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  • Antiquity is new again. To these enthusiasts, ancient Greek is a living language.
  • Ancient Greek Elites May Have Forged Their Jewelry From Space Rocks
  • Ancient Greece Had a Giant Bronze Robot—And His Story Sounds Like Science Fiction

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csmonitor.com /1 month ago

Antiquity is new again. To these enthusiasts, ancient Greek is a living language.

Students of ancient Greek are diving deeply into everything from "The Iliad" to the Bible. 

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gizmodo.com /3 weeks ago

Ancient Greek Elites May Have Forged Their Jewelry From Space Rocks

Prominent individuals likely wore rings made from meteorites as a power symbol.

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mentalfloss.com /1 month ago

Ancient Greece Had a Giant Bronze Robot—And His Story Sounds Like Science Fiction

Thousands of years before robots became reality, Greek mythology introduced Talos, a bronze giant whose story explored artificial life and humanity.

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boingboing.net /1 month ago

Ancient Greeks built special arenas for flinging wine dregs at targets

At Greek drinking parties in the 6th and 5th centuries BC, guests reclined on couches and competed at kottabos — flicking the sediment from the bottom of their wine cups at a bronz...

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boardgamegeek.com /1 month ago

This Week in Geek History July 12 - 18

by Steve July 12 100 b.C. - Roman leader Julius Caesar [microbadge=8140](maybe the 13th)1817 - American writer Henry David Thoreau [microbadge=22063]1854 - Photography pioneer Ge...

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boardgamegeek.com /2 weeks ago

This Week in Geek History August 23 - 29

by Steve August 231305 - William Wallace executed by the English [microbadge=1067]1966 - Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Earth from orbit around the Moon [microbadge...

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boardgamegeek.com /3 weeks ago

This Week in Geek History August 16-22

by Steve August 161954 - Canadian film director James Cameron [microbadge=28979] [microbadge=11582]August 171896 - Gold is discovered in Bonanza Creek, sparking the Klondike gold...

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9gag.com /1 month ago

It's all Greek

Tags: goddess1470 points, 239 comments.

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boardgamegeek.com /1 month ago

This Week in Geek History August 2 - 8

by Steve August 21876 - Wild Bill Hickok shot by Jack McCall from behind during a poker game. The combination of black Aces and black 8s becomes known as "Dead Man's Hand" [microb...

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boardgamegeek.com /1 month ago

Ancient Magic

A new rpg item has been added to the database: Ancient Magic

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boardgamegeek.com /4 weeks ago

This Week in Geek History August 9 - 15

by Steve August 91828 - Author Leo Tolstoy [microbadge=4635]1945 - "Fat Man" dropped on Nagasaki, Japan [microbadge=27017]1968 - Actress Gillian Anderson [microbadge=31553]???? -...

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refractor.io /1 month ago

New clues to 2,000-year-old game played by millions before vanishing

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thechive.com /1 month ago

Some of the Last Remnants of Ancient Civilizations

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coinweek.com /1 week ago

Athena on Ancient Coins: From Athens to the Edge of the Greek World

 From Athens to Parthia: How Athena Conquered the Ancient Coinage World Athena ranked among the 12 Olympian gods and became one of the most important deities of the ancient Greek w...

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outsidethebeltway.com /4 weeks ago

On the August 10th Episode We Go “Beneath The Planet of the Apes”

This week: "Beneath from the Planet of the Apes."

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jurnalul.ro /1 month ago

Cum au construit grecii antici un „computer” în urmă cu peste 2.000 de ani

Un bloc corodat de bronz, recuperat dintr-o epavДѓ aflatДѓ pe fundul MДѓrii Egee, s-a dovedit a fi unul dintre cele mai fascinante obiecte descoperite vreodatДѓ de arheologi, scrie...

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boardgamegeek.com /1 month ago

332: Ancestral Analysis; Gnomes

A new episode has been added to the database: 332: Ancestral Analysis; Gnomes

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koreatimes.co.kr /4 weeks ago

Incheon exhibition traces 6,000 years of Greek history built on maritime power

In a city built on container terminals and modern shipping lanes, 348 treasures from 15 Greek museums have arrived to tell a story thousands of years in the making. The exhibition,...

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geekmamas.com /1 week ago

From Bones to Bytes: The Surprisingly Long History of Dice in Human Culture

Dice, originating over 5,000 years ago from knucklebones, have evolved from ancient divination tools to symbols in modern gaming. Their enduring appeal lies in their blend of chanc...

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habr.com /1 month ago

Как изобрели письменность? Часть 4. Крит, галеры, два письма: о непростой истории греческих алфавитов

Греки — один из немногих народов с письменной традицией, чья история отслеживается с бронзового века и продолжается поныне. По древности письменной традиции эллины вполне могут пос...

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openculture.com /1 month ago

How Ancient Greek Warships Worked: The Engineering of the Trireme Explained in 3D Animation

Recall, if you will, the first time you read Book 2 of Homer’s Iliad. The section likely to have given you the most trouble — unless, of course, you’re blessed with an obsessive in...

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outsidethebeltway.com /1 week ago

AG (8/31): The Franchise of the Planet of the Apes!

One last look at POTA: TV, comics, and beyond.

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kidsactivitiesblog.com /1 month ago

Fascinating Facts about Ancient Greece for Print & Play

Does your kiddo love ancient history? Well, these fun facts about ancient Greece are perfect for them! Did you know… The post Fascinating Facts about Ancient Greece for Print &...

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puzzling.stackexchange.com /4 weeks ago

Defeat the Ancient Greeks with PowerPoint!

Famously, some of the Ancient Greeks' most stubborn construction problems turned out not just to be difficult, but completely impossible with straightedge and compass. Two of the b...

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