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It’s dedicated to a Greek goddess Athena.
It’s not the first temple on this space and Acropolis was inhabited since Neolithic Prehistory.
For a time, it was used as a mosque while Greece was under Ottoman rule and before that was a Christian church.
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The Elgin Marbles are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures from the Parthenon made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor Phidias.
The Acropolis Museum in Athens is keeping a space empty for the Elgin Marbles to be displayed.
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Sex with modern humans may have helped drive Neanderthals to extinction.
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The biggest weakness of Darwin theory on evolution is that it doesn’t explain how species occur abruptly without transition forms.
What did Neanderthals eat?
Ancient humans had much better diet than us and Neanderthals had better health. Based on their diet Neanderthals would not have suffered from much heart disease, cancer, or most viral diseases.
Continue reading “What did Neanderthals eat? #Shorts Quick Facts”Archimedes was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily.
He discovered the Archimedes principle in a bathtub and after the discovery he yelled Eureka! Eureka! and ran naked to the king of Syracuse palace.
He has built mirrors called “Archimedes heat ray” and destroyed a Roman Empire fleet.
Continue reading “Archimedes Short Facts #Shorts”Hello everyone! This video is about Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician who claimed he could move the Earth if he would have been given a stand. He stated : “Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth.” Archimedes.
He was born in 287 BC in Syracuse, Sicily which at that time was a Greek colony. His parents named him Archimedes which means master of knowledge. When he found out the meaning of his name, he became determined to earn his name.
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Leonardo Da Vinci was born near Florence in Italy in 1452.
• Leonardo’s parents were not married and therefore he did not have a family name just Da Vinci meaning from Vinci.
Continue reading “Leonardo Da Vinci unknown amazing facts #Shorts”Nitocris was a less known pharaoh of the VI th dynasty. Her historicity is questioned and she could be more like a legend character. She is mentioned by Herodotus , Manetho and Royal Papyrus of of Turin.
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