2024年12月30日 · Vasilopita is a cake with a lucky coin inside traditionally consumed on New Year’s Eve in Greece.Credit: Nostimo. The story of the Greek Orthodox custom of the vasilopita with the lucky coin inside begins in Asia Minor, and more specifically in the city of Caesarea in Cappadocia, more than 1,600 years ago.

2024年12月29日 · Theatrical mask of Dionysus discovered in Western Turkey. An extremely expressive terracotta mask, thought to represent Dionysus, was recently unearthed during excavations of the ancient Greek city of Daskyleion in Western Turkey.. The newly-discovered treasure, which appears to represent a rather tipsy god, was located in the city’s acropolis, and is thought to have served as a votive ...

2025年1月1日 · A segment of the ancient Greek Derveni Papyrus. Credit: Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. The Derveni papyrus, an ancient Greek papyrus roll from the era of Philip II of Macedon’s reign—probably from the years between 340 and 320 B.C.—is considered Europe’s oldest legible manuscript still in existence today.. Its name derives from the site where it was discovered some six miles ...

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2024年3月7日 · Alexandria, Egypt. Credit: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. CC BY 2.0/flickr. In her research, Dr Martinez has narrowed down options for the location of Cleopatra’s tomb, concluding that it is most likely in the Taposiris Magna temple, which translates to …

2024年8月11日 · Depiction of Socrates accepting his fate. Metropolitan Museum of Art – Death of Socrates. Credit: wallyg. CC BY 2.0/flickr. In 399 BC, Athens, the cradle of democracy and philosophy, tried and killed a seemingly innocent man in …

2024年12月28日 · Line 4 of the Athens Metro to be completed by 2029. Credit: Greek Reporter. An ambitious new Athens metro project – a U-shaped underground route spanning 13 kilometers of tunnels called Line 4 – will alleviate the city’s heavy urban traffic woes upon its anticipated completion in 2029. It is the largest infrastructure project of its kind in Greece.

2024年11月8日 · Who were the Hellenistic Jews and why are they important? Second Temple of Jerusalem. Credit: Templar1307. CC BY 2.0/flickr The Hellenization of much of the world brought about by the conquests of Alexander the Great saw peoples of many different cultures and religions come under the cultural umbrella of Greece.This included those …

2024年11月10日 · Ancient Athens under the Acropolis Hill. Artist unknown. Public Domain. Athens and Sparta in ancient times were two very different societies, yet the two legendary city-states continue to hold priceless historic value for Greece and the world in general.. On the one hand, Athens remains one of the beacons of Western Civilization.

2024年11月28日 · Telly Savalas as Theo Kojak from the premiere of the television program Kojak. Public Domain. Telly Savalas, best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak in the crime drama series Kojak (1973–1978), was a proud Greek who spoke passionately about Hellenism and the importance of preserving and strengthening his roots.