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Archaeological Sites in Macedonia, Greece : Α museum for the “prisoners of Acanthus”

Archaeological Sites in Macedonia, Greece : Α museum for the “prisoners of Acanthus”

The Athos Peninsula in Macedonia, Greece (Photo@ Wikipedia.org) Α museum for the “prisoners (Gr: Δεσμώτες) of Acanthus” is about to be built in Ierissos of Chalcidike. More than 18,000 graves have been discovered in Acanthus during the last decades. Many of them contained remains from the dead with bonds, a mystery which  archaeological research has not solved yet. “Its unknown whether this […]

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Segregation between Ancient Greek tribes in literary sources

Segregation between Ancient Greek tribes in literary sources

Presentation  of ancient Greek tribes being segregated by the rest of Greeks In the cases of Athenians: “When the estrangement which had arisen between the Athenians and the Hellenes became noised abroad, there came to Athens ambassadors from the Persians and from the Hellenes. [Diodoros of Sicily 11.28.1]   “…the Hellenes gathered in congress decreed to make common cause with […]

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