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Author copies arrival day…
If there is a better day in the world of a writer than when the author copies first arrive in the mail I'm hard-pressed to think of what or when. Many years of planning, research, writing, editing, negotiating and then fine-tuning the completed work have finally come...
International Museum Day – Athens opens spectacular avant garde Olympic Museum (with sections devoted to Olympia and the ancient Games)
The Olympic Museum of Athens has now been officially opened to the public, sharing Olympic Games memorabilia, artefacts and experiences from across the globe. The museum was originally scheduled to open in 2020, however just like the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Games, the...
The countdown has begun – the flame of Olympia travels across Japan (100 days to go)
Heavy with symbolism for the Japanese and all of us who witnessed the tragedy of the earthquake and tsunami that wrought such damage to the Fukushima region in March, 2011, the flame that was first lit at Olympia, Greece on March 12, 2020 now makes its way from the...
Ancient Greek historical timeline
Ancient Greek Historical Timeline 3000 ~ 1450 B.C.E. - Minoan Crete (early to middle Bronze Age). 1650 ~ 1100 B.C.E. - Mycenaean Greeks (until late Bronze Age). 1100 ~ 800 B.C.E. - Greek Dark Ages (Iron Age commences). # 800 ~ 650 B.C.E. - Homeric epics Iliad...