In the past, it was believed these overlaps were a consequence of mass immigrations from the east, specifically from Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). Migrants would have introduced some of these concepts and innovations to each civilization or culture they encountered, as they made their way westward centuries before the Bronze Age began. Eventually, migratory movements would have included intermixing between representatives of the Minoan, Cycladic, and Helladic civilizations, as trade networks developed that connected these various powers more closely. This would have further accelerated the adoption of certain cultural practices by all three civilizations in roughly the same time period.
But the latest genetic analysis suggests an alternative explanation. If the Aegean civilizations were more closely related than previously thought, it means they would have shared a common culture reaching far back into antiquity. They became more diverse as time passed, which would explain
Greek Museums Reinvent Themselves During Lockdown
Credit: National Archaeological Museum in Athens
Greek museums, forced to shut their gates to the public in November of 2020, used lockdown time to find alternative ways to keep in touch with the public, carry out needed maintenance work, and expand their displays for the day when actual visits are allowed again.
Among them, the National Archaeological Museum of Athens is going full-force into the digital age with an ambitious project using EU funds allocated to Greece.
” width=”1080″>The Byzantine and Christian Museum is also setting up an annex in a historic mansion of downtown Athens.
Ten Stunning Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Art
The Winged Victory of Samothrace. Credit: Xin Sy /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0
There are countless masterpieces of Ancient Greek art scattered in museums around the world, serving as a reminder that Greece is the cradle of Western Civilization.
These are works of unparalleled beauty, precious monuments of the world’s rich heritage that still mesmerize viewers and will continue to do so in the generations to come.
The Pergamon Altar: an Ancient Greek masterpiece in Asia Minor
” width=”1080″>Gigantomachy frieze on the Pergamon Altar. Credit: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0
Built about 150 BC on the Acropolis the highest point of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Asia Minor, the Altar of Zeus at Pergamon, near modern-day Izmir, Turkey, is a masterpiece of ancient Greek art from the Hellenistic period.
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The Antikythera youth statue at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. Credit: Athens National Museum
Ten ways to woo a Greek man: After she spent much of her childhood battling against the Greek stereotype that a woman’s place is in the kitchen, author Ekaterina Botziou shares her wisdom on how to keep your Greek man happy in the following opinion piece.
A Greek male is a complex creature full of contradictions, hyperboles and oxymorons.
Greek men tend to sway from wonderful, cultured, caring beings to arrogant buffoons who believe that their word and their mother’s word is law.