Greece ptI 182

Greek God Search Day 3: Overwhelmed in Athens

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January 1st 2011
I remember the first time I ever saw the acropolis. It was second grade social studies class and the teacher had one of those old fashioned slide projectors. We were learning about Geography or something, and one of the slides was a bunch of falling apart white stone columns, which apparently represented the country of Greece. I didn't get it then, but believe me, I certainly get it now. I may nev ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more