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A rare ancient Greek coin fetched a record-breaking six million dollars at an auction held on May 19 at the Numismatica Ars Classica auction house in Zurich. The 2,400-year-old gold stater, minted around 340–25 B.C.E., was bought by a private collector, Artnet Magazine reported. Known as a Panticapaeum stater, after …

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Greece is preparing to issue a two-euro coin in order to commemorate 2,500 years since the legendary Battle of Thermopylae against the Persian army in 480 BC. On its national side, the 2-euro coin, will depict a helmet of the ancient Hellenic warriors and the inscription ‘2,500 years from the …

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All over Greece, tables over the Christmas and New Year days are set with traditional food savory and sweet, mostly based on recipes going from generation to generation. There are regional preferences depending on local products and customs that one enjoys across the whole country. One of them is Vasilopita, …

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