The Greatest Motivational Speech Ever, by Leonidas, King of Sparta
Oct 10, 2024 · Leonidas, the King of Sparta. Credit: Andy Hay, CC BY 2.0/ flickr The year was 480 BC when King Leonidas of Sparta, left with only a few dozen fighters from the original 300 at Thermopylae, gave a speech whose motivational power has resonated over the millennia.. The truth is that we do not know exactly what Leonidas told his troops.
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1 day ago · Two More Femicides Only Hours Apart Shock Greece. Filio Kontrafouri - November 13, 2024. Two more women have been added in Greece's long list of femicide victims, bringing the total of women killed in the country this year to 13. 43-year-old Theodora Nastouli, a mother of three, was shot dead by her 30-year-old former... Greek News.
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Here's a traditional recipe fro the delicious Greek desert Halva with Semolina. Ingredients 250ml sunflower oil 14oz – 400gr semolina flour 5lb – 700gr sugar ... Greek news from Greece and the world, get the latest updates on business, economy, …
Atlantis: How Plato’s Story Corresponds to Real History
May 30, 2024 · The book ATLANTIS The Find of a Lifetime embarks on a 10,000-year journey that effectively reveals Atlantis’s submerged island and demonstrates how Plato’s 2400-year-old story corresponds to real history. Not only do the physical characteristics of the proposed location, along with the given chronology, match Plato’s description, but all ...
The History of the Ancient Greek City of Smyrna
Sep 9, 2024 · Smyrna was once one of the most illustrious of all ancient and Hellenistic-era Greek cities. One of the main centers of Greek settlement in western Anatolia, it once had a temple dedicated to Athena and was the residence of the epic poet Homer. Rebuilt during the Hellenistic era, it flourished for some time, becoming a hub of Armenian and Greek ...
Why Did Ancient Greek Actors Wear Theater Masks?
Nov 13, 2023 · Ancient Greek theater masks connected with Dionysian revelry. These qualities of transformation enabled actors to fully embody the gods and mythological entities that populated the stories of ancient Greece. This connection to embodiment was strongly associated with Dionysus, the god of wine. Greeks saw a relationship between a mask’s ability ...
Greek Name Days Calendar: Who Celebrates Today
Which Greek name day does the Orthodox church celebrate today? According to Greece’s Orthodox tradition, every day of the year is dedicated to some Christian saint or martyr. When someone is named after one of these saints, that saint’s celebration day …
The Fascinating Story Behind the Greek Temple of Athena Nike
May 31, 2024 · The Temple of Athena Nike is a true masterpiece of Greece’s famous Ionic architecture. Its four monolithic columns on both the east and west ends support an entablature and pediment of the temple. The columns are approximately 13 feet (4 meters) high and have beautiful and intricate bases, along with capitals adorned with scrolls.
Ten Stunning Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Art
Jan 11, 2024 · The Winged Victory of Samothrace. Credit: Xin Sy /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 There are countless masterpieces of ancient Greek art scattered in museums around the world, serving as a reminder that Greece is the cradle of Western Civilization.. These are works of unparalleled beauty, precious monuments of the world’s rich heritage that still mesmerize …
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Nov 8, 2024 · Anna Wichmann - October 28, 2024. Greek soldiers gained fame around the world in modern times for their incredible courage and fierce resistance against the Italian and German invasions in 1940 and 1941 and also during the brutal years under Axis occupation. Historical figures have long... Greek News.