Author: Athanasios Koutoupas
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The world’s oldest computer is still revealing its secrets
Amid all that splendor, who could have guessed that a shoebox-size mangled bronze machine, its inscriptions barely legible, its gears calcified and corroded, would be the discovery that could captivate scientists for more than a century? “In this very small volume of messed-up corroded metal you have packed in there enough knowledge to fill several books telling us about ancient technology, ancient science and the way these…
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Athens Open Air Film Festival 2016
Φέτος το πρόγραμμα περιλαμβάνει από μιούζικαλ μέχρι γουέστερν και από κλασικές ταινίες τρόμου μέχρι κλασικά αριστουργήματα, συν cult ταινίες που αξίζει να ανακαλύψετε και ένα αφιέρωμα στις εναλλακτικές κινηματογραφικές μεταφορές έργων του Γουίλιαμ Σαίξπηρ από σπουδαίους σκηνοθέτες και ακόμη πιο σπουδαίους ερμηνευτές, με αφορμή την επέτειο των 400 χρόνων από το θάνατό του. Οι προβολές…
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Chios Mastic Museum Opened Its Doors on June 11th
The museum aims to educate the public on the production history, cultivation, and processing of mastic. The permanent exhibition of the museum talks about Chios’ mastic as a unique natural product. The exhibition is divided in several categories. At the entrance of the museum the audience will learn about pistacia and mastic and resin, which in…
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The Greeks in Egypt: on Sunken Cities at the British Museum
Garry Shaw gained his doctorate in Egyptology from the University of Liverpool. He is the author of four books, including The Egyptian Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends (2014), and, as a part-time tutor, teaches an online course in Egyptology for the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. He is currently writing…