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Museo arqueológico

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See all the wonderful things Jorge Cunha has made

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Just a certain way of doing the things, like every body!

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We love greeks!

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Anywhere you have them

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Here Athens...

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Postcard...

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No, is the eTwinning Conference!

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They are very kind; they don´t oblige you to speak greek!

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Greece have a great heart for everybody who cames.

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Parthenon!

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Even in Greece!

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Lovely! I teach arts, my friend!

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That´s not all greek to me... it´s just magnificence, beautiful...

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A combat for the old...

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OK! Old fashion cities... like Athens...

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Who minds?! It´s more the idea of remembrance of a special place!

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I find lovely eTwinners outsiders of Greece!... It´s was great!

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You stay on me, Athens! I will never be the same!...

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We can find this on my town, Oporto!

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That´s all Greek?! No, that´s a piece of me...

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That´s all Greek?! No, that´s a piece of me...

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The friendship - Irene Pateraki/ Rita Zurrapa

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Greece is a country very close to my, Portugal, in feelings!

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Greece is a country very close to my, Portugal, in feelings!

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I feel it in Athens!

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For me Greece is a very beautiful stage in my eTwinner life! 

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For me Greece is a very beautiful stage in my eTwinner life! 

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I have been in the last International Conference in Athens!... I love it so much!

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Lapbook created with my fifth grade pupils about Greek Mythology and old Greece. 

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Lapbook created with my fifth grade pupils about Greek Mythology and old Greece. 

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Sicily, Italy. The Greek theater of Syracuse that was first built in the 5th century BC.

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Sicily, Italy. The Greek theater of Syracuse that was first built in the 5th century BC.

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A combination of the old and the new.

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statue in front of the Austrian parliament. Even the building itself was built in the Classical Greek Style... beautiful! :)

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Music of Greece  Track 16  Opa Opa Ta Bouzoukia

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National Art Museum of Ukraine was built in the 19th century in Kyiv, Ukraine

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National Art Museum of Ukraine was built in the 19th century in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Kinga, Poland

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Members of the Greek community of Ukraine at an annual festival

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Ruins of the 1935 Basilica in Chersonesus

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Ευχαριστούμε!!! All the best, Theodora Chandrinou

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Greece - introductive video/Athens 2004 Olympic Games - opening ceremony

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Greece - introductive video/Athens 2004 Olympic Games - opening ceremony. http://www.dimitrispapaioannou.com/en/recent/birthplace-2004 I do not sale or gain money from it. This video is used for educational purpose only.

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Καλώς ορίσατε!!!

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Καλώς ορίσατε!!!

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Welcome!!!

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Visiting the Archeological museum of Athens, Greece - eTwinning project: "Getting to know our surrounding world"

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Visiting the National Archeological Museum of Athens, Greece. **** Επίσκεψη στο Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο της Αθήνας. Οι μαθητές και οι μαθήτριες της Ε τάξης...

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μανος χατζηδακις

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μάνος χατζηδάκης

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Musical journey in the most beautiful country in the world with the music of Manos Hadjidakis. Μουσικό ταξίδι στην ωραιότερη χώρα του κόσμου με την μουσική του Μάνου Χατζιδάκι.

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Marijana Smolcec: Greetings from Croatia!

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Marijana Smolcec: Greetings from Croatia!

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Greeks have also left a lot of influelce on some of the mnost beautiful Croatian islands such as Vis and Hvar, originally these islands were called in Greek Issa (VIS) and Pharos (HVAR) . You can read more about this here. I am sharing the link of the site in the attachment.

Marijana Smolcec, CRO

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Since the Adriatic has always been an important crossroads between the East and the West, during the expansion of the Hellenistic culture in 4th century B.C. two important Greek colonies were found on today's islands of Vis and Hvar. Former settlements of Issa (Vis island) and Pharos (Stari Grad on Hvar island) were important strongholds for further expansion over the Dalmatian mainland. Due to the limited number of fields with fertile land on the islands, colonization later on continued from here to nearby Tagurion (Trogir) and Epetion (Stobreč), thus clearly confirming Greek influence over Dalmatia.

Settling islands Vis

The colony of Issa was established around 397. B.C. and was situated on the northern end of Vis island, thus serving as a starting point for further colonization. It was surrounded by 800 m long thick wall and long beaches. After the Greeks, Roman Empire also recognized the importance of this colony and made their own stronghold, leaving us great examples of Greek and Roman architecture in one place. Up to this date the remains of two graveyards dating back from 4th century B.C. and the remains of antique thermae were found. Further excavations will certainly bring some more wonders to the surface.

Pharos on island Hvar

After founding colony of Issa, Greeks decided to move closer to the mainland, so they founded colony of Pharos in 384. B.C., where today's Stari Grad on Hvar island is situated. This is one of the most important Greek colonies in Croatia, since Greeks left a legacy of extremely precise divisions of land particles, which is the best preserved Hora (field) of the sort. Today, only part of the northern wall remains to witness the important Greek settlement, together with small items found all around the city, which are kept in the city's museum.

Stari Grad (ancient Pharos) is most definitely worth visiting and Šugaman tours can take you there to explore the amazing legacy of the Greek culture in the vicinity of Split.

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Since the Adriatic has always been an important crossroads between the East and the West, during the expansion of the Hellenistic culture in 4th century B.C. two important Greek colonies were found on today's islands of Vis and Hvar.

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I always spend my holidays on a Greek island. We have a map at home and every year we choose a different place. Even the summer readings have to do with Greek culture. It's a unique feeling. This year Rhodes plays. From Spain

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Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas, a great book of Nikos Kazantzakis, a great film of Mihalis Kakogiannis!!

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Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas, a great book of Nikos Kazantzakis, a great film of Mihalis Kakogiannis!!

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...Because all people know only the music of Mikis Theodorakis and the famous syrtaki,,,

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Ισπανοί μαθητές ευχαριστούν την  Ελλάδα

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Στην Ισπανία, καθηγητές και μαθητές πήραν την πρωτοβουλία και δημιούργησαν ένα βίντεο επτά λεπτών μέσα στο οποίο ευχαριστούν την Ελλάδα για την κληρονομιά της στην ανθρωπότητα σε όλους τους τομείς της καθημερινής ζωής, από την αλφάβητο μέχρι και τη φιλοσοφία, κι από την ιατρική μέχρι και τον αθλητισμό.

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Greek remains in South Italy and Sicily, 2007

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THE HOLY TRIANGLE: THE PARTHENON, THE TEMPLE OF APHAEA AND THE TEMPLE OF POSEIDON

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The Parthenon in Athens, along with the Temple of Aphaia in Aigina and the Temple of Poseidon in Sounio, form what is known as the Holy Triangle of the antiquity.

If you look at the three Temples' locations on a map, you can see that they form an isosceles triangle. In case you were physically or mentally absent from geometry class at school, an isosceles triangle is a triangle that has at least two sides that are equal.

Take a look at the map below (map courtesy of Google):

Mysteriously enough, there are many such triangles connecting sacred monuments all over Greece but the one formed by the Parthenon, the Temple of Aphaia and the Temple of Poseidon is the best known.

The triangle and the number three have long been symbols of the divine, usually symbolizing the three forms of Deity, or the beginning, the middle and the end.

The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to ancient Greek Goddess Athena, patron of the city of Athens.

Construction took place in the 5th century BC, known as the Golden Age of Pericles, when Athens was at the peak of its power.

Pericles' Parthenon replaced an older temple, the Pre-Parthenon, construction of which began in 490 BC after the victory at Marathon but was never completed as the building was destroyed by the Persians after their invasion in 480 BC. The Pre-Parthenon itself had replaced another temple which was constructed circa 570 BC.

The temple is of Doric style with Ionic architectural features and was designed by Iktinos and Kallikrates. The sculptures were created by Phidias.

Also used as a Christian temple after the 5th century AD, it became a mosque after the Ottoman conquest in the 15th century AD. In 1687, ammunition stored in the Parthenon by the Ottomans was ignited by Venetian bombardment and big part of the temple was destroyed. In 1806, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, removed many of the sculptures and shipped them to England. Many of these sculptures are now at the British Museum.

Restoration had already began since the start of the 20th century AD. A new museum was built to house the findings and showcase the development of the building throughout the centuries. The museum is located ideally by the southeastern slope of the Acropolis hill offering its visitors views to the Parthenon itself.

The Temple of Aphaia (or Aphaea or Afea), built in the 5th century BC, was initially thought to have been dedicated to Ancient Greek Goddess Athena. In 1901 however, inscriptions to the local Goddess Aphaia were found. Aphaia is associated in mythology with Britomartis or Diktynna, daughter of Zeus and Kharme. Britomartis, who is said to have been a nymph of Goddess Artemis, caught the eye of Minos, King of Crete, who fell in love with her and pursued her. In her effort to escape, she fell in the sea and got rescued by fishermen who were to bring her to the island of Aigina (or Aegina). However, one of the fishermen attempted to rape her. She fled to Aigina and, with the help of Artemis, disappeared into the woods, hence the name "Aphaia" (Αφαία or Άφα in Greek), which means "invisible". When the locals searched for her, all they found was a statue. They started to worship her and built this temple for her.

The Temple of Poseidon is located at Cape Sounion, 69 km south of Athens.

Cape Sounion is associated with the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.

Minos, King of Crete, received a white bull from god Poseidon as a sign of his right to rule. The bull was to be killed by Minos, as a sacrifice to the god. He instead, due to the beauty of the white bull, chose to sacrifice another bull. That enraged Poseidon, who then made Pasiphae, wife of Minos, fall in love with the bull. She then gave birth to the Minotaur. Half human half bull, the Minotaur was confined by Minos in the Labyrinth, the maze that was built by Daedalus at the Palace of Knossos.

Crete's relations to Athens were hostile and King Minos would often send the navy to Athens. Aegeus, King of Athens, made a deal with Minos. Minos would not attack Athens, and Athens in return would send seven sons and seven daughters to be eaten by the Minotaur in the Labyrinth.

Prince Theseus, son of Aegeus, saddened by these human sacrifices, decided to go to Crete as the seventh son. He would then kill the Minotaur, thus ending this horror. His father begged him not to go, but Theseus was determined. He set off with a black sail and promised his father that, if successful, he would come back with a white sail.

When they arrived at Crete, they were greeted by King Minos and his daughter Ariadne. Ariadne fell in love with the Prince and promised to help him defeat the Minotaur and escape the maze if he in return would take her with him. She gave him a sword and a ball of thread and advised him to tie one end of it to the door so that he could find his way back after killing the monster.

The next day, the children and Prince Theseus were thrown into the Labyrinth. Theseus, following Ariadne's advice, told the children to stay at the door, tied the end of the thread to the door and managed to kill the beast and find his way back to the entrance.

They all ran to the ship and set sail for Athens. They stopped at the island of Naxos on the way and left early the next morning, leaving behind Ariadne, who had fallen asleep. Theseus forgot about his promise to his father to put up the white sails and Aegeus, seeing the black sails as the ship returned to Athens, thought his son had died. Devastated, he plunged to his death from the cliff at Sounion into the sea, which was then named the Aegean Sea, as an honor to him.

The temple is dedicated to Ancient Greek God of the Sea, Poseidon, and was built in the 5th century BC.

More photographs of the Parthenon and the Acropolis of Athens can be found here.

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The Holy Triangle: the Parthenon, the Temple of Aphaea and the Temple of Poseidon

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The Parthenon in Athens, along with the Temple of Aphaia in Aigina and the Temple of Poseidon in Sounio, form what is known as the Holy Triangle of the antiquity. If you look at the three Temples' locations on a map, you can see that they form an isosceles triangle.

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Teatro Greco, Taormina Sicily I was there in July 2007. The theatre was preparing for a concert.

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This is an activity I made for a Learning Event. You can find all Grreek museums here!

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Design and share beautiful flyers just like this one!

Spread the word with an online flyer. They're easy to make and impossible to mess up :)

Try it now

Factors that increase opportunities for learning

To gain students' attention, a museum should:

involve students with experiential activities

have capable and professional stuff and guides

organize educational programs, workshops

plan entertaining activities (games and dramatization)

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Design and share beautiful flyers just like this one! Spread the word with an online flyer.

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Nice to meet you Valentyna Gatalska

I don't know if Greek is a difficult language but in Greece we say: "It's all Chinese to me"!!!

Greek Monuments

I share with you a presentatiom I have created with some important Greek monuments.

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teacher: Danuta Bartkowiak - Siekańska
Hall of Greek vases in Gołuchów Castle - National Museum in Poznań

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teacher: Danuta Bartkowiak - Siekańska
Ancient Greece. From prehistory to Hellenistic times it is book for everyone who wants to know how and why the ancient Greeks became protoplasts of European civilization.

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Stavroula Lada

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Viki Dogani, Greece, 1rst high school of Markopoulos Athens, Greece

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Viki Dogani, Greece, 1rst high school of Markopoulos Athens, Greece

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Greek ancient theatre history honored Dionysus. In Athens, during this festival, men used to perform songs to welcome Dionysus. Plays were only presented at City Dionysia festival.

Athens was the main center for these theatrical traditions.

At the early Greek festivals, the actors, directors, and dramatists were all the same person. After some time, only three actors were allowed to perform in each play. Later few non-speaking roles were allowed to perform on-stage. Due to limited number of actors allowed on-stage, the chorus evolved into a very active part of Greek theatre. Music was often played during the chorus' delivery of its lines.

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The territory of today's Bulgaria is located near the major centers of the ancient civilization, especially to Greece. Greeks come to the Bulgarian lands not as conquerors but as allies.
During the Greek colonization, a number of Black Sea coastal colonies were formed, from which today's Black Sea towns emerge. Thus Odessos / Varna /, Dionisopolis / Balchik /, Tomi / Constanta - today Constanta in Romania /, Mesembria / Nessebar /, Apollonia / Sozopol /, Anhialo / Pomorie /, Agatopolis / Ahtopol / etc. The Greek colonization began in VIII-VII c. And was completed in the 6th century BC. Many Greek craftsmen and artists have settled in these cities.

Sozopol is one of the oldest towns on Bulgarian Thrace's Black Sea coast. The first settlement on the site dates back to the Bronze Age. Undersea explorations in the region of the port reveal relics of dwellings, ceramic pottery, stone and bone tools from that era. Many anchors from the second and first millennium BC have been discovered in the town's bay, a proof of active shipping since ancient times.
The current town was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists from Miletus as Antheia. The name was soon changed to Apollonia, on account of a temple dedicated to Apollo in the town, containing a famous colossal statue of the god Apollo by Calamis, 30 cubits high, transported later to Rome by Lucullus and placed in the Capitol.

Omphalos Apollo, Roman copy, Musei Capitolini.

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Ancient Greece - History, mythology, art, war, culture, society, and architecture.

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Paestum, Campania, South Italy

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The Greeks arrived in the Iberian Peninsula (Portugal and Spain), by the Mediterranean Sea as commercial competitors of the Phoenicians, founded several colonies, such as Alcácer do Sal. They introduced the Hellenic civilization in the South and East of the Peninsula. As traces of their presence they left vases, amphorae, and coins.

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Opening Ceremony Olympic Games 2004 Athens

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The spectacular opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Olympic Games, welcome home!

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Θεόδωρος γάρ, ὦ φίλε, φαίνεται οὐ κακῶς τοπάζειν περὶ τῆς φύσεώς σου. μάλα γὰρ φιλοσόφου τοῦτο τὸ πάθος, τὸ θαυμάζειν: οὐ γὰρ ἄλλη ἀρχὴ φιλοσοφίας ἢ αὕτη, καὶ ἔοικεν ὁ τὴν Ἶριν Θαύμαντος ἔκγονον φήσας οὐ κακῶς γενεαλογεῖν. ἀλλὰ πότερον μανθάνεις ἤδη δι᾽ ὃ ταῦτα τοιαῦτ᾽ ἐστὶν ἐξ ὧν τὸν Πρωταγόραν φαμὲν λέγειν, ἢ οὔπω;

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ΣΟΦΙΑ ΜΑΓΛΑΡΙΔΟΥ

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ΡΟΥΜΕΛΙΩΤΗΣ ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ

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Συρτάκι (syrtaki) André Rieu Zorba dance