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Unlocking Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast ...
Greek Reporter11h
The Ancient Greek Scholar Who Shaped the Way We Organize Knowledge
Callimachus, the Ancient Greek genius, influenced library organization and the poetic preference for shorter verses over long ...
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The Mysterious Substance That Flowed Through the Veins of the Greek Gods
You'd be wrong to think the ancient Greek gods bled red like you and me, as ichor was the substance that defined their ...
Greek City Times6d
2,000-Year-Old Greek Lecture Hall Unearthed in Italy
Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old Greek lecture hall in Agrigento, Sicily, a major ancient Greek colony founded in 580 B.C. Dating to the second century B.C., this unique facility within a ...
2,000-year-old Greek lecture hall discovered in Italy is first of its kind
The ancient school complex had a gymnasium with a large swimming pool and 650-foot tracks, archaeologists said.
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Ancient Greek Mythology and Medieval Music to be Lecture Topics
Kitchell will discuss why animals played such an important role in the ancient Greek culture from adornment on coins, architecture, vases, and other artworks to folklore about half-human, half-animal ...
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The great mathematician who enlightened science and culture
His vision was to create a modern Greek university in the heart of Ionia, combining knowledge with culture and national renaissance. Unfortunately, the destruction of Smyrna in 1922 did not allow the ...
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Challenging Perceptions, Museum Puts Greeks of African Origin in Spotlight
At the same time, 12 people of African descent who live or were born in Greece, and four Greeks who live or have lived in African countries, told their stories and lent the museum their own ...
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What bedrock can tell us about ancient cooking and culture
The mortar, pestle, and cutting board you use in your kitchen today are modern tools rooted in ancient tradition. Long before stainless steel and ceramic surfaces, people used manos and metates – ...
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Ancient Greek Sacrifice; Why did they do it?
When we think about animal sacrifice, ancient societies such as the Greeks come to mind. But why did they ritually slaughter animals? What did this do for their society? Jason Statham's ‘A ...
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Greek History & Culture Seminars – The population and the settlements of the Peloponnese during the Greek Revolution
Between 1828 and 1830, the Greek administration undertook the collection of statistical data concerning the population and settlements of the Peloponnese. Through systematic research, which ...
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The Next Greek Destinations You Need To Know About
As if Greece couldn’t get any better, last year's debut of the One&Only brand has given us Philhellenes even more to (in my case literally) write home about. They went all in on Greece ...