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On a Mother-Daughter Trip to the Peloponnese, I Found New Ways to Carry My Greek Heritage
They both uttered the word, xenis, in their perfect local-dialect Greek; he in passing to a busboy ... location has been lost ...
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Who was Considered Greek in Ancient Greece?
The Trojan king Laomedon(?) from the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina (c. 490-480 BC). The scene is thought to depict Hercules’ attack on the city of Troy. (Glyptothek, Munich). Credit: ...
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The Oldest Writing Systems in the World, Egyptian Comes Second
Similar to other ancient artifacts, historians are keeping the ... According to Michael Ventris and John Chadwick, Linear B represented an archaic Greek language, with an adoption of Greek dialects.
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The ancient discovery that put a Silk Road city back on the map
Once constructed, the network helped transport ideas, religions, commodities and currencies across the ancient world. While the connection between Europe and East Asia was severed in 1453 when the ...
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Experts may have solved '400-year-old American mystery' after discovering hidden secrets on ancient map
Experts believe they may have finally solved the centuries-old mystery of America's lost Roanoke colony through hidden details discovered in a 400-year-old map. A blank spot on the historic "La ...
Artnet27d
A Headless Ancient Sculpture Just Turned Up in the Trash in Greece
in northwest Greece. In August, construction workers installing underground water pipelines in a town north of Athens uncovered an ancient mosaic of dancing satyrs. A monumental building with lion ...
Greek Reporter28d
Pontic Greek Still Spoken by Thousands in Northern Turkey
Studies conducted by historians and linguists suggest that thousands of Muslim Pontians in today’s northeast Turkey speak a Greek dialect which is remarkably close to the extinct language of the ...
People29d
2,000-Year-Old Greek Statue Found Abandoned in a Bag Near Trash Cans: Police
The Greek Police also said that the ancient statue will be handed over to the Forensic Investigations Sub-Directorate of Northern Greece for laboratory examination. It will then be transferred to ...
ABC News29d
2,000-year-old Greek marble statue found discarded in the trash, police say
The sculpture dates back to the Hellenistic period between 323 B.C. and 31 B.C. Authorities in Greece are investigating after a 2,000-year-old marble statue was discovered wrapped in a trash bag ...
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See the Stunning Ancient Roman Statue of Athena That’s Going on View for the First Time in Nearly 260 Years
This stunning marble depiction of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare will go on public display in the atrium of the Wrightwood 659 gallery in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood ...
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Ancient 2000-year-old marble statue found in rubbish bag in Greece as police launch probe into bizarre discovery
The statue has been transferred to local antiquities authorities for preservation and further examination by archaeologists. Police have launched an investigation to determine who discarded the ...
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A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece
Accidental archaeological discoveries are relatively common in Greece, a country renowned for its ancient heritage, and often made during building construction or public works. In December, workers ...