Mycenaean Greece

There have been many different ways to say this word. Many like to say football others say soccer. But the truth is that, there is no correct way to say it. Soccer arose in England in the middle of the 19th century. But alternative versions of the game existed much earlier and are a part of the soccer history. An game alternative is a rock. (Street Directory) No one invented one with air till the 7th Century in Ancient Rome. But before that, the ball (rock), occurred in old Mesoamerican…

rebellion ignited by nationalism and liberal ideas, countries such as Greece still sought to break away from their oppressors. The Greeks gained their independence from the Turks in 1830 when the European powers finally stepped in after being reluctant due to their own personal interest in Greece and other territories in the Ottoman Empire. Leading up to their revolution, various opinions over the Greeks and the condition of Greece itself arised. Various people believed that the Greeks in the…

has been made it can be discerned that the E.U.’s main focus is not on granting asylum to those in need of it, but rather finding a way to deflect them to stay in encampments or return home. In fact the E.U. has shut its borders and has been using Greece as a overcrowded holding pen for migrants/refugees. The key elements of the story is the growing migrant/refugee crisis in Europe and the E.U., along with other nations, not meeting their own quotas of granting asylum to those migrant/refugees.…

the United States in snowboarding, gymnastics, etc., but how many of us know about the very first Olympic Games? Not many people could tell you much about them, so that is what this article is about. The first recorded Olympic Games took place in Greece in 776 B.C. These games were held to honor the Greek gods and goddesses, taking place on the ancient plains of Olympia. Since Olympia was the site of every contest, they became known as the “Olympics”. The games consisted of many physical…

different cultures that are vastly diverse in religion, apparel, and way of life. The thing that links all of these countries together is religion, or the belief in some superior being. All countries can trace their history back to one major religion. Greece believed in the gods, such as Zeus and Hades. Chinese citizens held several regions practices, depending on the dynasty, but the major religions to focus on where Confucianism and Taoism. Finally, Europe’s citizens were primarily routed…

The Olympic Games have always been a popular event around the world. Even in the ancient world, spectators from different parts of Greece would travel to Olympia to watch the games. Considering the spectators’ reasons for attending the event and what they got out of the games, the sporting aspect, the cultural and religious aspect and also the aspect of practicality, I agree that the ancient spectators’ experience of the Olympic Games was different from that of a modern spectator, but I would…

Origin of Olympics 3,000 years ago The Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece. They were revived in the 19th century. They have become the world’s biggest and toughest sporting competition. According to popular belief, the Games were held every four years in Olympia, from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Olympia is located in the western Peloponnese peninsula. These games were held to honour the God Zeus. The first modern Olympics took place in 1896 in Athens, and featured 280…

substitution for the actual museum, “The Archaeological Museum of Olympia”. This museum is one of the most important museums in Greece, and it presents the long history of the sanctuary of Zeus, ruler of both gods and men, and where the Olympic Games were born. During my tour, I discovered that the Olympics first began around 776 BC, the Olympics were staged in Olympia Greece until 393 AD, it took 1,503 years for the Olympics to resume again. There are different legends revolving around the…

The country of Greece is filled with many different types of tourist attractions. If one was interested in a very mountainous peninsula with extremely beautiful beaches, then Greece is the perfect place! The unique way Greece has been formed is because of how geology, meteorology, and oceanography have shaped the country. Geology in Greece Despite the small surface area, Greece is filled with a rich and diverse natural environment. The country has many abundant natural landforms such as…

Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker (Νικόλαος ὁ Θαυματουργός, Nikolaos ho Thaumaturgos). He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, a practice celebrated on his feast day―St Nicholas Day (6 December Nicholas was born in Asia Minor (Greek Anatolia) in the Roman Empire, to a Greek Family, during the third century in the city of Patara (Lycia et Pamphylia)…