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Why is the Greek flag blue and white? Why does it have nine stripes? When was it adopted as the official flag of the Greek state? Throughout the period of Turkish occupation, there were many revolutionary movements by the enslaved Greeks. In all these revolts, a

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The Minoans were primarily a mercantile people engaged in overseas trade. Their culture, from 1700 BCE onward, shows a high degree of organization. The Minoan trade in saffron, the stigma of a mutated crocus which originated in the Aegean basin as a natural chromosome mutation,

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Santorini in the Bronze Age: A society fed on prosperity and pleasure, enjoying a cosmopolitan life and the riches of maritime trade, is reflected in the eating habits of its members.

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Akrotiri, the remains or a prehistoric city that was buried under the ash and pumice stone after a very strong volcanic eruption on 1600 b.c Akrotiri not only remained buried for almost 4000 years, but at the same time it remained protected and preserved under

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