http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/greece/ en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:59:13 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135345/posts 19 November 2008 | 20:23 | Source: Tanjug BELGRADE -- Greek Ambassador to Belgrade Christos Panagopoulos told Tanjug on Wednesday that his country's position on Kosovo remains unchanged. Panagopoulos said the position of the Greek government and its foreign ministry has not changed, and that Greece "will not recognize any time soon Kosovo, in keeping with respect of territorial integrity of states". Priština daily Koha Ditore has misquoted Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis as saying that Athens will allegedly recognize Kosovo soon, Panagopouls said. Any wrong interpretation or undue tension should be avoided, as Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis told... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135345/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:59:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134607/posts Pristina. The Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyanis has said that Greece would soon recognize the independence of Kosovo, the Serbian TV channel Studio B reports, citing Kosovo press. In an interview for the Albanian TV channel Vision Plus Bakoyannis has said that the exact date for the recognition is still not clear, but it would happen soon. According to the Minister the Kosovo problem was one of the oldest on the Balkans. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134607/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:22:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2134376/posts It may not straddle the port as its predecessor once did, but in terms of sheer luminosity and eye-catching height the new Colossus of Rhodes will not disappoint. Nor will it fall short of the symbolism that once imbued the ancient monument. Twenty-three centuries after craftsmen carved the legendary statue that has inspired legions of painters, poets, playwrights and politicians, a new world wonder, built in the spirit of the original Colossus, is about to be born on the Aegean island. After decades of dashed hopes, the people of Rhodes will fulfil a long-held dream to revive one of the... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2134376/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:59:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132842/posts Archaeologists working at the ancient Greek city of Himera in northern Sicily have uncovered what they now believe to be the largest Greek necropolis on the island... Hundreds of graves have already been uncovered but archaeologists believe there are thousands more waiting to be found in the burial ground of the city, which rose to prominence more than 2,500 years ago. "The necropolis is of an extraordinary beauty and notable dimensions," Sicily's regional councillor for culture, Antonello Antinoro, said Tuesday. "Preliminary estimates indicate the presence of around 10,000 tombs, which gives the site a good claim to being one... ANSA.it http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132842/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:04:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132542/posts The upcoming meeting between President-elect Barack Obama and his onetime rival Sen. John McCain was set in motion during a phone call over the weekend between Obama and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), McCain's closest friend. In an interview Friday, Graham said that Obama requested the meeting during a 20-minute phone call that the South Carolina senator described as a "pleasant" discussion about how they could work together effectively. "We just talked about the desire to find something meaningful to work on," Graham said. "He was very nice to me, said that he considered me a serious, reform-minded senator that he... Newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132542/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2128879/posts Athens. The head of the Greek Orthodox Church said Sunday that any move for a separation of Church and State should be subject to a popular referendum, AFP informed. "In the event of such a separation, who should decide: we or the people?" Archbishop Ieronymos said in a regional television interview. "The people will be informed and will make their view known in a referendum, it's simple: and then we shall all be obliged to follow their decision." Earlier in the week the archbishop had made it clear that any initiative for a separation would never come from the Church.... FOCUS Information Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2128879/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:05:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2120298/posts Now are rough times. For all of us. This is where we stand: Liechtenstein/Saudi Arabia: Business as usual, minor sources of irritation Venuzuela: INRI - IN a moRon CommunIst we trust, that'll do the trick! Germany/Switzerland/Austria: High tax, some captial, medium sized car, can't afford fuel, decent house, nothing left of our former empires. USA: Moderate tax, nice eating out, nice car, heavy debt, some capital, some fuel, no home. Japan: Small tax, microscopic car, no future Italy, Spain: Heavy tax, small car + vespas, Fascist tradition, government debt, Catholicism, nice food Norway: Heavy tax, small car, dried cod (lutefisk),... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2120298/posts#comment Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:03:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2098236/posts A Mycenaean warrior who died in western Greece over 3,000 years ago was the proud owner of a rare gold-wired sword imported from the Italian peninsula, a senior archaeologist said on Thursday. "This is a very rare discovery, particularly because of the gold wire wrapped around the hilt," archaeologist Maria Gatsi told AFP. "To my knowledge, no such sword has ever been found in Greece," said Gatsi, head of the regional archaeological department of Aetoloakarnania prefecture. Tests in Austria have confirmed that the bronze used in the 12th century BCE, 94-centimetre (37-inch) sword came from the Italian peninsula, she said.... Howrah News Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2098236/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 22:49:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096826/posts Poland has claimed that it has assembled enough votes to block a landmark EU climate change agreement after spearheading a revolt by Eastern European states that fear the package would increase their dependence on Russian natural gas supplies. A six nation bloc on the EU's eastern fringes signed a pact to fight a proposal designed to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by a fifth by 2020. The target represents the EU's landmark initiative to address the pressures of climate change and would return the continent's output of CO2 to 1990 levels. Poland has led efforts to fend off adoption of... UK Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096826/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:26:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2096830/posts In his influential book, "Troy and Homer," German classicist Joachim Latacz argues that the identification of Hisarlik as the site of Homer's Troy is all but proven. Latacz's case is based not only on archeology, but also on fascinating reassessments of cuneiform tablets from the Hittite imperial archives. The tablets, which are dated to the period when the Late Bronze Age city at Hisarlik was destroyed, tell a story of a western people harassing a Hittite client state on the coast of Asia Minor. The Hittite name for the invading foreigners is very close to Homer's name for his Greeks... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2096830/posts#comment Fri, 3 Oct 2008 18:34:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091488/posts ATHENS (Reuters Life!) - Greece welcomed home a small fragment of the Parthenon marbles on Wednesday and expressed hope the gesture by the Italian government would prompt Britain to return its own prized collection of Greek sculpture Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091488/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:02:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088779/posts It was a bloody afternoon as machetes, axes and cutlasses swung from every corner leaving pieces of flesh and puddles of blood on the streets of Omonia in Athens Greece. The Sudanese and Somalians shocked the greek community to their very bones as they killed each other with reckless crudity. It was a scene that could have easily beffited the 3rd Century when barbarism was at its peak. The Somalians and Sudanese in Greece are notorious for their drug dealings and Omonia is where they base. Both communities have shared the territory peacefully and dealt their custom mutually until last... Afrik http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088779/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:26:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2078781/posts Hippocrates uses olive oil-based ointments for all kinds of uses and for treating trauma, scratches, wounds, and concussions that are not too deeply penetrating; it was considered to have healing power. In essence, it does because it contains the vital antioxidants scalene, flavonoids, and polyphenols at a minimum. Also, it has Omega components such as Omega 9, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, and traces of Vitamin C. It has Vitamin E, as well, which is in itself an antioxidant, so it has the ability to enhance and repair components of our skin. It is very important for our skin; our skin... Archaeology http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2078781/posts#comment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:40:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076288/posts Talks this week on the reunification of Cyprus look more hopeful than many would have dared to think possible. But the discovery of remains from some of those killed during the 1974 Turkish invasion is refreshing old grievances, as Tabitha Morgan reports. (snip) On 21 December 1963 Mustafa Arif, a senior officer at Nicosia prison, was admitted to hospital in what is today the Greek Cypriot side of the city to be treated for a heart condition. By the next day relations between the two communities had collapsed. Riots broke out in Nicosia, shops were looted and burned and the... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076288/posts#comment Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:38:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2071073/posts A priceless gold wreath has been unearthed in an ancient city in northern Greece, buried with human bones in a large copper vase that workers initially took for a land mine. AOL News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2071073/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:28:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055988/posts <p>Police on the Greek island of Santorini have shot and injured a knifeman who decapitated his girlfriend and walked around the streets with her head.</p> <p>Terrified residents of the popular tourist island barricaded themselves into their homes and called the police.</p> BBC News, Athens http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2055988/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 01:16:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/820464/posts I keep getting slandered so I thought I'd post this. Who Burned Izmir? In 1920 Izmir was given up to the Greeks by the Ottomans as part of a Peace agreement proposed by Churchill. Although intended as an allied occupation under the armistice terms, it was in fact a Greek occupation which quickly became an excuse to extend the boundaries of Greece across the Aegean in accordance with the Greek dream of rejuvenating the Byzantine Empire. In a three week battle Ataturk threw the Greeks back into the sea, captured the Greek commanding general and re-entered Izmir triumphant. The retreating... www.turcoman.btinternet.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/820464/posts#comment Fri, 10 Jan 2003 19:30:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2052880/posts An ancient Greek trading ship that had lain on the seabed off the coast of Gela in southern Sicily for 2,500 years was brought to the surface for the first time on Monday. The ancient Greek vessel is 21 metres long and 6.5 metres wide, making it by far the biggest of its kind ever discovered. Four Greek vessels found off the coasts of Israel, Cyprus and France are at most 15 metres long. The one in Gela is also of particular value for scholars who will be able to delve into Greek naval construction techniques thanks to the amazing... ANSA.it http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2052880/posts#comment Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:14:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049667/posts Three residents of the Greek island of Lesbos have lost an attempt to ban the use of the word "lesbian" to describe gay women. The residents argued that using the term in reference to gay women insulted their identity. But an Athens court ruled there was no justification for their contention that they felt slighted, saying the word did not define the islanders' identity. Greeks often refer to the island as Mytilene, after its capital. "This is a good decision for lesbians everywhere," Vassilis Chirdaris, lawyer for the Gay and Lesbian Union of Greece, told Reuters news agency. Court expenses... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049667/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:21:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045180/posts ATHENS (Reuters) - Nine British women were facing prostitution charges after being arrested at the weekend for taking part in an oral sex competition in the Greek holiday island of Zakynthos, police said on Monday. Six British and six Greek men, including two bar owners, were also charged in the incident, which took place at Laganas beach in the south of the Ionian island, which lies off the west coast of mainland Greece, police said. The women, who came to the popular resort on holiday, had been paid to take part in the competition, which was video recorded and was... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2045180/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:19:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2039144/posts Learn something new every day entry: this image and accompanying article (click the source link above) told me about Nea Kameni, which is in the Santorini lagoon and which had volcanic activity in 1950. I never knew the name of the island and that it was recently active until yesterday. Click for full-size. Here's a view taken from Santorini. And this image is just to put everything into proper perspective. NASA Earth Observatory http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2039144/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jul 2008 14:01:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037137/posts At first sight, the statistics are positively wine-dark. As part of school education, countries may maintain it in theory but rarely in practice. Portuguese pupils have it as an option in their final year; in Sweden fewer than 100 schoolchildren study it, in Belgium around 800. In Britain, of a mere 241 entrants for Greek A-level (typically taken at 18) in 2007, fully 226 were from independent (private) schools... Though some classics departments in the United States have had to close or merge, the number of students enrolled in Greek has been going up since the 1990s. In 2006 fully... The Economist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037137/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031892/posts As LifeSiteNews.com reported earlier this month, three citizens of the Greek Island of Lesbos are pursuing a lawsuit against the Greek Gay and Lesbian Union (GGLU) for its use of the term "lesbian". The islanders hope to have the court ban the use of the word to describe homosexual women. "We are very upset that, worldwide, women who like women have appropriated the name of our island," said Dimitris Lambrou, a magazine publisher and one of the islanders making the complaint. "Until 1924, according to the Oxford English dictionary, a Lesbian was a native of our isle," he said. "Now,... lifesitenews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031892/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:07:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031549/posts For centuries, the great city of Smyrna was a European foothold on the Anatolian coast. The British Levantine Company had had a factory there since 1667, trading in raisins and carpets, and even then the place was renowned for its lively social life. Francesco Lupazzoli, the priapic Venetian consul, lived on a diet of fruit, bread and water and a few slices of unseasoned meat, yet survived until the age of 114, and fathered 126 children on his five wives and innumerable Smyrniot mistresses. By the end of the 19th century, Smyrna had grown into one of the largest, richest... Timesonline.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031549/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:37:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2030431/posts Archaeologists have dug up the skeletons of 16 horses and a two-wheeled chariot in a grave dating back to the Roman Empire in north-east Greece, the culture ministry announced today. Half of the horses were buried in pairs, whilst two human skeletons were also discovered in a dig near Lithohori, in the Kavala region. Near to the remains of six of the horses archaeologists found a shield, weapons and various other accessories... diggers found a grave and four tombs covered with a ceramic lid, which contained four bronze coins dating back to the fourth century AD. The chariot, dating from... Herald Sun (Australia) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2030431/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:03:59 GMT