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Grevena, the Mushroom Capital of Greece
The hunt for mushrooms at the Valia Kalda Valley in the prefecture of Grevena in northwestern Greece has been taking place ...
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Greek Researcher Claims Ancient Tunic Scrap Was Alexander the Great’s. Experts Aren’t Convinced
Antonis Bartsiokas's assertions have been met with pushback from Greek archaeologists. In life, Alexander the Great stamped ...
Ancient purple fabric found in Vergina tomb may be Alexander the Great's sacred tunic
The findings, published in the Journal of Field Archaeology, have the potential to rewrite history by challenging previous ...
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7 Historical Dog Breeds Who Unfortunately No Longer Exist
These powerhouses of the pup world were popular in Ancient Greece and Rome around 500 B ... companions and served plenty of ...
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The Fertile Crescent, explained
Until the 19th century, Western scholars believed that “civilization” began in Europe—specifically Greece and Rome. A small but revolutionary group pursued a new idea: That civilization began in the ...
Javelin throw evolution: From an ancient hunting and warfare technique to a modern Olympic Sport
Origins: Prehistoric hunting tool and a weapon in warfare ... The birth of competitive throwing The javelin throw gained prominence in ancient Greece, becoming a key event in the Olympic Games ...
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‘My Reward is Recognition’: Greek Archaeologist on the Hunt for Stolen Antiquities
From 2004 to 2008, he participated in over 140 cases of stolen antiquities throughout Greece, one of the most ... confiscating ancient monuments and artefacts dating back to prehistoric, ancient ...
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KS2 Ancient Greece: 2. Gods, goddesses, myths and magic
We meet Homer, famous writer of Ancient Greece, who introduces us to the Olympians ... God of war.Artemis: Goddess of hunting.Apollo: God of light, music and healing.Hephaestus: God of fire ...
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Sacred tunic of Alexander the Great identified in one of the Macedonian tombs at Vergina in Greece
A recent discovery in Tomb II at Vergina, Macedonia, Greece, has revealed what appears to be the sacred ... identified a purple-dyed cotton textile that matches ancient descriptions of the sarapis, a ...
Greek Reporter4d
Eos, the Ancient Greek Goddess of the Dawn
Eos, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, with her abode the sky, was perhaps the most resplendent of all the beings in the Greek pantheon.
Get happily lost at Costa Navarino, Greece's golf destination, where nearly half the country's courses run alongside 4,500 years of history
My wife and I were winding through the maze-like grid of paths at the sumptuous Romanos Resort, the first of four ultra-luxury hotels to open at Costa Navarino, and this was more like a dream replete ...