Huskies Visit Los Angeles to play #5 UCLA & USC Jan 9, 2008
Along with Socrates, the Huskies studied architecture and Greek history. The USC Series > Washington won the most recent meeting to forge a 63-63 tie in the all-time series that began in 1925. (Gohuskies.com)
Around the world in 500 days: From the elegance of Paris to the beauty of Greece Jan 6, 2008
On the way to Crete, we stopped by the National Archaeological Museum in Athens for an important overview of Greek history. We then took a ferry to Crete, which we found quite nice, contrary to what we had heard from others about the Greek ferry system. (North County Times)
UW Men Complete Non-Conference Schedule Dec 31, 2007
Along with Socrates, the Huskies studied architecture and Greek history. Four-Year Run The sixth season of the era begins for the Washington men's basketball team, which is in the midst of one of the most successful stretches in school history. (Gohuskies.com)
Husky Men Continue Four-Game Hoops Homestand Dec 14, 2007
Along with Socrates, the Huskies studied architecture and Greek history. How Do You Like Them Apples. (Gohuskies.com)
Husky Men Host 12th-Ranked Pittsburgh in Hoops Dec 5, 2007
Along with Socrates, the Huskies studied architecture and Greek history. Sharpshooters Washington's single-season 3-point record holder has not played this year due to a fractured thumb. (Gohuskies.com)
Huskies-Cowboys Set for Saturday Showdown Nov 29, 2007
Along with Socrates, the Huskies studied architecture and Greek history. Wooden Award Candidate Washington junior is a Wooden Award candidate for the second straight season. (Gohuskies.com)
UW Men Have NIT Clash with #21 Syracuse on Friday Nov 23, 2007
Along with Socrates, the Huskies studied architecture and Greek history. Magnificent Morris Senior scored more points in his Washington debut than in any of 42 games during his career at Stanford. (Gohuskies.com)
UW Visits NYC to Play A&M in NIT at MSG Nov 20, 2007
Along with Socrates, the Huskies studied architecture and Greek history. Personnel Matters Washington's roster lists just 13 players, all of them scholarship athletes. (Gohuskies.com)
UW Men Host Eastern Washington, Sunday at 3 p.m. Nov 17, 2007
Along with Socrates, the Huskies studied architecture and Greek history. Exhibition Opener scored eight of his 18 points during the final 6:28 to fuel a 19-9 game-closing run for Washington which beat Seattle Pacific 86-77 in a Nov. 5 exhibition game. (Gohuskies.com)
Washington & Utah Clash For Trip to New York City Nov 15, 2007
Along with Socrates, the Huskies studied architecture and Greek history. (Gohuskies.com)
Huskies Host NIT Season Tip-Off West Regional Nov 9, 2007
Along with Socrates, the Huskies studied architecture and Greek history. Board Meeting Washington led the Pac-10 in rebound margin in 2007, out-boarding its opponents by nine per game (38. (Gohuskies.com)
What's Hot, What's Not Oct 30, 2007
In our weekly installment of what's hot and what's not, we talk about Albert Young, the play of Bryan Bulaga, charging for the black and gold blowout, plus a few references to Greek history. What's Hot. (Iowa Sports -- Rivals.com)
The New Acropolis Museum: A dialogue with antiquity Oct 30, 2007
This instability sets in motion a carefully paced narrative, guiding you through centuries of Greek history and allowing you to see the Parthenon with fresh eyes. An elliptical cutout in the plaza floor offers a view of the archaeological ruins below. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A RealPlayer end to the chalkboard era Oct 22, 2007
hen students in Sterling Professor of Classics and History Donald Kagans Introduction to Ancient Greek History course arrive each Monday and Wednesday this semester to hear what is no doubt one of Yales most revered faculty members teach a course that has ranked among the most popular at Yale for 25 years, they might notice an addition. Poised at the back of the class is a cameraman and his equipment, shooting the dynamic professor and what most students hope to be the back of their head. (Yale Herald, CT)
Acropolis statues ready for new museum Oct 4, 2007
Sculptural masterpieces await biggest airlift of antiquities in Greek history. Thanassis Stavrakis / APA Culture Ministry employee sits in front of antiquities wrapped in protective packaging at the old museum of Acropolis in Athens on Oct. 3. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Greece's Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Sunday claimed victory in the parliamentary election, vowing to carry out his reform plan.• Profile: Greece's re-elected PM Costas Karamanlis Sep 17, 2007
He became the youngest prime minister in modern Greek history. His government has won praise from the European Union for slashing budget deficits, pushing on with unpopular reforms and privatizations and putting the economy on a steady growth track. (Xinhuanet, China)
Greek Conservatives Head for Victory Sep 17, 2007
Karamanlis, 51, had sailed to victory in 2004, becoming the youngest prime minister in modern Greek history. The country's economy has done well under the conservatives, with robust consumer spending and strong property market. (Time.com)
Coalition 'out of the question', Greek PM says Sep 10, 2007
The countdown to one of the closest elections in modern Greek history was marked yesterday with the prime minister Costas Karamanlis vowing to call a fresh ballot rather than enter a coalition with a smaller party. Voters go to the polls on Sunday with the popularity of the ruling New Democrats severely dented by the disastrous forest fires that have raged across Greece. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Weak Laws, Neglect Behind Greek Fires - Greenpeace Aug 28, 2007
Charalambides said the current spate of fires, the deadliest in recorded Greek history, have burned 2. 5 million hectares so far this year, compared with 1. (Planet Ark, United States)
Death toll mounts as Greek wildfires rage on Aug 28, 2007
Thousands of villagers fled their homes yesterday as the deadliest blazes in recorded Greek history continued to rage across much of the country. Amid scenes of pandemonium, emergency teams backed by EU water-dropping planes rushed to rescue hundreds trapped in remote hamlets in the southern Peloponnese, the region worst hit by the fires, as flames lapped at the doors of their homes. (Guardian Unlimited)
Husky Men's Hoop Squad Embarks on Trip to Greece Aug 18, 2007
Along with Socrates, the Huskies will study architecture and Greek history. This is believed to be the first academic class conducted in conjunction with a foreign trip by a UW athletic team. (Gohuskies.com)
A little Greek history at Twins Pizza and Steaks Aug 2, 2007
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City students travel to Greece Jul 25, 2007
MIDDLETOWN - Reading about Greek history and mythology can be a rewarding endeavor, but it becomes an entirely different experience to step into the pages of the books and actually feel the rocky, arid soil underfoot while climbing the steps of the Parthenon. A group of city students who boarded a plane bound for Greece Tuesday will get to experience the culture they have been studying throughout the summer as part of the Wesleyan University Prospect Math and Science Program. (Middletown Press, CT)
Heatwave fuels Greek forest fires Jun 29, 2007
The heatwave, one of the worst in Greek history, has also been blamed for the deaths of at least nine other people. Temperatures have now dropped to below 40C after a nine-day period in which the mercury hit 46C in some areas. (BBC News -- Europe)
Ten predictions about climate change that Jun 27, 2007
A step by step guide tobuying your first property. Navigation - link to other main sections from here. (Times Online)
Big Brother Day 27: It's a tiresome task for housemates Jun 26, 2007
Trying to psyche themselves up for the hours ahead, Jonathan said he would be ok if they pulled together: "I need Gerry not to talk to me about Greek history," he said, "because that'd send me off in two seconds.". "I think we can do it," said Brian, "but I think it's going to **** us up. I don't think we'll be conscious for the rest of the week. It's gonna be horrible. This is a cruel one.". (Daily Mail)
UCSD Becomes Region's First University to Top $1 Billion in Fundraising UCSD, Jun. 08 Jun 9, 2007
With leadership gifts from Gerry and Jeannie Ranglas, Carol Vassiliadis and the Nicholas family, as well as support from San Diego's Greek Community, UCSD is on track to become one of the first U.S. universities with endowed faculty chairs in all three major eras of Greek history. The Leichtag Family Foundation Biomedical Research Building, named in recognition of a $12 million gift from the Leichtag Family Foundation, is the university's first major new biomedical research facility for the... (University of California Newswire, CA)
Book Review: Travels With Herodotus Jun 9, 2007
The book's true nature, however, is that of an unabashed memoir, the author's first, and it opens with Ryszard, age 19, studying Greek history at Warsaw University. Although a Polish translation of Herodotus was not available until 1955, shortly after Stalin's death, Kapuscinski became a lifelong pupil of Herodotus's time, "a world of sun and silver, warm and full of light, populated by slender heroes and dancing nymphs." It was also a world that seemed determined to destroy itself through... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Local artist commissioned for WI Dells mural project Jun 7, 2007
To prepare herself for such a large task, Conner spent time researching Greek ornament, color and design, along with information on Greek history and mythology. In addition, Conner also located many images of the Greek gods and utilized them as inspiration for her creations. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Toga, Toga, Toga ... May 11, 2007
Before attending this year's Pondomania, it may be wise to brush up on some Greek history. Below we offer a Greek cheat sheet -- just try saying that three times fast. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
The power behind the PM May 5, 2007
"My father would have been mildly on the left and my mother very strongly on the right, and it was a function of her experience of being in Greece during the occupation and the civil war that followed. "That was a very bleak period in Greek history and she can still remember people getting knocks on the door in the middle of the night. The guerrillas were targeting the more educated people in the community, the doctors and lawyers, and she can remember all that terrorising. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Archie Campbell, 65 Apr 19, 2007
"He knew Greek history and poetry and he was an expert on the American Civil War. We would go away for a weekend to a cottage and wind up howling poetry at the moon.". Describing Judge Campbell as a big brown bear of a man with an "embracing" personality, Mr. Enright said he was also a great citizen who believed that people have a duty to do more than simply take up space in this world. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Greek Church attacks text book Apr 5, 2007
But the book's authors and supporters say it is essential to soften language used to describe modern Greek history. Once a year Greeks gather to celebrate independence. (BBC News -- Europe)
Despite traffic concerns, most favor New Baltimore Costco Mar 28, 2007
" Maybe not, the daughter acknowledges. "Remember Greek history. " she plaintively asks her father. "The only way to take down a Titan is with another Titan. (The Burke Times, VA)
Bible study in school Mar 27, 2007
Egyptian history and culture, Greek history and culture, Roman history and culture, etc. etc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Making mythology everyone's favorite class, one semester at a time Mar 27, 2007
But then he took a Greek history class for a general education requirement and ended up loving it. So he enrolled in several more courses within the subject recommended by his professor and ended up loving those classes as well. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Full Story Mar 26, 2007
" Ross' career in education began 16 years ago when she founded the Ross School in the Hamptons to educate her daughter, Nicole. The lavish facility, where students studied Greek history by traveling to Greece, is "the subject of obsessive Hamptons gossip," the magazine notes. The East End students are pampered with organic cafeteria food prepared by Manhattan sous-chefs, a "spa-like Center for Well Being," and inlaid Mondrian-pattern floors in the music room. But workers there aren't treated as... (New York Post -- Gossip)
A silly celebration of shiny manflesh Mar 24, 2007
I took my very European Mother, who taught me Greek history since I was a child and from whom I learned all about the Spartans and the Athenians when I was still in my diapers: to see this film, and she was quite impressed, mostly by how well it portrayed the ambience of the era. Spartans werent much for speeches, that was what the Athenians were good for. (Scotsman)
An epic for your living room Mar 24, 2007
Having lived through this Promethean dose of Greek history, I can safely say the film and the video game have more than a few things in common -- the basketball team, not so much. Both entertainment works are bloody spectacles that take their source material very seriously. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Iran outraged over depiction of ancient Persia in 300 Mar 23, 2007
Paul Cartledge, professor of Greek history at Cambridge University in England who consulted on the movie, told The Associated Press earlier this month that the film was good entertainment, though not a documentary of what actually happened at Thermopylae or of the situation in Greece and Persia at that time. The movie both suggests what is false that the Persian king was an outlandish giant with multiple piercings, etc. (Globe and Mail)
Spartans Overwhelmed at Thermopylae, Again Mar 22, 2007
A technically exciting videogame of a film, 300 loses touch with a critical and moving event in Greek history ... Their greatest crime is that they reduced to a dehumanized video game one of the most moving events of Greek history ... Their greatest crime is that they reduced to a dehumanized video game one of the most moving events of Greek history. (Archaeology Magazine)
Who is Socrates? Mar 22, 2007
Most of what we do know about Socrates comes from the writings of another very important person in Greek history, Plato. Both Socrates and Plato were very important Greek philosophers of ancient Greece. (Suite101.com)
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 2007 Mar 22, 2007
Many of America's Founding Fathers studied Greek history and took inspiration from these democratic ideals as they framed our Constitution. The founders of modern Greece had the strong support of our own young democracy when they declared their independence in 1821, and our nations have stood as allies in the major conflicts of the 20th century. (White House News Releases)
"300" remains atop North American box office Mar 20, 2007
The epic, which tells the story that an army of 300 Spartan warriors fought to the death to delay a massive Persian army's invasion in the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae in the Greek history, managed to reap huge returns after setting a new record as the best March debut in U.S. film history last weekend. Ticket sales for the movie dropped about 56 percent from last weekend, but it still boasts a total estimated gross of 127. (Xinhuanet, China)
'300's' payoff reps tech triumph Mar 18, 2007
Miller is also prepping a follow-up to "300" based on another mythic tale from Greek history, but he won't divulge details. And he's planning to direct his adaptation of comic auteur Will Eisner's "The Spirit" for Odd Lot Entertainment after he finishes "Sin City 2.". (Variety)
Iranian official lashes out at Hollywood movie "300" Mar 12, 2007
"300," an ancient epic about the famous Battle of Thermopylae in Greek history, set a new record at the box office in North America this weekend. The Warner Bros. (People's Daily Online, China)
'Last Stand of the 300' tells history of the storied battle Mar 8, 2007
This battle, fought in 480 B.C., not only determined the future of Greek history and Western civilization, but it also became a symbol of bravery and heroism in the face of impossible odds. More recently, it inspired a graphic novel by Frank Miller that has been turned into a highly anticipated motion picture, opening tomorrow. (The Standard-Times, MA)
- Paganism in Greece enjoys a renaissance Feb 1, 2007
Here believers, such as Vlassis Rassias, gather to discuss ancient Greek history and solace-giving gods. Like pagans the world over, Rassias says he was drawn to polytheism by the religion's focus on humanity, ecology, cosmic connections and reverence for the past. (Guardian Unlimited)
Small screens, new programs Jan 28, 2007
"On the simplest level, the History Channel should know that I prefer to watch ancient Greek history, but it should also allow me to interact and engage with others watching.". "People will be able to annotate films or programs with comments or by pointing out an error or anachronism, for example," he said. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
