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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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Why did Rome conquer Greece but Greece moral conquered Rome?
Rome had a very austere and limited culture, and many upper class Romans became addicted to Greek art, the arts, theatre and language. These were known as Philhellenes - lovers of things Greek.
An apocryphal story was that when a Greek musical ensemble was playing sweetly in a theatre in Rome to a silent audience, one member made a false note and the leader leant over and tapped him with his instrument to admonish him. The crowd shouted approval and encouragement. The puzzled leader leant over and hit him again. The crowd roared with delight. The ensemble got the message and all began to lay about each other to the delighted roars and screams of the audience.
General Roman appreciation of the arts was limited and superficial - the masses preferred the biff to the sweet. Only the upper class appreciated the finer things, and some of those such as Cato the Elder were rusted on to the old austere ways. Greece gave Rome the arts, Rome gave Greece the killings of the amphitheatre.
How do you spell the name jorge in Greece?
That is 'George' in Greek. - In fact, Greece is where that name originated thousands of years ago. It translates to 'farmer'
The countries bordering Greece (and its historical northern province of Macedonia), to the north are (west to east): Albania, F..Y.R.O.M., and Bulgaria.
The country referred to as FYROM is the temporarily named Former Yugoslav Republic Of Macedonia or F.Y.R.O.M. It gained independence during the breakup of Yugoslavia and was admitted under the temporary name of FYROM to the United Nations in 1993.
Background
- The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is a newly founded Slavic state on what was once the kingdoms of ancient Paeonia and Dardania and is unrelated to the historical Macedonia on the northern Greek peninsula.
- As part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, FYROM was known as Vardar Banovina but was renamed, the Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1946 as part of an agenda to wrest historical Macedonia from Greece and forge for Yugoslavia a pathway to the strategically located Aegean Sea.
UNESCO:
- The use of simply "Macedonia" to describe this unrelated Slavic state is in violation of Article 2 of the UNESCO Declaration on Cultural Diversitythat states that in the interest of harmonious interaction, one nation (The Former Yugoslav Republic) in exercising its right to self-determination, cannot diminish the equal right of another nation (Greece) to identify simply by its millennia-old historical identity (Macedonia).
INTERIM ACCORD:
- Under the auspices of the United Nations, the interim accord was accepted by the Republic of Former Yugoslavia agreeing to choose for itself a name that does not violate Greece's right to identify by its historical identity and that does not imply a territorial expansionist agenda on Greece's historical northern province.
CURRENT:
- The name "FYROM" is used by all international organizations and all countries when participating in any international event or on the international stage. The recognition as "Republic of Macedonia" is a bilateral agreement between individualy countries and made only for internal political expediency. All of these countries refer to the newly found slavic country as "the Former Yugoslav Republic" in official documentation including the United States of America. All countries will accept the final suitable name the FYROM will choose for itself that does not violate the UNESCO terms of cultural diversity and Greece's right to identify simply by its historical identity.
They could go from between 7-8 knots, or 8-9 mph, for 16 hours a day in good weather. Using or no using the sail would improve the speed.
The original city of Sparta no longer exists. Sparta, Greece was located in Laconia, along the banks of the Eurotas. Its coordinates were 37 degrees 4' 55" N, 22 degrees 25' 25" E.
Furthest distance from the sea in Greece?
The farthest from the sea that you can be in Greece is just 85 miles away(aprox. 135 km)!!!
What is the population of Agios Gordios?
Agios Gordios is a city in the beautiful country of Greece. It has a population of approximately 54 full time citizens.
How did the Persian war affect Greece?
They provided the impetus to form an anti-Persian alliance headed by Athens. When peace was made with Persia after 50 years of intermittent fighting, Athens converted this league into an empire of its own, and its expansionary tendencies brought it into confrontation with the Peloponnesian League, resulting in the 27-year Peloponnesian War which devastated the Greek world from Sicily to Asia Minor.
Does la magia jewelry on mykonos island have email or a website?
They do not as of today , but I imagine in the future they will, Kostas and Stefano haven't quite entered the 21st century yet~ And as they're only operating April through mid November, they don't find the need.
Just call and leave a message, they generally check it once a month in the off season.
Where is the hottest place in Greece in summertime?
The hottest place in Greece is definatly Larissa, which is a city located in a plain in central Thessaly on the mainland. Temperatures have reached above 46 degrees centigrade/115F there, although it rarely gets quite that hot in a typical summer. 40 degrees is not uncommon though in July and August there and other hot-spots such asthe center of Athens, downtown Thessaloniki and the inland peloponese as well. The hottest month is July, but August and even June can be quite hot as well with temperatures reaching near 40 in most places, but the heatwaves tend to last longer in July.
