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85Five Islands to visit off the Crete coast
The island of Crete is the largest of the Greek Islands, off her shores lay Gavdos, Gramvoussa Balos, Spinalonga, Chrissi Island and Souda Island
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98Greek letter pronunciation and the Greek alphabet song
Greek letters and pronunciation of the modern Greek alphabet; how many letters in the Greek alphabet, what they are, Greek alphabet song, English translation of Greek alphabet song; pronunciation video included.
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82Fun Facts About Greece
This is definitely one of the places I would love to visit. In fact Greece is one of the favourite tourist destinations in Europe. In fact is has at least 12 million tourists each year. Greece has a...
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85The Top Ten Must-See Locations in Greece
A travel guide to some of the best locations in Greece, from Olympia to Santorini, from Delphi to Athens. Includes basic travel info, as well as helpful links to language guides, travel insurance and exchange rates.
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74Battle of Troy (1250 BC)
This siege is one of the most difficult to write about, for so much of the action lies deep in Greek mythology. Indeed, the entire war between the Greeks and Trojans is possibly nothing more than a literary...
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64Review of An Iliad
Not content with available translations of The Iliad, Baricco set out to fashion the text to be readable for the current era. In his notes to the text the author explains he found no suitable versions of...
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85Greek Philosopher: Diogenes
The celebrated Greek cynic philosopher who is said to have lived in a tub, wearing the coarsest clothing and living on the plainest food. Many of his sayings have been preseved, and serve for occasional...
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72Ancient Greece
The earliest inhabitants of Greece were probably Mousterian hunter-gatherers who roamed the region during the Middle Palaeolithic period. By 4000 BC Neolithic villages were established in most fertile lowland...
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87Hippocrates
Hippocrates was a Greek physician who lived around 400 BC, born on the island of Cos, Asia Minor. Historically known as the "father of medicine". Little is known concerning him, and of that little, much may be legend. He devised a code of ethical practice which is known as the Hippocratic Oath.
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74Tattoo Ideas: Greek Words & Phrases
Greek is one of the oldest languages in the world; it has been spoken in Europe since the year 2000 BC. Several different forms of Greek have been spoken since then, including classical, Hellenistic (spoken...
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