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The Parthenon’s Secret Climate System: How a Pool Preserved the Statue of Athena https://www.byteseu.com/2052906/ #acropolis #AncientAthens #Archaeology #Athena #athens #Climate #ClimateChange #Evergreen #GlobalWarming #parthenon
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Democracy Was Not Unique to Ancient Greece but Also Emerged in Asia and the Americas
Pericles’ Funeral Oration. Credit: Philipp Foltz (1852) / Public Domain A new global study is reshaping long-held views…
#Greece #GR #Europe #Europa #EU #ancientAthens #AncientGreece #autocracyindex #greece #Monumentaltombs #originsofdemocracy #Ελλάδα #νεα
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Have you ever seen Athens at sunset?
#athensgreece #greeksunset #visitgreece #ancientathens #travel
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Have you ever seen Athens at sunset?
#athensgreece #greeksunset #visitgreece #ancientathens #travel
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Have you ever seen Athens at sunset?
#athensgreece #greeksunset #visitgreece #ancientathens #travel
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Have you ever seen Athens at sunset?
#athensgreece #greeksunset #visitgreece #ancientathens #travel
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📰 Today's top stories, personally curated for you by Zorz Studios: http://zorz.it/newspaper
- This #PhotoContest showcases #UnderwaterExcellence;
- Our top 5 #BlogPosts of 2025;
- Best #MotherOfTheBride #dresses for 2026;
- The Flint & Tinder Kanata Canadian #HandknitCardigan;
- In pursuit of peace, #AncientAthens created a Goddess, and more -
📰 Today's top stories, personally curated for you by Zorz Studios: http://zorz.it/newspaper
- This #PhotoContest showcases #UnderwaterExcellence;
- Our top 5 #BlogPosts of 2025;
- Best #MotherOfTheBride #dresses for 2026;
- The Flint & Tinder Kanata Canadian #HandknitCardigan;
- In pursuit of peace, #AncientAthens created a Goddess, and more -
Ancient Athens Meets Modern Tourism
When the sun is shining, it’s nice to have portable shade in the form of an umbrella. In Athens on the day this photo was taken it was a hot day!
The Basilica of Megali Panagia (which translates to “Great Virgin Mary”) was an early Christian basilica built in Athens during the 5th century AD. What makes this site particularly fascinating is that it represents the transition period when Athens was shifting from its ancient pagan identity to becoming a Christian Byzantine city. The basilica was constructed using materials salvaged from older classical buildings, a common practice called “spolia”, meaning those stone blocks you see in the photograph might originally have been part of temples or structures from Athens’ classical golden age, essentially recycled into a Christian church. The site reveals multiple layers of Athenian history literally built on top of each other. Athens during summer regularly reaches temperatures of 35-40°C (95-104°F), which explains why that blue umbrella is essential equipment for archaeological site visits. Many ancient sites in Greece now restrict visiting hours during the hottest parts of the day to protect both visitors and the monuments themselves from heat damage!
Apertureƒ/4.9CameraGalaxy S23 UltraFocal length27.2mmISO50Shutter speed1/380s#a8ctravel #ancientAthens #ancientRuins #archaeologicalSite #Athens #AthensArchaeology #BasilicaOfMegaliPanagia #ByzantineRuins #Greece #GreekHistory #GreekTourism #heritageSite #historicalSite #Photo #summerTravel #touristsInGreece #travelPhotography
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Ancient Athens Meets Modern Tourism
When the sun is shining, it’s nice to have portable shade in the form of an umbrella. In Athens on the day this photo was taken it was a hot day!
The Basilica of Megali Panagia (which translates to “Great Virgin Mary”) was an early Christian basilica built in Athens during the 5th century AD. What makes this site particularly fascinating is that it represents the transition period when Athens was shifting from its ancient pagan identity to becoming a Christian Byzantine city. The basilica was constructed using materials salvaged from older classical buildings, a common practice called “spolia”, meaning those stone blocks you see in the photograph might originally have been part of temples or structures from Athens’ classical golden age, essentially recycled into a Christian church. The site reveals multiple layers of Athenian history literally built on top of each other. Athens during summer regularly reaches temperatures of 35-40°C (95-104°F), which explains why that blue umbrella is essential equipment for archaeological site visits. Many ancient sites in Greece now restrict visiting hours during the hottest parts of the day to protect both visitors and the monuments themselves from heat damage!
Apertureƒ/4.9CameraGalaxy S23 UltraFocal length27.2mmISO50Shutter speed1/380s#a8ctravel #ancientAthens #ancientRuins #archaeologicalSite #Athens #AthensArchaeology #BasilicaOfMegaliPanagia #ByzantineRuins #Greece #GreekHistory #GreekTourism #heritageSite #historicalSite #Photo #summerTravel #touristsInGreece #travelPhotography
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Ancient Athens Meets Modern Tourism
When the sun is shining, it’s nice to have portable shade in the form of an umbrella. In Athens on the day this photo was taken it was a hot day!
The Basilica of Megali Panagia (which translates to “Great Virgin Mary”) was an early Christian basilica built in Athens during the 5th century AD. What makes this site particularly fascinating is that it represents the transition period when Athens was shifting from its ancient pagan identity to becoming a Christian Byzantine city. The basilica was constructed using materials salvaged from older classical buildings, a common practice called “spolia”, meaning those stone blocks you see in the photograph might originally have been part of temples or structures from Athens’ classical golden age, essentially recycled into a Christian church. The site reveals multiple layers of Athenian history literally built on top of each other. Athens during summer regularly reaches temperatures of 35-40°C (95-104°F), which explains why that blue umbrella is essential equipment for archaeological site visits. Many ancient sites in Greece now restrict visiting hours during the hottest parts of the day to protect both visitors and the monuments themselves from heat damage!
Apertureƒ/4.9CameraGalaxy S23 UltraFocal length27.2mmISO50Shutter speed1/380s#a8ctravel #ancientAthens #ancientRuins #archaeologicalSite #Athens #AthensArchaeology #BasilicaOfMegaliPanagia #ByzantineRuins #Greece #GreekHistory #GreekTourism #heritageSite #historicalSite #Photo #summerTravel #touristsInGreece #travelPhotography
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Ancient Athens Meets Modern Tourism
When the sun is shining, it’s nice to have portable shade in the form of an umbrella. In Athens on the day this photo was taken it was a hot day!
The Basilica of Megali Panagia (which translates to “Great Virgin Mary”) was an early Christian basilica built in Athens during the 5th century AD. What makes this site particularly fascinating is that it represents the transition period when Athens was shifting from its ancient pagan identity to becoming a Christian Byzantine city. The basilica was constructed using materials salvaged from older classical buildings, a common practice called “spolia”, meaning those stone blocks you see in the photograph might originally have been part of temples or structures from Athens’ classical golden age, essentially recycled into a Christian church. The site reveals multiple layers of Athenian history literally built on top of each other. Athens during summer regularly reaches temperatures of 35-40°C (95-104°F), which explains why that blue umbrella is essential equipment for archaeological site visits. Many ancient sites in Greece now restrict visiting hours during the hottest parts of the day to protect both visitors and the monuments themselves from heat damage!
Apertureƒ/4.9CameraGalaxy S23 UltraFocal length27.2mmISO50Shutter speed1/380s#a8ctravel #ancientAthens #ancientRuins #archaeologicalSite #Athens #AthensArchaeology #BasilicaOfMegaliPanagia #ByzantineRuins #Greece #GreekHistory #GreekTourism #heritageSite #historicalSite #Photo #summerTravel #touristsInGreece #travelPhotography
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Elections, Accountability and Democracy in Ancient Athens
"But, today I want to investigate with you whether elections are really democratic at all, let alone function as expressions of the will of the people and as a form of accountability? To get at this problem, I want to look back to the first democracy, the democracy of ancient Athens and to think about the nature of Athens’ democracy, what were its ideals, what were some of its practical manifestations and, finally, what a fuller understanding of the Athenian model might offer us as Americans when considering our own assessments of democracy and its mechanisms. Specifically, did the Athenians conceive of elections as fundamental to their democracy? Were elections an expression of the DEMOS? And, finally, were they a measure of accountability for officials?" Rebecca Futo Kennedy, 2012
https://rfkclassics.blogspot.com/2012/05/elections-accountability-and-democracy.html?m=1
#election #democracy #America #USA #Classics #ClassicalAthens #AncientAthens #Athens #accountability #Vote #WesternDemocracy @histodons
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🏛 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/parthenon-ancient-athens-virtual-tour-animation
Go back in time to #Ancient #Athens in the late 5th century B.C.E., “the way it would look in the years before the defeat in the Peloponnesian War” (431 to 405 B.C.E.). This 6.5-minute #CGI #video by #AncientAthens #3D provides a #tour of The #Parthenon, the most famous building in #Greece.
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🏛 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/parthenon-ancient-athens-virtual-tour-animation
Go back in time to #Ancient #Athens in the late 5th century B.C.E., “the way it would look in the years before the defeat in the Peloponnesian War” (431 to 405 B.C.E.). This 6.5-minute #CGI #video by #AncientAthens #3D provides a #tour of The #Parthenon, the most famous building in #Greece.
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🏛 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/parthenon-ancient-athens-virtual-tour-animation
Go back in time to #Ancient #Athens in the late 5th century B.C.E., “the way it would look in the years before the defeat in the Peloponnesian War” (431 to 405 B.C.E.). This 6.5-minute #CGI #video by #AncientAthens #3D provides a #tour of The #Parthenon, the most famous building in #Greece.
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🏛 https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/parthenon-ancient-athens-virtual-tour-animation
Go back in time to #Ancient #Athens in the late 5th century B.C.E., “the way it would look in the years before the defeat in the Peloponnesian War” (431 to 405 B.C.E.). This 6.5-minute #CGI #video by #AncientAthens #3D provides a #tour of The #Parthenon, the most famous building in #Greece.
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People, flock together for the next part of our lecture series #Archaeology & #AncientHistory - all are welcome!
Mon, 14. November 2022, 18.15 CET (Philosophicum P101): Prof. Dr. Johannes Bergemann (Göttingen) on "Das früheste Haus von #Athen in #Thorikos. Neue Ausgrabungen der Universitäten #Göttingen und #Gent"
Lecture=German, discussion=your preferred language.
Webcast: https://ogy.de/JGU-FB07-Gastvortragsreihe@archaeodons #archaeodons @antiquidons #antiquidons @uni_mainz_event #AncientAthens
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People, flock together for the next part of our lecture series #Archaeology & #AncientHistory - all are welcome!
Mon, 14. November 2022, 18.15 CET (Philosophicum P101): Prof. Dr. Johannes Bergemann (Göttingen) on "Das früheste Haus von #Athen in #Thorikos. Neue Ausgrabungen der Universitäten #Göttingen und #Gent"
Lecture=German, discussion=your preferred language.
Webcast: https://ogy.de/JGU-FB07-Gastvortragsreihe@archaeodons #archaeodons @antiquidons #antiquidons @uni_mainz_event #AncientAthens
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People, flock together for the next part of our lecture series #Archaeology & #AncientHistory - all are welcome!
Mon, 14. November 2022, 18.15 CET (Philosophicum P101): Prof. Dr. Johannes Bergemann (Göttingen) on "Das früheste Haus von #Athen in #Thorikos. Neue Ausgrabungen der Universitäten #Göttingen und #Gent"
Lecture=German, discussion=your preferred language.
Webcast: https://ogy.de/JGU-FB07-Gastvortragsreihe@archaeodons #archaeodons @antiquidons #antiquidons @uni_mainz_event #AncientAthens
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People, flock together for the next part of our lecture series #Archaeology & #AncientHistory - all are welcome!
Mon, 14. November 2022, 18.15 CET (Philosophicum P101): Prof. Dr. Johannes Bergemann (Göttingen) on "Das früheste Haus von #Athen in #Thorikos. Neue Ausgrabungen der Universitäten #Göttingen und #Gent"
Lecture=German, discussion=your preferred language.
Webcast: https://ogy.de/JGU-FB07-Gastvortragsreihe@archaeodons #archaeodons @antiquidons #antiquidons @uni_mainz_event #AncientAthens