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Revisiting Linnentown: The impacts of urban renewal projects in Athens
The urban renewal project of the 1960s, which disproportionately displaced Black communities all around the country, came ...
In 50-plus years at a cliffside Greek island monastery, one monk keeps faith and community together
For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a ...
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On This Day in 1896 the First Modern Olympic Games Began in Athens
On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic games began in Athens, Greece with the opening ceremony in the Panathenaic Stadium ...
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On this day in 1896, the first Modern Olympic Games begins in Athens
On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games were reborn in Athens, 1,500 years after Roman Emperor Theodosius I banned them in 393 ...
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Minoan Greece Had Fast Food 3,600 Years Ago, Food Stall Discovery Reveals
Minoan Greece had fast food 3,600 years ago, with food stalls serving dishes like souvlaki, a beloved Greek staple still popular today.
Study: Anatolian hunter-gatherers smelted copper 9,000 years ago
An analysis suggests the copper was exposed to temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees celsius, indicating a much more advanced ...
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R.E.M.'s hometown of Athens, Ga., still welcomes fans 45 years after the band started there
R.E.M. played its first concert there in 1980 and still draws fans to its hometown. A visit to Athens can be like a ...
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Interactive "Inter-Print" Exhibition at UGA celebrates graphic design
The room is nearly silent aside from an eerie static, but the bright neon colors on the walls are loud as they fill the small ...