In part 3 of this series on the controversial pyramids of Greece, we will visit the remains of the Ligurian pyramid and the nearby church of Agia Marina.
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In this second part of the controversial Greek pyramid series, we are going to visit the “pyramid” of Helliniko, the best preserved of all and we are going to talk about its construction.
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The Greek Pyramids
The controversial Greek pyramids are until little known for the inhabitants of Greece and nevertheless, they are very surrounded by speculations and controversies.
In this first part of the series about the controversial Greek pyramids, we summarize in 4 reasons the controversies around the Greek pyramids.
We make an introduction to the main Greek pyramids: Helliniko, Ligourio, Cambia and Viflagia.
Based on the archaeological study of 2019 by Windell and Webb.
https://www.academia.edu/40044090/The_So-Called_Pyramids_of_the_Peloponnese._A_Compilation_and_Reconsideration_of_the_Evidence._by
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Fortress of Fili
The fortress of Fili (Frúrio Filis in Greek) is located in Greece, in the Attica region, on Mount Parnitha, about 35 km from the center of Athens and 700 meters high.
The fortress seen today dates back to the 4th century BC and was built on top of an earlier fortification from the 6th century BC.
In this video, we explore it and tell its story.
Presented by Athanasia Nikolakopoulou
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The street of Euclid’s geometry
There is a street in the center of the city of Kalamata, in Greece, that was decorated with geometry demonstrations.
Although it has the official name of Ifaistou, it was renamed Euclid’s Street of Geometry and is the work of the lawyer and neighbor of the street, Yannis Tsimogiannis,
a passionate of geometry during his youth, who decided to explore his artistic side during the pandemic.
Today we visited the remains of very ancient churches on Mount Hymettus (or Ymittos), east of Athens, Greece, to see a quite normal phenomenon in antiquity: the recycling of materials.
Those remains of temples can be found today in the walls of the churches.
There is a cave in the mountains southeast of Athens, which is believed to have been the cave that inspired Plato to make his allegory of the cave.
In this video, we briefly visit it, and for those who liked it, we have a detailed version where we tell the story of the cave, who made it, for what it was used for, and its illustrious visitors.
Monday, March 7th, was Katara Deutera (“Clean Monday”), the first day of Greek Orthodox Lent.
People typically fly kites and eat lagana (a type of unleavened bread with sesame seeds), taramosalata (fish roe purée), beans, and seafood.
This tradition inspired the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis to compose the song, “The Kites.”
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The oldest houses of Athens
In the heart of Athens, a short distance from the Acropolis, stands the Benizelos House (Mpenizelos), the oldest house in Athens. It is a “konaki,” an 18th-century Ottoman house.
On Mount Hymettus, there is a drakospito (or drakospiti), or dragon house, a type of stone building that predates the Classical period.
In this video, we visit both places.
Location: https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Benizelos+Mansion/@37.9699683,23.7221295,15.25z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x14a1bd3d684d9a11:0xdbb0b93d166f4f65!8m2!3d37.9742021!4d23.7292033
Location: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dragon+House+of+Hymettus/@37.950327,23.7887353,17.5z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x14a197c5bdcca0ad:0x246611ceb42a30c8!2sDragon+House+of+Hymettus!8m2!3d37.9501398!4d23.7906481!3m4!1s0x14a197c5bdcca0ad:0x246611ceb42a30c8!8m2!3d37.9501398!4d23.7906481
On Mount Hymettus or Ymittos, a few kilometers from the center of Athens, there are 3 caves, very close to each other.
The most interesting of these 3 caves is the Cave of the Nimfolepto, of Argedimus, of Pan or of the Muses. It is an underground temple, carved by Argedimus of Thera (today, Santorini) in the fourth century BC.
It is thought that it may have been the place that inspired Plato for the allegory of the cave.