Hi all I'm going to Greece in the next couple of months with my family and wanted to know if anybody had and tips about going to view any of the important...
For classical remains i'd suggest : *- Athens* -- Acropolis -- Acropolis new museum -- National museum -- Benakis museum -- Cycladic museum -- Byzantine museum...
Hey George, in the Peloponnese, visit, Epidavros - Theatre and museum . Mycenae - reputed palace of Agamemnon Ancient Corinth - definetely worth the visit...
And of course Rhamnous in Attica...close to the Persian landing site at Marathon... is well worth a visit...George have you booked accommodation in Athens yet?...
Khairete, I'm Chris Cameron, of the Plataians. Fort Ticonderoga (http://www.fort-ticonderoga.org/) is one of the northeastern U.S.s finest historical sites....
A question came up so I will put it to all. Did the ancient Greeks have any stimulants, such as coffee, in their cupboards? We know about wine, beer, meade,...
The only thing I can remember ever reading anything to do about the subject of breakfast was dipping of bread in wine. I know that sounds very lame, and I...
That I know a little bit more about. As old men generally didn't not have a good opportunity to work compared to other men (this is in Athens I am talking...
Dear Ann, Perhaps mountain tea and honey??.......We drink it most mornings on our mountain bike trips in Greece.Its a tall sage like plant ...looks a bit like...
Thanks, George. I have heard of that from a lecture on ancient Greece. But alas, no beverages mentioned there either. Guess that wine will just have to do. ...
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I would think twice before using this if you are like writing fiction. Honey was like gold, it didn't grow on trees was sweet and had a high price. It ...
If you are looking for a morning drink Ann then apparently goats milk was a favourite.. James ... From: Ann Y Whitford <muse630bce@...> Subject: Re:...
That sounds more likey James. One thing that should be pointed out is that they would normally eat alot at dinner time, feast their faces in and drink. That...
The breakfast of an Athenian wouldn't have been more than some bread bits with wine. The ideal symposium did not include much food either. Just something to...
I seem to remember reading somewhere that the ancient Greeks biggest meal of the day was breakfast. Perhaps Xenophon? Roland Rode From: George T Sent: Tuesday,...
And again thanks. I am getting a picture of what was routine in the AM. I would think that a bit of wine and bread was fine for some while other may have...
Hi--a gentleman in Connecticut just contacted me (I have a publicly available e-mail) to say that he's been trying to join for ages and no one seems to be...
I was wondering, when the Greeks (and the Romans for that matter) wore their helmets, that they are never shown wearing is a chin strap. Compared (if I may) to...
What he said. Also,there are some helmets,no few,that have no hole at all. Well,the design of the corinthian,particularly the bowl,is very sophisticated. If...
Hi everyone. A point of discussion that recently came up was the number of Homoioi (Ὅμοιοι) that Sparta could field at its height of its strength. I...
Well,we can't know exact populations,however around 430bc Attica it is believed had around 300.000 inhabitants including slaves. At that time Athens could...
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