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The Forgotten Odyssey: Greeks in the Heart of Asia

"This article offers a window into the deep historical ties between Greece and Central Asia. It discusses how Alexander the Great worked to create a hybrid Greco-Central Asian culture through military conquest, strategic marriages, and the founding of cities."

Imamkhodjaeva, O.P. (2025) 'The Forgotten Odyssey: Greeks in the heart of Asia,' Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 12(1), pp. 9–28. https://doi.org/10.30958/ajms.12-1-1.

#Research #Article #History #Histodons #Archaeology #Numismatics #Ancient #Greece #Greeks #CentralAsia #Asia #Odyssey #AlexanderTheGreat #Academia

So, #Cassandra of Troy is cursed that nobody ever believes her prophecies. It's ridiculous that she never put that to use:
#Greeks would never use subterfuge.
#Achilleus is the most level-minded person ever.
#Odysseus is better than a homing pigeon. For a fast way home, ship with him.
#Apollo is the greatest of gods and always satisfies...

#MythologyHacks

Beer vs. Wine – What Greeks Drink

Μake us preferred on Google So, what do Greeks drink? Wine might have been a staple for ancient Greeks, but it seems the modern Greeks have acquired quite a penchant for a liquor more commonly linked to northern Europeans, beer. According to Eurostat – the Europe…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #GreekWine #MediterraneanWine #alcoholconsumption #alcoholicdrinks #Greekwine #greeks #taste #Wine
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2741756/beer-vs-wine-what-greeks-drink/

Beer vs. Wine – What Greeks Drink https://www.diningandcooking.com/2741756/beer-vs-wine-what-greeks-drink/ #AlcoholConsumption #AlcoholicDrinks #GreekWine #greeks #taste #Wine

How Did the #Greeks Understand #Art? Interview with Dr. Paul Cartledge

https://www.thecollector.com/greek-creativity-paul-cartlegde-interview/

“#Egypt is my homeland, the land of my birth. There I grew up and was raised. She is my teacher and the source of my livelihood, the place where I wake and where I sleep. I have no other country to love.”

With these words by the #Cairo-born #Jewish #poet #MouradFarag, #NaglaaAbdelHaq opens her #book, #Jews and #Greeks in #Egypt and Their Economic Role until 1960. Tracing the careers of entrepreneurs from ethnic and religious minorities, the book focuses on the country’s two largest minorities at the time—its #Jewish and #Greek communities.

#Translated from #English and published in #Arabic by #DarAlKarma, the book grew out of a doctoral dissertation for which the #Palestinian-#German researcher received her PhD in #MiddleEastern Studies from #FriedrichAlexanderUniversity #ErlangenNuremberg."

https://en.majalla.com/node/332044/culture-social-affairs/how-egypt-lost-two-its-most-dynamic-communities

Today I learned that there has never been a genocide or ethnic oppression in Turkey. That's what the Turkish PM said.

#turkey #genocide #armenian #greeks

Where are the #Greeks
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/03/christopher-nolan-no-greek-actors-the-odyssey-matt-damon-zendaya-charlize-theron?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other #mythology #ChristopherNolan #mattdamon #hollywood #film

Time for #underworld #Greeks https://greekreporter.com/2026/05/29/magna-graecia-persephone-festival-taranto/

Honor the memory of #Pontic #Greeks https://greekreporter.com/2026/05/20/turkey-denies-extermination-pontic-greeks/ For more see my piece on #Odesa here https://www.huffpost.com/entry/black-sea-port-of-odessa-reflects-on-third-anniversary_b_58deb599e4b03c2b30f6a620 & here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2017/01/27/ukraine-reflections-on-the-maidan-revolution-a-voyage-to-odessa-donald-trump-trans-atlantic-disarray-and-ironies-of-western-modernity/ #ukraine #greece #history #turkey #genocide

Plato had a low opinion of democracy, as did many ancient Greeks, because they thought it would end in mob rule by the ignorant. Like now. #Plato #Greeks #Democracy

Archaeoethnologica: Anatolian Interaction in I Milennium - Book / Interações Anatólicas no I Milénio - Livro

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#Archaeology #Antiquity #ClassicalArchaeology #ironAge #culturalcontact #persians #greeks #Anatolia #funerary #war #iconographty #Mediterranean #books #openaccess

Archaeoethnologica: Anatolian Interaction in I Milennium - Book / Interações Anatólicas no I Milénio - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Anatolian Interaction in I Milennium - Book / Interações Anatólicas no I Milénio - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Anatolian Interaction in I Milennium - Book / Interações Anatólicas no I Milénio - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Anatolian Interaction in I Milennium - Book / Interações Anatólicas no I Milénio - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Anatolian Interaction in I Milennium - Book / Interações Anatólicas no I Milénio - Livro

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Archaeoethnologica: Arheologia Nº 1 - 2026

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Archaeoethnologica: Arheologia Nº 1 - 2026

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Archaeoethnologica: Arheologia Nº 1 - 2026

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Archaeoethnologica: Arheologia Nº 1 - 2026

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Archaeoethnologica: Arheologia Nº 1 - 2026

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