Officially known as the Hellenic Republic-in ancient times as Hellas is a beautiful country located in Southern Europe. Greece has over 11 million residents. Athens is the capital and the largest city in Greece. The official language is Greek and Greece is a constitutional republic, parliamentary system.
factoids:
~The Olympic Games originated in Greece.
~Greece is almost 80% mountainous.
~Greece has more than 2,000 islands
~Greece has more goats than any other European country.
~Ancient Athenians were the first to develop a democracy.
~Greeks use more olive oil than anyone else.
~The Yo-Yo was invented 3,000 years ago in, you guessed it, Greece.
~Santa Claus is Greek~St. Nicholas was a wealthy Greek. He used to donate money to the poor.
~If you are going on a tour in the ancient part of Greece, high-heeled shoes are not allowed. You will be asked to remove your shoes as not to damage any of the monuments.
~If you make it to Greece, it is not a good idea to dance naked in Acropolis-you will end up in jail if you do.
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~The Greek alphabet has 24 letters.
~If a word has "ph" in it, it is most likely a Greek word.
~Greek is the foundation for many other languages (along with Latin).
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my name in Greek. |
| ~Aristotle Onassis |
~Cleopatra (she was said to have Greek heritage but born in Egypt).
~Socrates
~Plato
~Aristotle
~Aesop
~Alexander the Great
~Telly Savalas
~Queen Sofia of Spain (She is married to the current King of Spain. We talked about him in our Spain study, King Juan Carlos I.)
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| ~Homer |
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| Acropolis |
Of course, Greece has more than a few famous landmarks and monuments like the Acropolis of Athens which is home to a few architectural masterpieces, the sanctuary of Delphi, and Olympia just to name a few.
Like Italy, Greece has a fantastic list of people. There are too many to list. You can read more at the link below. |
National Geographic Greece
More famous Greeks
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