CHAERONEA
Greece is an open museum. No matter which part of the country you visit, Ancient Greece is there to greet you. This can be seen when visiting Chaeronea (Greek: Χαιρώνεια), a once-important village in the regional unit of…
The Ancient Greek City of Abdera
The whole of Greece is an open museum and besides the well-known city states of Athens, Sparta, Argos, Mycenae, Knosos, Elefsis etc. where ancient Greek culture reached its height, there are other many cities which were just…
The Tennessee Parthenon
If you want to see a replica of what the original Parthenon temple in Athens, Greece looked like, a visit to Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, United States is the place to go. Nashville’s nickname, the ‘Athens of…
NO DAY!! The National Day of Greece
Greece proudly celebrates OXI DAY!!, the day on which Greece became involved in World War II rather than V Day, the ending of World War II. This is due to the provocations and the hostile campaign that…
INFLUENCE OF ANCIENT GREECE OVER ROMAN CULTURE
Visiting Rome, the Eternal City, is always a wonderful experience as it links the present with the past. Looking around at the historical sites of Rome recalled how closely linked the Roman Empire and its culture was…
GREECE – A SEAFARING COUNTRY
Greece is surrounded by sea on all sides. Her mythology is also connected with this.
PALAIA PHOCAEA
The Greek refugees that came from Asia Minor and settled in Greece often named their new townships after their places of origin. This is the case of Palaia Phocaea, the ancient Greek city on the Aegean coast…