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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 do you think Greek literature has been so influential throughout history?
Because they had their own gods and they made up things.
Which Greek wars? Did you mean the Peloponnesian War, which was fought by the city-states of Athens and Sparta(and their allies)? Athens lost that war. There was the Greco-Persian War, fought between some of the city-states of Greece and the Persian Empire. A stalemate was reached. These are two of the wars that Greece has participated in form or another.
What is telephone number post office corfu Greece?
Corfu also known as Kerkyra in Greece proves over 10 post office locations on the island. The ELTA Hellenic Post features a Find a Post Office tool on their official website. The information includes the telephone number, address and working hours of each post office.
Gjiri Ftelias is part of Greece or Albania?
Partly Greek and partly albanian,is there where it crosses the border between two countries.
No, we dont eat horse meat in Greece, unlike other european countries it is considered taboo in Greece because horse is a noble animal.
What is the latitude of the capital city of Greece?
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It is located 37 degrees 59′02.3″ N.
No, it is the second-largest city in Cyprus and an airport near the city.
What is the longitude and latitude of the volcano Santorini?
36°25′12″ North and 25°25′54″ East
What is the current status of Santorini?
I was in the island Nea Kameni on 24 September 2010; some fumaroles with sulfur depositions around. See also the link.
Was Crete Occupied By Germany?
During World War II, the island was the scene of the famous Battle of Crete where, in May 1941, German paratroopers sustained almost 7,000 casualties, meeting fierce resistance from both locals and the British Commonwealth force, commanded by General Sir Bernard Freyberg.
After seven days of fighting and tough resistance, Allied commanders decided that the cause was hopeless, and ordered a withdrawal from Sfakia.
During the night of May 24, King George II and his government were evacuated from Crete to Egypt.
Principal source: Wikipedia
What religions are practiced in greece in percentages?
Religions practiced in Greece in percentages - Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%.
Geography - Greece has patches of arable land separated by mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and this led to the different tribes being separated when they ceased to be nomads and settled on one of the patches of fertile land.
Is Macedonia in the northen hemisphere?
Greece is positioned in both the northern and eastern hemispheres and located in the southeastern region of the European Continent on the northern Greek peninsula.
The Total Area of the historical province of Macedonia in northern Greece is 34,177 km2 (13,196 sq mi)
