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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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What is the conflict over the name Macedonia?
The Macedonia naming dispute is a political dispute regarding the use of the name Macedonia by the (Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia, formerly a federal unit of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In antiquity, the territory of the present-day (Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia equated approximately to the kingdom of Paeonia, which lay immediately north of ancient Macedonia. The modern Greek province of Macedonia approximately corresponds to that of ancient Macedonia.
Pertinent to its background is an early 20th-century armed conflict that formed part of the background to the Balkan Wars and the battle for control over the area of historical Macedonia. The specific naming dispute was ignited in 1963 when Josip Broz Tito aiming to wrest the historical Macedonia from Greece and force an outlet to the Aegean sea for his country, renamed the southern Vardar Banovina of Yugoslavia by the name, "Socialist Republic of Macedonia" at the same time the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia was renamed the "Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia".
With the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, the former Socialist Republic of Macedonia was expected to end the communist expansionist agenda on Greece's northern province by choosing a name for itself that did not imply territorial claims on northern Greece. Instead, the newly founded country dropped the "Socialist" from its name and kept "Macedonia". Greece objected with an eventual UN interim accord being signed giving the newly created Slavic state the appellation "Former Yugoslav" as a provisional term to be used only until the dispute was resolved. Since then, it has been an ongoing issue in bilateral and international relations.
The squeaky wheel gets the greese?
The person (or thing) most in need of help (or service) gets the help.
Or... you fix the thing that's broken, by paying more attention to it than the things.
What is the Greek word for reign?
Reign (verb) = ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΩ / βασιλεύω (pronounced: Vasilevo). Gerund: Βασιλεύειν.
It depends on the age we are considering; for example, the Greeks we see in the Trojan wars, also called Aqueians, are provenient from the mycenic empire, which flourished from the ancient mynoic civilization. However, the Greeks, for instance, that lived in the 6th century b.c., were the culture that eventually defeated mycenae, and whose origins are uncertain.It is guessed that at a certain time there was a grand migration coming from the northeast which may have started in Syberia, and having had contact with the Hindu culture, absorbed some of its caracteristics. This new population installed itself in Greece, having coexisted with the original inhabitants for some time. But eventually their cultural advance became clear (for instance, they controled iron technology, while the others only had bronze technology). These invaders are now called Dorians.These remnants of the mycenic empire who managed to stay are called Jonians. Those who were forced to migrate built many cities around the Aegean, of which the biggest was perhaps Corinth.
Hello I am Rhodri. M (I did not write the above) I am doing a study on the ancient Greeks one of my questions are "Were did Greeks originate?" and i am having trouble answering it, if any one has information on this question please send me a e-mail on robmack@kinect.co.nz thank you.
The notion that justice simply means might makes right was put forward by which Greek writers?
Aristophanes and Sophocies
Who were the educated slaves from Greece?
The educated slaves from Greece were those slaves who were schooled right along with their owner's children. The same for the Roman slaves. An educated slave was more useful to his master than an illiterate.
How much money does Greece bring in every year?
Greece's Unit of Money Is the Euro.
Greece uses the Euro (symbol '€'), and has done since the start of the Euro in 2002.
In the Greek alphabet the Euro is spelled 'ευρώ'. On Euro banknotes the name is written in capitals as "ΕΥΡΩ". The subdivision (the cent), is known as ''λεπτά", pronounced "leptá".
What made Greece and Athens become enemies?
Greece did not exist as a country in Ancient World. There were numerous Greek-city states including Athens, Sparta, Argos, Corinth just to name a few.
The main reason a war broke out between Athens, its allies and the Peloponnesian league, was due to many reasons, such as Sparta's need to train in real war situations (Sparta didn't wage war very often) and battles for territory.
How does money look like in Greece?
It is like our normal coins and dollar bills
On Google type " picture Greek money" and it'll show you a picture
They would participate in the Olympics & watch plays (dramas) & I don't know for sure but they might have listened to music.
At its widest points, Crete is about 250 kilometers (150 miles) long and about 50 kilometers (30 miles) wide. Its total land area is 8,350 square kilometers (3,224 square miles).
How many invasions of Greece were in the Persian Wars?
There were several minor fights in northern Greece, and a delaying action at Thermopylae. The main battles were the sea battle at Salamis and the land battle at Plataia.
