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Greece is one of the few places in Europe where the day-to-day role of folk dance is sustained. Rather than functioning as a museum piece preserved only for performances and special events, it is a vivid expression of everyday life. Occasions for dance are usually weddings, family celebrations, and paneyeria (Patron Saints' name days).
Philippi ( / fɪˈlɪpaɪ, ˈfɪləˌpaɪ /; Greek: Φίλιπποι, Phílippoi) was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides ( Greek: Κρηνῖδες, Krēnĩdes "Fountains") [ 1] after its establishment by Thasian colonists in 360/359 BC. The city was renamed by Philip II of Macedon in 356 ...
Athens. / 37.98417°N 23.72806°E / 37.98417; 23.72806. Athens ( / ˈæθɪnz / ATH-inz) [ 6][ a] is the capital and largest city of Greece. A major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering ...
The vast majority of the territory of present-day Greece was at some point incorporated within the Ottoman Empire.The period of Ottoman rule in Greece, lasting from the mid-15th century to the successful Greek War of Independence that broke out in 1821 and the First Hellenic Republic was proclaimed in 1822 (preceded by the creation of the autonomous Septinsular Republic in 1800), is known in ...
Delphi among the main Greek sanctuaries. Delphi ( / ˈdɛlfaɪ, ˈdɛlfi /; [ 1] Greek: Δελφοί [ðelˈfi] ), [ a] in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct and the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The ancient Greeks ...
During the past decades, the position of women in Greek society has changed dramatically. Efharis Petridou was the first female lawyer in Greece; in 1925 she joined the Athens Bar Association. [ 31][ 32] The women of Greece won the right to vote in 1952. In 1955, women were first allowed to become judges in Greece.
Sparta[ 1] was a prominent city-state in Laconia in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon ( Λακεδαίμων, Lakedaímōn ), while the name Sparta referred to its main settlement on the banks of the Eurotas River in the Eurotas valley of Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. [ 2] Around 650 BC, it rose to ...
July 17, 2024 at 5:41 AM. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Culture Ministry ordered the Acropolis closed for several hours in the middle of the day Wednesday, while authorities warned of extreme ...