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John Calamos Weighs In on US, AI, Greek Impact to the Western World
John Calamos Sr., Chairman and Global CIO of Calamos Investments expressed his concern about government policy in the US and weighed in on the global debate concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Speaking to Greek Reporter, Calamos said that he is a...
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Parthenon Sculptures Were Colorful, New Scientific Analysis Shows
New evidence say that the Parthenon sculptures were colorful and had detailed designs with human figures and palm leaf patterns. This revelation comes from a study published in the journal Antiquity. Researchers used advanced scanning technology to closely examine...
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The Babylonian Influence on Ancient Greek Astrology
Western astrology, rooted in Babylonian tradition, underwent a multifaceted evolution, primarily shaped by ancient Greek cultural influences.
Early Greek texts, such as Hesiod's poems dating back to 750 BC, subtly alluded to celestial connections. However, it was the increasing cultural...
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Greek Philosopher Socrates and the Life Worth Living
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Socrates was notoriously annoying. He was likened to a gadfly buzzing around while one is trying to sleep. The Oracle of Delphi declared him the wisest of all human beings. His life and death would go on to shape...
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Centauridae, the Half-Women, Half-Horses of Greek Mythology
The Centauridae, or Centauresses, were fantastic creatures from ancient Greek mythology blending women and horses, much like the Centaurs, who had the torsos of men and the bodies of horses.
Called Κενταυρίδες, Kentaurides) or centauresses, in ancient Greek, they made...
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The Greatest Ancient Greek Orator and Politician, Demosthenes
Demosthenes is considered the most important orator of antiquity and of all times, as many of his speeches were studied by students of rhetoric for centuries
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Ancient Greek Heroes’ Busts Adorn Village in Turkey
Homer's Ancient Greek Poem Iliad has inspired the citizens of a small village in Turkey to install busts of the Trojan war heroes on their main square. Tevfikiye, is located 1 km away from the archaeological site of ancient...
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Ancient Greek Pottery Reveals Yo-Yo Was an Ancient Greek Toy
The very first depiction of a yo-yo anywhere in the world is found on an ancient Greek vase from the 5th century BC, where a boy can be seen playing with the timeless toy.
The yo-yo is the second-oldest known...
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Who Invented Music? The Search for the Dawn of Song
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No historical evidence exists to tell us exactly who sang the first song, whistled the first tune, or made the first rhythmic sounds that resembled that which we recognize today as music.
By Laura Dallman
The short answer is that no...
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Acropolis’ Parthenon Has Been Named Wrong, Theory Claims
An intriguing claim was published in the American Journal of Archaeology and the Dutch version of the National Geographic magazine in regard to the name of the Parthenon, Greece's iconic temple.
According to a Dutch researcher who published this theory,...