Athens in the Roman Empire
The statue of Athena upon the Acropolis suddenly turned to the west and spit blood. – Cassius Dio (AD155-235) In 87 BC, during the 1st of the Mithridatic Wars of Rome vs …
Greece and the Roman Empire
Much has been written about what the Romans took from the Greeks. The Greeks still say they were the originators. The Romans still say they made it better. Greek sculpture …
2013-Thessaloniki, Byzantine city on the Gulf of Salonica
In 316 BC, Kassandros, son of Antipatros, general to Alexander the Great. married Thessaloniki, the half sister of Alexander and named the city after her. We’ve been walking up and …
2009 – Corfu or Kérkyra
We’re staying at the Grecotel Eva Palace overlooking Kommeno Bay and Corfu Town. It is one of the most beautiful views we’ve ever had from a hotel room terrace. We’ve …
2009 – Athens; the Acropolis Museum and a trip to Hydra
We’ve come back to Athens specifically to see the new Acropolis Museum, a project that has taken over 10 years to design and build. It was originally scheduled to open …
2007 – Peloponesse; Naplion, Mycenae, Epivadros, Olympia
Athens to Nafplion is an easy 2 hours. The roads are good, the traffic manageable and the drive was without incident; well, we did almost run out of gas and …
2007 – Athens; the Plaka, Acropolis Hill and the Agora
When American basketball superstar, Shaquille O’Neal came back from Athens last year, a reporter asked him if he went to the Parthenon. Shaq’s told him he went to a lot …
2007 – Kos in the Dodecanese Islands
Kos Island, Greece is a one hour ride on the ferry from Bodrum, Turkey. Of course that doesn’t include the 75 minutes it takes to go through four passport inspections …
2000 – Athens
October 12, 2000 United Airlines sleeper suites, yahoo! You never know if they’ll have them. You don’t find out till you arrive to the airport. A good sleep; a peek …
2000- Mykonos, where Zeus battled the Gigantes
October 15 We checked into the hotel and 20 minutes later we were back on the main road towards the main town of Chora, a 30 minute walk down the …
2000 – Rhodes; the Colossus and the Knights Castle
Rhodes or Rhodos is the largest of the Greek Dodecanese islands, lying about 11 miles from the Agean coast of Turkey, which is why there is such a big castle …
2000- Santorini, overlooking the lost civilization of Atlantis
The caldera (crater) of Santorini is a result of one of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, over 3,500 years ago. Rumor has it that the eruption wiped out …
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