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Ancient Greek Course for Beginners

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Ancient Greek is one of the basic languages through the centuries. It is not only due to its (linguistic and mental) relationship to the European culture, but also because of its diachronic history. The modern world, as we experience it nowadays, has been mainly based on the influence of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures.  The earliest documents of the Greek language are dated in the 15th century BC. It is about written records in the syllabic Linear B script, which were imprinted on clay tablets. In 1952, the classicists Michael Ventris and John Chadwick deciphered these texts, which were found during excavations at the Mycenaean palaces, and proved that their language was the ancient Greek. Moreover, modern scholars have discussed that the Homeric texts have been initially written in the Mycenaean dialect. Since the use of the Phoenician alphabet in the 8th century BC, the main Greek idiom, the Attic, has been used to express the necessities of Philosophy, Poetry, Politi...
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An important finding at Epidauros: a new temple discovered

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An unknown building of the 6th century BC has been discovered right next to the renowned Tholos, which is the most iconic building of Asclepius. According to Professor Vassilis Lamprinoudakis, head of the excavations at ancient Epidaurus, it is about "a sacred building - a forerunner of the Tholos, which was originally the site of Asclepius' worship". The Tholos of Epidauros, 4th c. BC ( © warwick.ac.uk) The building, discovered at a depth of 3 meters, has a rectangular plan and one side reaches five meters (the rest have not yet been excavated) while its height must have reached 2.8 meters. It also had a basement, 2.3 meters high with a corresponding area of ground floor and its floor was paved with small white pebbles while its walls were covered by red mortar. On the ground floor, there was also a pillar of wooden columns, as evidenced by the square stone bases on which they initially  rested. Reconstruction of the early Tholos of anc...
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