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TIL that the elite force of soldiers in 4th century Thebes was 300 homosexual lovers (150 pairs) called Sacred Band of Thebes. They ended Spartan domination in Greece.

by whatilearned May 10, 2023, 8:09 am

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TIL the Monastic community of Mount Athos, despite being part of the EU like the rest of Greece hold a special jurisdiction that empowers them to restrict the free movement of people and goods. In particular, only males are allowed to enter, while women and most female animals are banned.

by whatilearned May 9, 2023, 7:28 pm

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TIL that public holidays in Greece include the “Day of the No,'” which honors Greece’s refusal to surrender to the Axis Powers in 1940

by whatilearned May 8, 2023, 7:57 pm

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TIL about the Frankish Tower on the Acropolis of Athens, built in Medieval Greece and demolished by Heinrich Schliemann, the German national who later found (and badly damaged) the Site of Troy, who wanted any post-Classical buildings “cleaned-up” from the Acropolis

by whatilearned May 5, 2023, 1:43 am

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TIL In ancient Greece, men weren’t allowed to become midwives because it was required by law one had to have given birth themselves to qualify as one.

by whatilearned April 25, 2023, 5:07 pm

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TIL That Prince Phillip was born on a dining table on the island of Corfu, Greece

by whatilearned April 24, 2023, 6:30 pm

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What instantly comes to mind when you hear “Greece”?

by QuestionGuy March 13, 2023, 9:39 pm

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TIL that Emery is the third form of Corundum, after Sapphire and Ruby, is what Emery Boards are made of, and has been mined in Greece since antiquity.

by whatilearned February 27, 2023, 9:43 am

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TIL Thessaloniki, Greece was the Jewish capital of the world for hundreds of years. In the 16th century it was the only city in the world with a Jewish majority. During WWII, 96% of the Jewish population was murdered by the Nazis, one of the highest casualty rates in all of Europe.

by whatilearned February 8, 2023, 6:56 pm

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TIL of “Earthquake diplomacy” between Turkey and Greece which was initiated after successive earthquakes hit both countries in the summer of 1999. Since then both countries help each other in case of an earthquake no matter how their relations are.

by whatilearned February 6, 2023, 7:57 pm

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Discovery of a temple of Poseidon located at the Kleidi site near Samikon in Greece

by HistoryBuff January 13, 2023, 12:19 am

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Agnodice: The First Woman Doctor of Ancient Greece. Agnodice entered medicine some 2,000 years ago by dressing as a man to circumvent the restrictions of her gender.

by HistoryBuff January 12, 2023, 5:22 pm

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