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The Surprising Truth About Kings in Ancient Athens, Greece

According to a close examination of the evidence, scholars have shown that Athens continued to have kings much later than ...
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Greece Installs Floating Barriers Against Jellyfish and Toxic Pufferfish

A silver-cheeked pufferfish, or Lagocephalus sceleratus, widely known in Greece as the lagokephalos. Credit: Flickr / Rickard ...
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Hercules’ Surprising Resemblance to the Egyptian God Shu

According to ancient Greek writers, the Greek hero Heracles, commonly known as Hercules, has a surprising connection to an ...
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4th-Century BC Greek Vase Reveals Hidden Repairs and Rare Pigments

A 4th-century BC Greek vase reveals ancient repairs and rare pigments, offering new clues about its origin and ancient trade ...
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Study Challenges Long-Held Belief That Odysseus’ Ithaca Was a Separate Island

A new study led by James Diggle argues that Homer’s Ithaca was not a separate island, but a region on Cephalonia linked to ...
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Greek Hip-Hop Legends Imiskoumbria Thrill Fans at 30-Year Reunion

Greek hip-hop legends Imiskoumbria rocked a second consecutive sold-out concert at Release Athens, celebrating more than 30 ...
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Was Greek Philosopher Diogenes the Cynic the First Anarchist?

Greek philosopher Diogenes the Cynic could have been the first anarchist, satirist, or naturalist, depending on the reader's ...