Continuing from Part 1 In this second part, we aim to explore the connections between the proto-Greek Minyans of Thessaly and Meteora and the potential for remarkable ancient engineering feats that might be hidden right beneath our noses. In the first part, we examined the extensive engineering project that these prehistoric people undertook at Lake
Proto-Greeks in the prehistory When we were kids, we were hearing stories of great realms, heroes and kings that once existed in our forgotten distant past. These early inhabitants of prehistoric Greece lived and thrived more than 5,000 to 6.000 years ago. A faint memory of their existence survived inside our legends and in the
Οι επιστήμονες που ασχολούνται με την κλιματική αλλαγή τις τελευταίες δεκαετίες, μέσα από επισταμένες μελέτες και αναλύσεις στοιχείων που έχουν συλλέξει από πολλές διαφορετικές πηγές, όπως δείγματα από αρχαίους πάγους της Ανταρκτικής ή από κορμούς υπεραιωνόβιων δέντρων,έχουν καταφέρει να ανασυνθέσουν με αρκετή ακρίβεια τις παγκόσμιες κλιματολογικές συνθήκες που επικρατούσαν κατά το παρελθόν. Η εικόνα που
There is a story told to all children in the area about the old times when a Dragon used to leave inside a huge cave underneath the Varlaam monastery. The dragon each night used to go to the near village of Kastraki to feed on the people and their livestock. People became very desperate and
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The Ascetic Monastic Tradition of Meteora The Holy Meteora, renowned for its breathtaking scenery, features towering rocks that reach heights of over 600 meters. Centuries ago, this remarkable location attracted the hermit monks of Meteora, who laid the foundations for the site to become one of the most significant Eastern Orthodox monastic communities. Perched atop
The origins of a 300-year-old Meteora tradition St George the mandilas in Kastraki is an old ruined skete, dedicated to the great Saint George, who slew the dragon. St George was a Greek who became an officer in the Roman army in the 4th century AD. His father was the Greek Gerondios from Cappadocia, Asia
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