Hellenic Military Academy

Hellenic Army Academy

Στρατιωτική Σχολή Ευελπίδων
Coat of Arms of the Hellenic Army Academy
Other name	Evelpidon or ΣΣΕ
Motto	Ἄρχεσθαι μαθὼν ἄρχειν ἐπιστήσει
Motto in English	When you learn how to be ruled, you will learn how to rule
Type	Service academy
Established	1828; 196 years ago (1828)
Affiliation	Hellenic Army
Superintendent	Major General Anastasios Polychronos
Location	Vari, Attica , Greece
Website	sse.army.gr/en/home-en/

The Hellenic Army Academy (Greek: Στρατιωτική Σχολή Ευελπίδων), commonly known as the Evelpidon, is a military academy. It is the Officer cadet school of the Greek Army and the oldest third-level educational institution in Greece. It was founded in 1828 in Nafplio by Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor of the modern Greek state. It is often listed as one of the top 10 military academies worldwide by various websites and magazines.^{[1][2] [3]}