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Greece
Greece is a country made up of many islands. It has a rich history filled with gods, goddesses, wars, tragedies, romances, and some of the best myths of all time. Questions in this section can include things about current or ancient Greece.
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Did Greek philosophers sometimes taught in stoas?
no they taught mithocanaratra it teaches you how to learn you 5 sense without using your body
What kind of money is used in Greece?
Greece uses the Euro (symbol '€'), and has done since the start of the Euro in 2002.
In the Greek alphabet the Euro is known as 'ευρώ'. On Euro banknotes then name is written in capitals as "ΕΥΡΩ". The subdivision (the cent), is known as ''λεπτά", pronounced "leptá".
Who are the shareholders of the Bank of Greece?
This is one of the deepest secrets, my dear. If anybody knows the answer, should keep it for himself. It is a dangerous question, you know..
What do the Greeks still use from Ancient Greece?
The water mill, the aqueducts and the fountains.
The same silver mines (washing tables and cisterns)
Many streets
Ancient philosophy, is still useful
Many concepts and inventions are still used
The greeks are known to have understood the power of steam, and imagined how it could be used to open doors for example, but never did.
It is a puzzle why, having all the necessary technologies, the Greeks didn't invent the train.
What was Athenian imperialism like?
After the defeat of the Xerxes invasion in 479 BCE, Athens got together an anti-Persian confederation of Greek states around the Aegean and Black Seas. Each state was assessed on its contribution of ships but could elect to provide money instead. As most city-states oped for the easy way of money, it left Athens with a dominant fleet paid for by those financial contributions. Defaults in contributions were collected by force. When the Persians were again defeated in 449, and a treaty forbade Persia from intruding into Greek waters, the alliance lost most of its purpose, but Athens continued to collect the tribute, and relocated the treasury from Delos to Athens 'for safe keeping', using the money as it pleased - to beautify the city (Parthenon etc), to keep half its citizens in public employ, and to maintain the navy which collected the tribute and dominated the eastern Mediterranean. In addition, Athens encouraged its version of extreme democracy in cities of its empire. This brought it into collision with cities allied to Sparta (notably Corinth over its colonies) and led to a war between Athens and its allies (empire) and Sparta and its allies, in what is not too aptly today called the Peloponnesian War.
Which philosopher believed you could not overthrow your leader?
I am not sure if there was any such philosopher to pose something so vague, but I believe Hobbes mentions something to the case in the Leviathon along the lines that it would be ridiculous to do such a thing because one has made a social contract and to overthrow him would be to overthrow onesself. One could mearly dissmiss your leader instead by breaking the contract (ie. leave the country, secede...). But this may only pertain to cetain political situations. If it is a question of whether or not one will have the physical capacity to do such a thing... I have never read anything of the sort...
What problems did oligarchies face in Greece?
poor people wanted new leaders who could provide them with a better life. also, sharing power within an Oligarchy was difficult. Ambitious aristocrats struggled to become the sole ruler of their city-state.
What does the greek letter lambda represent?
Lambda is the eleventh letter of the Greek alphabet. It is a particle in subatomic particle physics. It can also indicate the wavelength of a wave.
What would be the rate of drachmas to euro dollars?
The Drachma, as the Greek currency, was abolished when Greece adopted the Euro as the common European currency. Now that Greece seems likely to leave the euro currency, and possibly even the European Union, Greece is likely to re-establish the drachma. (As of 1:53 PM PST, July 6, 2015, this has not yet happened, and it's at least possible that Greece will renegotiate some of their debt and remain in the EU. But I wouldn't place bets either way.)
We cannot yet even guess what the drachma will trade for, either in euros or in US Dollars. A period of high inflation is likely, so whatever the initial value is set at, it will almost certainly change.
Can kava kava produce false positives in drug testing?
I have researched this and got mixed reviews , to play it safe I would stay away from it because it is an unknown .
How does Greece celebrate Thanksgivings?
they celebereate it in many ways they celebreate it but they call it la des kaey lango. so they do celebrateit. they eat turkry yams dono and genapley.
What did the Greeks learn from being under the rule of Peisistratus?
Tyrant of Athens in the mid 6th century BCE, he brought enforced peace between the warring factions of farmers, graziers, city-dwellers, and aristocrats, which the previous aristocratic rule had been unable to keep.
Who said the glory that was Greece the grandeur that was Rome?
"To the glory that was Greece, and the grandeur that was Rome" is a line from the poem "To Helen" which was written by Edgar Allan Poe,
