A sweeping modernisation of the National Archaeological Museum and the Epigraphic Museum is moving forward at pace, with new exhibition concepts, architectural upgrades and visitor-focused enhancements set to redefine one of Greece’s most important cultural institutions. The project, covering the
Ephesus: An ancient Greek city-state in Anatolia. A well-preserved facade of the Celsus Library. Credit: Benh LIEU SONG Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 While Athens and Sparta dominate history book pages, there are lesser known ancient Greek city-states that played an important role in the spread of
]]> If You Do It Right… Which Most People Don’t On an off-grid homestead, where you depend on what you build and grow with your own hands, you learn something fast: small things aren’t small for long. A hairline crack in a pipe turns into a flooded basement, and a slight nutrient
From the well-preserved Byzantine era churches to the countless monasteries, Greece has a vast of sacred places dedicated to the divine. Credit: L. Richard Martin, Jr., CC BY 2.0. Greek monasteries are an important element of Greek Orthodox Christian heritage and have a long history. These
The complete family packing list for Iceland in summer, covering men, women, teens, and kids. Built from firsthand family experience. Travel in Iceland during the summer, and you’ll quickly discover that the experience isn’t exactly what the photographs suggest. The midnight sun is real. Those 2 am
Is It Legal to Collect Rain on Your Own Land? What Every Off-Gridder Needs to Know Step outside after a good rain and take a look around. The soil is dark and alive, the gutters are running, and every inch of your land is drinking in what just fell from the sky. It feels simple. Natural. Like a
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Minoans and Myceneans share DNA with modern Greeks. Credit: Public Domain By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the complex genetic origins of the Greek people, revealing a rich ancestral mosaic shaped over millennia. Archaeological sites such as the Franchthi Cave on the
The Greek language schools of the Greek Community of Melbourne, (GCM), are committed to meaningful and creative learning experiences. That creative approach is clear in their holiday program during the school break. This year’s holidays coincided with Orthodox Easter, so the program was dedicated
A rare and beautifully crafted Inscription of Sophytos discovered in Kandahar, Afghanistan, offers powerful evidence of Greek culture thriving deep in Central Asia more than 2,000 years ago during the Hellenistic period. Carved in the 2nd century BC, this limestone slab is one of the most important
