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‘Hellas’ Exhibition at Baku Features Children’s Art Inspired by Ancient Greece

An art exhibition entitled “Hellas” in the Centro Italiano Baku has opened its doors for little art lovers until March 11, featuring art by children inspired by Ancient Greece, according to a Azernews report. The theme of the exhibition is...

Chile Honors Ancient Greece

Chile found a novel way to pay tribute to Ancient Greece, as from March 7th the metro-station Grecia (Greece) which is situated in the capital Santiago, is decorated by an exhibition of Ancient Greek copies. The exhibition includes 23 carefully...

”Science and Technology in Ancient Greece” Exhibition Opens June 8th, Alexandria

The Department of Alexandria organized a conference and exhibition on ''Science and Technology in Ancient Greece'', on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 19:00. The Associate Professor at the University of Athens Xenofon Mousas will give a talk on ''Antikythera Mechanism,...

Greece and China: The Wisdom of Ancient Civilizations

Chinese culture belongs to one of the oldest civilizations, as does Greek culture, and Confucian teachings have been regarded as providing the definitive morality that underpins Chinese mentality and behavior, regardless of any religious background. By Steve Bakalis “The values of...

Four Ancient Civilizations That are Nearly Unknown

When most people cast their minds back to antiquity, they tend to imagine the ancient civilizations of Rome, Greece, and Egypt. However, the ancient world was populated by a myriad of other fascinating civilizations that rarely receive the popular...

Iskenderun-Alexandretta: The Ancient City of Alexander the Great in Turkey

Situated in Turkey's Hatay Province, the city of Iskenderun, formerly known as Alexandretta, has a long and proud history spanning over 2,300 years. The city was originally founded by the Greek Macedonian king Alexander the Great after the dramatic...

What Did India Learn From the Ancient Greeks?

The interaction of the two great ancient civilizations of Greece and India began with the invasion of Alexander the Great in 326 BC.

Greece, India to Strengthen ‘Strategic Partnership’ in Mitsotakis Visit

The PM of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be on a two-day state visit to India beginning on February 21, 2024. The last prime ministerial visit from Greece to India took place in 2008. India-Greece relations were elevated to a “strategic...

How Ancient Greeks Spread Buddhism to the Known World

Buddhism, a religion, or according to some, a path towards experiencing ultimate reality, was founded by Siddhārtha Gautama, a man from India also referred to as "The Buddha". Buddhism is practiced in various parts of the world and the...

Top 10 Strangest Things Found on Google Earth, Including in Greece

Since the advent of geobrowser Google Earth, a number of strange and mysterious phenomena around the globe are visible to everyday internet users, including unidentified objects in the Aegean Sea around Greece, blood red lakes in Iraq, and military...

The Swastika Symbol in Ancient Greek and Etruscan Cultures

Today, the swastika symbol comes attached to the imagery of Nazi Germany and the holocaust, but the origins of this four-armed symbol predate the Third Reich by at least 8,000 years. It was even used by the ancient Greeks...

Why is the Ancient Greek City of Antioch Special to Indians?

Indians have a special connection with the ancient city of Antioch. The city, now part of Turkey, was renamed Antakya but their connection with it is fleeting at best when compared to the Greeks and Syrians, taking a chronological...

Ex President of Uruguay: Why We Are So Close to Greece

Former President of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera lauded his country's ties to Greece. "Greece is everywhere in Uruguay," Lacalle said recently speaking on the sidelines of the Concordia Americas Summit held in Florida. The veteran politician is a...

16-Meter-Long Ancient Papyrus Found in Egyptian Sarcophagus

A 16-meter-long (52.5 ft) papyrus was discovered recently in an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus by a team of archaeologists. It is the first complete papyrus text to be found in over a century. The discovery was made in Saqqara, a necropolis...

Afghanistan’s Ancient Greek City and the Mystery of its Demise

The ancient Greek city of Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan was discovered by accident in the 1960s, but its demise has captivated historians and archaeologists for decades. The city that was lost under the desert sands for almost two thousand years was...