Snowing on Acropolis
15 Feb 2021. Meanwhile it’s snowing in #Greece. Flying over the amazing Acropolis. Photo by @stelecopter on IG.
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Back when Math Club was cool
Pythagoras Pythagoras founded a philosophical and religious school in Croton (now Crotone, on the east of the heel of southern Italy) that had many followers....
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Hellenic Aesthetic
Olive trees and broken Doric columns, the ultimate Greek symbology. Ελαιόδεντρα και σπασμένοι δωρικοί κίονες. Απόλυτη ελληνική σημειολογία
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THE IMPRESSIVE SCULPTURE THAT ADORNED THE ROOF OF THE PARTHENON WAS A WILDFLOWER OF THE ACROPOLIS
The wildflower of the Parthenon is an impressive sculpture that adorned the roof of the temple in ancient times. A plaster representation, made up of...
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10 ANCIENT GREEK INVENTIONS & DISCOVERIES STILL USED TODAY
GREEK FINDINGS RANGE FROM ASTRONOMY AND GEOGRAPHY TO MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCETHOUGH THIS POST ONLY DISCUSSES 10 ANCIENT GREEK INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES, THERE ARE, IN FACT,...
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Paintings are for Athenians
Lakonian Krater without figural paintings The simplicity of the Spartans! first half 6th century B.C. Munich: Staatliche Antikensammlungen
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Earth Works of the Ancient World
By Mythopia/ Simon E. Davies Earthworks are man made structures, which alter the structure and level of natural landscape. They are typically made from piles...
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Ancient hunter-gatherer seashell resonates after 17,000 years
French archaeologists get near-perfect notes from a conch shell last used by hunter-gatherers.
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Eight Surprising Things You Should Know About the Celts
The Celts were a distinct ethnic group made up of tribes spread across Europe. They shared similar languages, traditions, religions, and cultural practices and were...
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The unique dawnlit Vitthala Temple that turns divine like golden in early dawn hours
Hampi, a haven of ancient temples, hosts the unique dawnlit Vitthala Temple that turns divine like golden in early dawn hours! It’s musical pillars produce...
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Nations Which Owe their Name to the Greek Language – GreekReporter
It is estimated that at least 5,000 words — and most likely many more — used in almost all languages spoken today across the world...
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Part of Sir Isaac Newton’s Manuscripts Were Written in Greek – GreekReporter
The notebooks in which Isaac Newton worked out the theories on which much of classical science is based were partly written in Greek, proving...
