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Ancient Greeks used mercenaries from Northern Europe, DNA analysis finds

October 7, 2022 Archeology, Culture, FEATURED Comments Off on Ancient Greeks used mercenaries from Northern Europe, DNA analysis finds

Ancient DNA research has shown that the ancient Greeks used mercenaries from Northern Europe. The ancient Greeks, at least in Greater Greece, used in their army from time to time mercenaries from very distant places. Wars and mercenaries played an important role in the large-scale movement of people in the …

Sicily returns Fagan fragment of Parthenon to Greece

January 5, 2022 Archeology, Culture, FEATURED 1

Sicily is returning a fragment of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in a cultural agreement of huge international importance. The fragment known as the Fagan fragment” depicts the foot of a goddess, Peitho or Artemis, peeking out from a beautifully crafted tunic. The return is in the context of a …

Mediterranean Cyclone “Medicane” forecast for Ionian Sea on Friday

September 26, 2018 weather Comments Off on Mediterranean Cyclone “Medicane” forecast for Ionian Sea on Friday

Meteorologists forecast a ‘Medicane’, a Mediterranean Cyclone, in the Ionian Sea on Friday, September 28th 2018. The rare phenomenon of a tropical-style cyclone occurs twice a year in the Mediterranean basin. “There is a possibility that a relatively unusual phenomenon, a Mediterranean cyclone or ‘Medicane’, will occur in the south …

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