Greece

Greece by lindsey.s

this is plaka neighborhood this is the most attractive area of Athens in Greece has a greek island atmosphere and her divine face as the modern Athenians enjoy the sunshine in the street cafes at ... songs of Plaka the so called "Kantades" that derives from the Italian "Cando" song. Plaka was the most important place to be during the Greek Carnival, ...

The culture of Greece has involved for over a thousand years beginning in Mycenaean Greece and there is also there language and 99% of the population either speaks German, French and Italian.or English

Geek religion, religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Hellenes. Greek religion is not the same as Greek mythology, which is concerned with traditional tales, though the two are closely interlinked. Curiously, for a people so religiously minded, the Greeks had no word for religion itself; the nearest terms were eusebeia (“piety”) and threskeia (“cult”).

Ancient Greeks found many ways to get food. One way was to grow and harvest it, all by themselves, and one was to catch it. They grew all sorts of fruits and vegetables such as lentils, chickpeas, onions, cabbage, fennel, and garlic. They also grew grapes, a fruit, which were especially important because they made the most popular drink, wine. When people drank wine, they usually thought of the god Dionysus because he was the god of wine and pleasure. The other fruits they grew were figs, pomegranates, and olives. Olives were important as well because they made olive oil necessary for cooking reasons and added olives to meals for taste and presentation.

Greeks like baseball basketball cricket football runing fencing feildhocky swimming.

Ancient Greek men and women typically wore two pieces of clothing draped about the body: an undergarment

when it came to housing Women had the back and upstairs part. Most houses in Ancient Greek towns were built from stone or clay. The roofs were covered with tiles, or reeds, and the houses had one or two storeys. The floors of the rooms were tiled to keep them cool, although in winter fires in metal baskets were sometimes needed.

The word Pantheon is a Greek adjective meaning “honor all Gods”. In fact the pantheon was first built as a temple to all gods.

Alexander the Great Alexander the Great is the most famous Greek personality ever. His short life was full of adventures. Born in Pella, Macedonia, in 356 BC, he became king at the age of 20. After he united the Greek city-states, he launched an expedition to the East and managed to conquer the Persian Empire and extend the borders of his kingdom till India. He died a month before he turned 33, beloved as a god while he was alive and celebrated as a legend after his death. Source

Known for her Greek music chart-topping debut album, No. 1, this singer and songwriter released such popular singles as "Fallin," "The Sun," and "Mia Zografia." Between 2012 and 2014, she won six MAD Video Music Awards.

BEFORE FAME

She began her career by performing with a popular group called the Midenistis. While pursuing a law degree in Athens, Greece, she recorded two solo EPs and one studio album.

TRIVIA

She earned the "Best Greek Act" honor at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.

FAMILY LIFE

She was born in Athens, Greece, to school administrator Elena Boubouli. She has a sister named Romy.

ASSOCIATED WITH

She and Elena Paparizou have both been honored with multiple MAD Video Music Awards.

Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow. Her father is Greek, and her mother was of English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian descent. Jennifer spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family. Her family then relocated to New York City where her parents divorced when she was nine...

Sophocles was a tragedian who wrote 123 plays during his life. Only seven have survived in entity, but they include classics such as Antigone, Oedipus the King and Electra. He developed theater by adding a third actor, reducing the importance of the chorus, and introducing scenography. Sophocles also abolished the traditional trilogic form of tragedies and made each play complete in itself – this added dramatic value to the plays.

Not so long ago, water mills were a revolutionary invention used all over the world for the purpose of shaping metal, agriculture, and most importantly, milling. To mill meant to grind, and that invariably meant to grind grain. This in turn led to the production of edible staples like beaten rice, cereals, pulses, flour and so on. Ever since its origination, the water mill has seen a number of subsequent variations. These mills are still used in many parts of the rural world to serve similar purposes.

Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia. Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.

The Battle of Thermopylae was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, led by King Leonidas of Sparta, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I over the course of three days, during the second Persian invasion of Greece.and it was during 480 BC and the result of it was the Persian had the victory.

The Ionian Revolt, and associated revolts in Aeolis, Doris, Cyprus and Caria, were military rebellions by several Greek regions of Asia Minor against Persian rule, lasting from 499 BC to 493 BC. At the heart of the rebellion was the dissatisfaction of the Greek cities of Asia Minor with the tyrants appointed by Persia to rule them, along with the individual actions of two Milesian tyrants, Histiaeus and Aristagoras. The cities of Ionia had been conquered by Persia around 540 BC.

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Created with images by michelmondadori - "meteora greece mountains" • Dimitris Graffin - "Plaka - Πλάκα" • Ranya - "temple of poseidon ancient greek" • fusion-of-horizons - "untitled image" • GregMontani - "salad greek salad santorini" • MihiScholl - "Chora Folegandros Race" • Dimitris Graffin - "Όθωνας και Αμαλία με ελληνική ενδυμασία, κέντημα με ένθετη ζωγραφική, Μουσείον της Πόλεως των Αθηνών" • kasabubu - "santorini cyclades white houses" • GregTheBusker - "Patheon" • tonynetone - "Alexander the Great" • shahanaj27 - "jennifer_aniston-photo" • Stifts- och landsbiblioteket i Skara - "Sophocles" • 25701 - "mill water lake" • TheDigitalWay - "globe world map" • gancheva - "greece 300 statue" • Dalibor Tomic - "Greece Flag"

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