Showing posts with label greek history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label greek history. Show all posts
Monday, October 8, 2012

The Volcano That Destroyed The Minoan Civilization Is Stirring To Life Again

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Cruise ships muster in the bay of the island of Santorini. The volcanic peak can be seen at the top-right of the image.   'Atlanti...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Tsunamis Buried Greece's Ancient Olympics Site

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The ruined Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Photo: Karta24/Wikimedia Commons Tsunamis Buried Ancient Olympics Site -- Discovery News A series of d...
Friday, January 28, 2011

Drinking In Ancient Greece

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Photo: This terra cotta cup was a "designer knock off" with a pattern meant to emulate silver work. This type of cup appeared as ...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

Did the Greeks Spot Halley's Comet First?

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From Discovery News: Piecing together historic record and correlating it with the location of celestial objects nearly 2,500 years ago is an...
Friday, September 10, 2010

Ancient Greeks Spotted Halley's Comet

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The comet was considered a bad omen in 1066 (Image: Mary Evans/Alamy) From New Scientist: A CELESTIAL event in the 5th century BC could be t...
Thursday, September 2, 2010

Discovery Of Ancient Cave Paintings In Petra Stuns Art Scholars

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Detail of a winged child playing the flute, before and after cleaning. Photograph: Courtesy of the Courtauld Institute From The Guardian: Ex...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

The Father Of Civilisation: Alexander The Great

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Alexander the Great: The Greek leader made Alexandria a place of knowledge, discovery and sexual intrigues From The Daily Mail: There is not...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

Mound Of Ash Reveals Shrine To Zeus

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The Greek god Zeus was honored by the ancients at an open-air sanctuary atop Mount Lykaion, new research shows. iStockPhoto From Discovery N...
Monday, January 11, 2010

Laminated Linen Protected Alexander The Great

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Image: This mosaic of Alexander the Great shows the king wearing linothorax -- an armor made from laminated linen. Martin Beckmann From Dis...
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Evidence Alexander The Great Wasn't First At Alexandria

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Detail from the Alexander mosaic. From the House of the Faun, Pompeii, c. 80 B.C. Credit: National Archaeologic Museum, Naples, Italy From L...
Saturday, October 17, 2009

World's Oldest Submerged Town Dates Back 5,000 Years

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Underwater archaeologists at Pavlopetri. (Credit: Image courtesy of University of Nottingham) From Science Daily: Science Daily (Oct. 16, 20...
Friday, September 25, 2009

Suspected Trojan war-era couple found

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The finding is 'electrifying', say experts (Source: Reuters / Ho New ) From ABC News (Australia): Excavations in the ancient city of...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Elgin Marble Argument In A New Light

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The bronzed original sculptures stand in contrast to the white reproductions of the part of the frieze now displayed in the British Museum. ...
Monday, June 15, 2009

New Test Reveals Parthenon's Hidden Colour

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The Parthenon would once have been much more gaudy (Image: Roy Rainford/Robert Harding/Rex Features) From New Scientist: Images of the Parth...