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The recent economic crisis in Greece has, paradoxically enough, created better conditions for tourism. The Greeks are painfully aware that tourism is their best-functioning remaining industry. They value the visitor as never before, treat them with a warmth and courtesy that exceeds what you'll find in other parts of Europe. And more people are therefore coming here in unprecedented numbers. To bring the current message of Greek tourism to a reading...
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"Even on the most smog-bound of days, the rocky outcrop on which the Acropolis stands is visible above the sprawling roof-scape of the Greek capital. Athens presents one of the most recognizable and symbolically potent panoramas of any of the world's cities: the pillars and pediments of the Parthenon--the temple dedicated to Athena, goddess of wisdom, that crowns the Acropolis--dominate a city whose name is synonymous for many with civilization itself."--...
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BOOK BLURB Unlock the secrets of the ancient world with "The Antikythera Mechanism: Masterpiece of Ancient Engineering Ingenuity." This captivating book takes you on a thrilling adventure of discovery as we unravel the mysteries of one of the fascinating artifacts of ancient engineering ingenuity.The Antikythera Mechanism is a masterpiece of ancient technology that has puzzled historians and scientists for centuries. Discovered by chance in the sea...
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Escape to Symi Island, Greece and accompany Ros, a single woman, living, learning and loving for six months on tiny, picture-perfect Symi. Tramp the hills and smell wild herbs, swim the turquoise waters, fish and sail the Aegean, ponder the island's history of sponge diving, wartime depredations and memories. View neo-classical architecture both ruined and restored and experience the Greek Orthodox Church's explosive Easter, name day ceremonies and...
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The Amorgos Conspiracy is the true story of the escape of a political prisoner from the colonels' dictatorship of the 1960's. The moderate left wing politician George Mylonas is being held in exile on a remote Aegean island. A plot to rescue him is mounted by his son-in-law, Elias Kulukundis, the author-a young Greek-American writer-who leads the rescue party to the island of Amorgos. The drama unfolds against an idyllic setting of a cruise in Greece,...
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-The Perfect Digital Companion for Learning and Travel-Do you want to learn how to speak Greek? This book will help you to understand and express the basics quickly and successfully. Designed and written for electronic devices, Eleni's GREEK PHRASE BOOK is the perfect easy-to-use resource for anyone working in or traveling to Greece.Do you already know a little Greek and want to know more? Use this book to expand your knowledge in different situations,...
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Grecia es, sin duda, el Partenón, la antigüedad clásica, sus piedras, pero también sus más de 6000 islas e islotes dispersos por los mares Jónico y Egeo, de las cuales 227 están habitadas. El viajero se encontrará ante la tesitura de tener que elegir entre enormes playas con forma de media luna o pequeñas calas con encanto; entre playas de piedra, de arena dorada o negra de las zonas volcánicas. Entre el no hacer nada o disfrutar de su antiquísimo...
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A partir del siglo XVIII Italia y Grecia se convirtieron en lugares de culto y peregrinación obligada de los aristócratas jóvenes, cuya educación se consideraba incompleta hasta visitar la cuna de la cultura occidental para contemplar in situ algunos de sus mayores logros. Fue una tradición conocida como el "Grand Tour", y a ella contribuyeron definitivamente obras como "Viaje a Italia" de Goethe, una de las primeras que atestigua la honda impresión...
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Tyburn Fields is the best-known site of execution in London, but London may be aptly named the executioner's city, so many were the places where executions could and did occur. This book reveals the capital as a place where the bodies of criminals defined the boundaries of the city and heads on poles greeted patrons on London Bridge.
11) Early Greece
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Within the space of three centuries, up to the great Persian invasion of 480BC, Greece was transformed from a simple peasant society into a sophisticated civilization which dominated the shores of the Mediterranean from Spain to Syria and from the Crimea to Egypt - a culture whose achievements in the fields of art, science, philosophy and politics were to establish the canons of the Western world. The author of this book places this development in...
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We've all climbed the Acropolis and wandered the winding streets of Plaka. But if we really want to experience the true essence of Athens today, where do we go? Soul of Athens is your guide to the best of what this city really is right now — and how it's evolving. Celebrating both the old and the new, we'll meet the guardians of the city's authentic heritage and talk with the bright young things who are building its future. We'll eat at hidden tavernas,...
13) Bill The Greek
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On October 28th, 1940 Benito Mussolini at 5 am, sent a telegram to his ambassador in Athens to demand that prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas allow his Italian troops to invade Greece without incident or face war. Since Greece had remained neutral during the start of WWII, Metaxas immediately replied with one word "oxi", which in Greek means no. The small and unprepared Greek Army with local volunteers, held the Italian Army at the border of Albania for...
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Academic Bajram Doka, inspired by well-known researchers such as Johann Georg von Hahn, Charles Berlitz, and Eqrem Cabej, based on his deep analysis of linguistic science, by means of comparison, refers to the Albanian-Illyrian language and provides important assessment that "the Illyrians, Thraks, and Phrygians speak the same tongue and belong to the same linguistic trunk."
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This new edition of Bradt's Greece: The Peloponnese with Athens, Delphi and Kythira remains the only dedicated guidebook to the southern part of the Greek mainland and provides more detailed coverage of the peninsula than any other rival book, making it an indispensable read for travelers to this small but fascinating part of Greece. It also incorporates a focused mini-guide to the Greek capital of Athens and nearby world famous site of Delphi and...
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This detailed volume surveys the history of Macedonia from 600 BC to the present day, with an emphasis on the past two centuries. It reveals how the so-called Macedonian question has long dominated Balkan politics, and how for well over a century and a half, it was the central issue dividing Balkan peoples, as neighboring Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia struggled for possession of Macedonia-and denied any distinct Macedonian identity.
17) Greece
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The Evolution of Government and Politics Greece provides an opportunity to explore the government and political structure of Greece and how the nation's government evolved and changed through history. This book discusses issues such as constitutional changes world wars changes from monarchy to republic and back throughout history socialism restriction of free speech and other historical events. The young reader is encouraged to analyze past events...
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3300 years ago Agamemnon, king of Mycenae in Greece, attacked the city of Troy in western Anatolia. The bloody siege that followed gave rise to one of the most famous legends of the ancient world, and the search for the truth behind the legend has intrigued scholars ever since. In this fascinating new investigation Rodney Castleden reconsiders all the evidence in order to establish the facts and give a historical basis to the most potent myth of ancient...
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Delve into an ancient mystery and witness the unveiling of the most complete and persuasive evidence for the real location of the lost empire of Atlantis.
More than two thousand years ago, Plato laid out a series of cryptic clues about the location of Atlantis. Since then, countless experts have tried to crack his code. Today, some experts claim Atlantis lies under the volcanic rocks of Santorini. Others place it in the Bermuda Triangle
20) Ancient Greece
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Ancient Greece, widely recognized as the birthplace of western civilization thrived from 800 BCE to 146 BCE. It is renowned for its contributions, to domains, including literature, philosophy, politics, arts and sciences. These contributions have had an impact on societies. The civilization was characterized by a multitude of city states with Athens and Sparta being particularly notable. Athens, considered the cradle of democracy prioritized philosophy,...
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