- Monday
- July 4th, 2022
I gave a lecture recently at the Hellenic Library at Bellflower, California. I spoke about the Antikythera Mechanism: a 2,200 years-old computer that predicted the eclipses of the Sun and the Moon and tracked the positions of the planets. This...
One of the grandest and most famous archaeological sites in the world — the Parthenon in Athens — has rewound time to give us a glimpse of the glorious structures created by ancient civilizations. Through the animated GIFs, the Travel site Expedia managed...
Greece has been on the bucket list of many a traveler. Not only is it a magnificent honeymoon destination, it is also a delight for nature lovers and history buffs. The city of Athens in particular is home to some...
The Greek Islands, delightful as they are, have become something of an attention hog. From Corfu and Crete to Santorini and Symi, they have monopolised glossy travel-magazine covers and glamorous yachting holidays for decades. As a result of growing up...
One of the most relevant travel guides from Canada, FlightNetwork, has ranked the Museum of Archimedes in Ancient Olympia as the second best museum in a list including the best 10 hidden museums of Europe. The museum, permanently hosted in...
The ancient Greeks could have reached Canada in 56 AD - almost a millennium before the Vikings. This is according to a controversial study that claims Hellenistic Greeks had such detailed knowledge of astronomy that they were able to pinpoint...
To visit the new Archaeological Museum of Thebes is to travel through time, space and myth. The journey is much longer and the experience much greater than the one-hour drive from Athens would suggest. This is not only because of...
Delos is a small island in Greece, but was once the financial and artistic center of the Mediterranean. Above are statues of a rich woman, Cleopatra, once commissioned. Over the centuries, many of the statues were vandalized or stolen. The...
1. ACROPOLIS, ATHENS, GREECE This rocky outcrop is sprinkled with dozens of ruined monuments and topped by the Parthenon, the largest Doric temple ever completed in ancient Greece. Among other highlights is the Theatre of Dionysus, built into hill's flanks....