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Male Eros and the Sacred Band of Thebes
By Evaggelos Vallianatos
The polis
Ancient Greeks were not united into a single country. Their key political formation was the polis, small community with its own...
Olive Oil in Laconia, Greece: Tradition, Food, and Family
By Lisa Radinovsky
As Nikos Sakellaropoulos says, olives have been cultivated in Laconia, Peloponnese “for thousands of years. Between the Taygetus and Parnonas mountain ranges,...
Flowers Among the Ruins
By Catherine Tsounis
Spring is the best time to explore the ancient monuments. The best displays of wild flowers in the world are in the...