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New finds reveal the importance of Knossos
[:el] Recent fieldwork at the ancient city of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete finds that during the early Iron Age (1100 to 600 BC), the city was rich in imports and was nearly three times larger than what was believed from earlier excavations....
Lanthimos’ Lobster nominated for BAFTA
[:el] The “Lobster” by Yorgos Lanthimos was nominated in the category “Best British Film” in the Bafta awards. The Bafta awards, designated as the Oscars of Britain, attract the spotlight and famous actors from around the world. George Miller, who directed the film Mad Max: Fury Road,...
A Greek city among New York Times suggestions for 2016
[:el] The New York Times published the list of the 52 places it recommends to visit in 2016. 52 cities around the world that offer the visitor a unique experience, one of the cities featured on this year’s list is Thessaloniki, which is specifically singled out...
13 Greeks among the Top 100 most powerful people in the shipping world
[:el] For yet another year Lloyd’s has published the list of the Top 100 of the most powerful people in the shipping world and like every year Greek shipowners are present. In the top of the list we find the three managers of the shipping...
Guardian photographer of the year 2015 is Greek
[:el] This year the Guardian picture desk has chosen Yannis Behrakis of Reuters as the agency photographer of the year. Here are the most astonishing moments he captured in two of the biggest stories of 2015 – the refugee crisis and the financial implosion in his...
The White house honours the Greek father of nanoscience
[:el] The White House has announced that Paul Alivisatos, director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), award-winning chemist and internationally recognized authority on the fabrication of nanocrystals and their use in solar energy applications, has won the National Medal of Science, the nation’s...
Greek scientist has discovered how the brain wakes you up
[:el] Scientists from Bern, among them the Greek researcher Antoine Adamantidis, have discovered a mechanism which is responsible for the rapid arousal from sleep and anesthesia in the brain. The results of their study suggest new strategies for the medical treatment of sleep disorders and...
Minoan Astarte is the key person of the Phaistos Disk
[:el] The goddess of love, the Minoan Astarte is the key person who “unlocks” the mystery of the Phaistos Disk, according to linguist – archaeologist and coordinator of the Erasmus program, TEI of Crete, Gareth Owens. He reveals that after new data in his research, his...
Washington Post for Ancient Greece
[:el] Washington Post makes a tribute to Ancient Greece and the latest exhibition in the The National Gallery of Art’s with an article entitled “Face-to-face with ancient Greece: The National Gallery of Art’s ‘Power and Pathos’”. More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artists created bronze...
Student from Thessaloniki won scholarship in Harvard
[:el] Philip – Hilarion Sytilidis, student of third class of Lyceum, was accepted with full scholarship $ 69,000 per year for four years in order to study mathematics at Harvard University (EarlyAction). Philip attended the program «StudiesAbroad», which prepares high school students for the admission to universities in...