Dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient/Classical Greek period have never been formally recognised. It is commonly referred to as all Greek history before the Roman Empire. Originally, the Ancient Greek period was understood to start with the date of the first Olympic Games (776 BC). Most historians now extend the term back to about 1000 BC. [Read more...]
PREHISTORIC GREECE
January 22, 2011 By
Lasting from about 2700 (Early Minoan) BC to 1450 BC, and the Early Helladic period on the Greek mainland from around 2800 BC to 2100 BC, the Minoan civilisation in Crete was one of the earliest civilizations to appear around Greece. [Read more...]
From Modern Day to Ancient Greece
January 21, 2011 By
Greece, which is also known as Hellas (more officially as the Hellenic Republic) is a country based in the south east of Europe. Located to the south of the Balkan Peninsula, Greece borders its land northerly with Albania, Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia, and easterly with Turkey. To the south of the Greece mainland lies the Mediterranean Sea, the Ionian Sea to the west and the Aegean Sea situated to the east. With the tenth longest coastline in the world at 14,880 kilometres (9,246 miles), Greece has a large number (in the region of 1400) of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. These islands, to name but a few, include Crete, the Dodecanese, the Cyclades, and the Ionian Islands. [Read more...]
Why I love Greece and India
January 13, 2011 By
During my travels around the world i have to say that my two favourite countries have to be India and Greece.
Both countries are very different in history and culture but both have one common denominator in that the people are very friendly and the food is fantastic. [Read more...]