place for them to meet up with friends. In guard formation at the front gate during the evening hours. Helmets and shields stand ready to use for our stage demonstration. The Greek Warriors doing a domstration on stage for the guests at the festival. We seem to be busy playing one of the games while guests at the festival get in for a picture. Click on the thumbnails photos below to see The Greek Warriors in the 2007 Greek Indpendence Day Parade. We marched as Spartans with Holy Trinity-St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Staten Island. (All photos from the parade by Richie G.)  Holy Trinity displays our banner! Standing in a Locked Shield position. Posing with some of the congregation from Holy Trinity. The GREEK WARRIORS banner. The Spartans take a moment to enjoy the parade. Posing with a good friend of ours. A contingent of Spartans stand at attention with some young ones enjoying the parade as well! Doing some last minute arming before the start the parade. The march up 5th avenue in New York City. The GREEK WARRIORS as SPARTANS for the day prepare for our parade. Our good friend George with his grandaughter. You can see how proud he is of her. Our march up 5th Avenue in formation. 37th annual Greecian festival at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Albany, New York. - May 18th, 19th, 20th - This Greek Festival is always held the weekend after Mother's Day and can be held rain or shine, hot or cold. St. Sophia provides large heated and dry tents that hold thousands of people. Greek food, music, and dance, can all be enjoyed with a wonderful congregation making you feel warm and welcome. This is one of Albany's largest attractions with thousands coming to enjoy a celebration of Greek pride and culture. The Greek Warriors were proud and honored to be apart of this most wonderful Greek festival. The Greek Warriors pose in front of an Albany Fire Truck. Many of Albany's Greek Firemen were there at the festival. Welcome banner suspended high above the tent. Hoplites stand guard in the big tent at St. Sophia's wonderful Greek festival! The Greek Warriors proudly pose with George Sokaris, the chairman of St. Sophia's Greek festival. St Sophia made this giant banner for us. It was held high in the tent for all to see. Posing with a young fellow at St. Sophia's Greecian Festival. George stands with two to Albany's brave firefighters. The Greek Warrirors strike a pose with swords drawn. Performing some Phalanx drills on stage for the crowd. Peter thanks the thousands in attendance for their warm reception of our ancient Greek warriors re-enactment group. Ready for another show under the huge tent. A photographer from the Albany Times Union takes our picture for the newspaper. Greek dancers from St. Sophia. They were great! Dinner in St. Sophia's full service restaurant. Guests enjoy the festival under the giant tent, keeping warm and dry. George does and interview for Albany's Channel 9 News. You can see how big the tent is and how many people can have a great time together. The wonderful helpers at the festival take a moment from their busy day to pose. Wonderful smiles! You can see that the workers had a great time too. Taking a moment to enjoy the Greek music and still serve customers. Great food, great music, great time! Mayor Jennings of Albany enjoys the festival. Although Rocco's spear partially covers his face, you can see that we were having a great time at the festival. Father Patrick of St. Sophia and George, pose for a picture. The young Greek dancers of St. Sophia pose for their photograph. Some of the older male Greek Dancers. They were fantastic and very skilled dancers. George shouts our drill commands! George narrates the battle of Thermopylae as we perform with his story. Doing a quick drill demonstration for the dinner guests. George Sokaris, Chairman of the festival takes a moment to play a song with the band. Greek Festival in Brookville, Long Island at Church of the Holy Resurrection GOC - June 9th 2007 - One of Long Island's best and greatest Greek Festivals! There was fantastic Greek food, Greek music, various vendors, a children's play section, and more across the sprawling church grounds! Thank you to our wonderful hosts! The Greek Warriors had a great time entertaining the guests at the festival. We did a story and re-enactment of the battle of Thermoplylae with battle moves that the 300 Spartans and other Greek warriors would have used. It was a living history lesson for the guests at the festival. We moved about the festival grounds and had a great time talking about Greek history and our Greek armor. Take a look at some of the pictures from this great Greek festival weekend!  Image:  The 2005 Greek Festival at Holy Trinity-St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, held in September on Staten Island. Thank you to Father Nick and everyone at Holy Trinity for their kindness and hospitality to the Greek Warriors. We had a wonderful time and were glad to be part of the festival. There was fantastic Greek food, pastries, Hellenic folk dancers, fine Greek music by the Litos Brothers Orchestra, a Grecian Boutique, Flea Market, Games, Rides and a wonderful festive atmosphere! Father Nick welcomes Mayor Bloomberg to the Greek Festival. Hoplites stand guard at the stage before the Mayor makes a speech. Meeting Mayor Bloomberg. Yes that is him! Father Nick and two of the Hoplites. Posing with the ladies running the Grecian Boutique. Standing guard at the front gate. Posing with people at the festival! George with his good friend Nick. Two Hoplites stand guard at the entrance. Standing guard, looking into the festival grounds. Greeting a well wisher. Hoplite with red horse hair crest. Guard duty at the Greek Windmill. Moving about the festival grounds. Guarding as people enter the festival. Guarding as evening approaches. Hoplites face each other for people to review at the entrance. Posing with people and the Festival! Lining up shield to shield! Creating an archway of spears as you enter the festival grounds Standing guard into the evening! Below are thumbnail photos of various Greek Hoplites from around the country and world. They have been there to both an influence and help to us and we appreciate our  fellow Greek Hoplite Warriors. Matthew Amt from the Washington D.C. area Craig Sitch from Australia Jon Martin's novel, a must to read! Chris Pangalos, an impressive looking Spartan Wasilis From Germany stands in front of an ancient Greek temple Wasilis the Spartan with his Athenian friend The Sydney Ancients, true Hoplites Hoplite Association from England Wasilis from Germany made this impressive composite picture The Spartan Warband from California Kevin Hendryx from Texas Michael Piscitello, founder of "The Corinthians of Albuquerque" Todd, fellow member of The Corinthians of Albuquerque Michael and Todd, Hoplites of The Corinthians of Albuquerque, aux unit of The Greek Warriors The Greek kings, from Helen of Troy Achilles from "Helen of Troy" Athanasios from Australia and Olvios from Greece meet each other for the first time. Cheryl with an outstanding representation of Athena! Athena, suitable for a vase painting. Cheryl made her own helmet crest. All hail Athena! A new Panoply for Walisis Part of The 300 Spartans level their spears. Spartan phalanx from "The 300 Spartans". John from "300 Spartan Warriors". Mathieu Racicot, making a fine looking Spartan. Prof. Steve Fratt giving his class a demonstration of Spartan fighting style. This is my friend Athanasios from Australia. He leads group of Greek Hoplites called THE ANCIENT HOPLITIKON of MELBOURNE. You can tell who Athanasios is in these pictures by his Gorgon shield. They are an impressive group in their displays of armor. They have the look and feel of a real Greek Phalanx. THE ANCIENT HOPLITIKON of MELBOURNE participated in the Olympic torch lighting ceremony that was held in Sydney in 2004, and they have put on various other displays for people to enjoy. Our thanks to you Athanasios, and rest of the Hoplites. You are our companions in arms! Visit them at:    www.hoplitikon.com Click on the thumbnail photos below to see more of THE ANCIENT HOPLITIKON of MELBOURNE Statue of Leonidas in Sparta