Greece Flag Stickers
Description: Flag of Greece by Debra Martz........................... From many areas around Athens, the Greek flag can be seen waving in the wind atop the Acropolis. After seeing it so many times before arriving at the Acropolis, I knew I had to get a photograph of it alone against the sky. "History of the Greek Flag The current flag was only officially adopted by Greece on December 22, 1978.An earlier version of the Greek flag had a diagonal cross in the corner instead of the square one now used. This version of the flag dates back to 1822, just after Greece declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Meanings and Symbolism of the Greek Flag The nine stripes are said to represent the number of syllables in the Greek phrase "Eleuthe...
