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Discovery of ancient Greek shepherd’s graffiti rewrites Athens history
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoIt is known that an invading Persian army in 480 BC destroyed buildings erected in the Acropolis of...
Is the summer solstice the downfall of summer?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 minutes agoThe peak of summer has arrived, meaning it’s all downhill from here. June 20th marks the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. This phenomenon...
A 13-year-old built Archimedes’ death ray
BGR· 19 hours agoThousands of years ago, Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes posited that a death ray could be created to harness the power of the Sun. Now, a...
Mysterious ancient graffiti may reveal lost temple at Athens Acropolis
Newsweek· 6 days agoA mysterious example of ancient Greek graffiti may reveal the existence of a lost temple at the...
Sophie was allowed to keep £1.25m wedding tiara but Kate and Meghan couldn't
Daily Express· 4 days agoAccording to Court Jeweller, Queen Victoria’s Regal circlet was made with a set of detachable...
Is The Founder Of The Modern Olympics Being Cancelled?
International Business Times· 7 hours agoInspired by William Penny Brookes' Wenlock Olympian Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin almost...
In a Greek jail, inmates find freedom in theatre
Reuters· 3 days agoThe performers were inmates at Greece’s maximum-security jail, and so was the audience. The play - ancient Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’, a story about free...
I spent every summer in Greece as a kid. Here are 7 places to visit that aren't Santorini, Mykonos,...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 days agoCorfu is a must-visit destination in Greece.Maniscule/Getty Images My parents are both Greek, and...
The 10 most expensive silver items featured on 'Antiques Roadshow'
Stacker via AOL· 5 hours agoThe image on the side is Flaxman's interpretation of the work ofancient Greek poet Theocritus. If...
Call for ‘looted’ Roman antiquities to be pulled from auction
Daily Telegraph· 5 days agoIn 2020, Sotheby’s lost its legal challenge and Greece’s culture minister described the court’s...
