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79Undiscovered Greek Gems - Lakonia
Greece is not a large country, in terms of area or population, but is crammed with a wealth of sights for the tourist. In terms of culture, history and natural beauty you could spend a lifetime exploring...
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80Cyprus-An Island of two halves-Greek and Turkish
Cyprus is the third largest Island in the Mediterranean sea. Due to its location it has a climate that is sufficiently warm to support an all year tourist industry. However it you visit from November to...
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78The Crusades
When I started this hub, I planned on doing it about all of the Crusades. As I wrote it and it got longer I realized I could only do the first Crusade in one hub. I plan on trying to do hubs on the other...
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78Collecting Ancient Coins
Not long ago I purchased a "widows mite". This was coinage from the days of Jesus. They came in many different types. The image is a lot like the one I purchased. Mine is not nearly in as good shape as the...
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78Battle of Rome (537-538 AD)
After a thousand years untouched by enemy hands, Rome fell to Alaric the Goth in 410. Having fallen once, it seemed that Rome could never defend itself again. Successive invaders from across the Alps pillaged...
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79Top 10 Best things to see in Athens, Greece
I didn't get to spend much time in Athens, but it certainly did whet my appetite to go back someday. I did get to see some of the things below, but if you should ever get the chance to go, do try to stop at...
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78let there be art!: part four - art history from cave paintings to gothic art
"Art is the most intense form of individualism the world has known." Oscar Wilde, playwright, wit "I tried to abandon my skin of a modern citizen, tried to experience the feeling of the artist, to enter...
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77Mastering Russian Icons - An Eggs-Cellent Artist
Byzantine icon painting is dominated by sacred synopsis where position, grouping, balance and number are of major importance and are themselves, an essential part of the icon.
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77Orthodox Icons
This is a companion article to The History of Christianity 630-787, which was preceded—as part of a series—by The History of Christianity 430-630, and before that The History of Christianity from...
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76Vlad Dracula, The Vampire?
It is said that the literary character Count Dracula, The Vampire, had been inspired by a real person: Vlad Tepes, the prince of Valahia (Wallachia, for English speakers.) Dracula was created by Bram...
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