ancient Greek names
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek “School Yearbook” Discovered on Stone
An ancient Greek inscription on a marble slab that was recently found in storage at a Scottish museum is a “graduate school yearbook” with a list of Greek names, historians say.
Experts analyzed the stone, which has been stored in...
Europe
How Transnistria’s Tiraspol Got Its Ancient Greek Name
Located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River, Tiraspol was named after the ancient Greek name for Dniester.
Greece
NameExoWorlds Vote Gives Ancient Greek Names to Three Exoplanets
With all 573,000 votes from 182 countries now counted, the global NameExoWorlds public vote has selected ancient Greek names for three, out of a total of 31, exoplanets and 14 stars, which were officially named via avote organized by...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece's 5,160 Original Names
Have you ever wondered how many different names there are in use today all over the world? We may not have the answer, but know for sure that there were 5,160 original names in ancient Greece. At least, this...