Κοινότητα Αναγνωστών Βιβλίων - readers.gr

The river dividing Thrace between Greece and Turkey today was known in antiquity as the Hebrus River - the Evros in Modern Greek, the Meric in Modern Turkish, and the Maritsa in Slavic languages. A sleepy backwater today, its appearance gives no hint of its historic vitality. In contrast to its current, liminal situation, throughout the Byzantine period (330 -1453 CE), the valley maintained close cultural connections with the nearby Byzantine capital Constantinople, for which it figured as an important hinterland. Until the nineteenth century, in fact, the river functioned...

The famous Battle of Marathon Which took place in 490 BC, ended with the victory of the Greeks and saved freedom and democracy. Easy to understand and illustrated with humor, These classic Greek stories will delight And inform young readers Making learning fun!

This treatise gives us a detailed description of the latest phase of military operations in Free Greek territory. This entire period, the whole Greek mainland was occupied by the German troops. The Greek units that took part in the battle of Crete were roughly gathered and were unaware of the battle techniques. These deficiencies thought were compounded by their determination and heroism, the unique compact experience of the local as well as the British, Australian and New Zealand alliances.

This guide shows the visitor the way through excavations on the edge of the ancient town of Athens which comprise a relatively small area with a few structures inside the City Wall and numerous graves outside the City Wall. The well preserved fortification divides the town from the suburbs. The old Eridanos stream crosses the excavations from east to west and together with the grave mounds and the grave monuments forms a charming landscape. The Kerameikos excavations, surrounded by modern streets on a higher level, is a fortuitous section without a focal point and with a...

The ancient theatre of Vergina has been a monument of varying significance since its topography, form and excavation data agree with the historical evidence on the city in a way virtually impressive and mandatory. Its dating to the second half of the 4th century BC, its proximity to the palace and the Agora of Aigai as well as its wall and form all allow the scholar to refer to the dramatic events of Philip II's murder on the basis of the chronological sequence of its monuments.

This book presents the results of the excavations conducted by the Archaeological Service of the Ministry of Culture along Vouliagmenis Avenue and in the underground Line 2 of the METRO whose seven stations serve the southern areas of Athens. Line 2 of the METRO and Vouliagmenis Avenue both follow the course of the ancient city road which connected the city of Athens with the demes west of Hymettus and continued to the Sanctuary at Sounion and the mines at Laurion. Full of interesting detail and abundant photographs it illustrates, for the general reader, the history...

The Ancient Agora of Athens is one of the most important archaeological sites in the city, and at the same time it serves as an idyllic "green zone" within Athens' historic center. The Agora occupies a level area northwest of the holy rock of the Acropolis, and is bordered by the Areopagus to the south and the hill of Kolonos Agoraios to the west. The nearby hills of the Muses, the Nymphs, and the Pnyx rise to the southwest1. The Eridanos River, which has its headwaters on Mt. Lycabettus and flows into the Kephisos, crosses the northern part of the Agora. Its riverbed, now...

The Aegean, an integral part of Hellenism for six thousand years, because of its geographical position and physical formation with its hundreds of various-sized islands forming a marvelous unity beginning at the coast of mainland Greece and stretching to the shores of Asia Minor, Crete and Cyprus, has always been a bridge carrying messages from one continent to another, a cradle of civilizations and a source of inspiration and creativity. A Greek sea par excellence, the Aegean founded and defended its own civilization - a civilization that was later bequeathed to the world....

Πρόκειται για πρακτικά διεθνούς συμποσίου στη μνήμη του William D.E. Coulson, που πραγματοποιήθηκε στο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας, στο Βόλο (14-17 Ιουνίου 2007). "In 1990 W.D.E. Coulson posed a series of questions related to some of the major research problems regarding the Greek "Dark Ages" which he deemed, in a wider sense, as the period spanning roughly 1125-700 B.C. Except for pursuing well planned excavations he emphasized the urgent need for the re-examination of old excavation data and the need for new publications".

Πρόκειται για πρακτικά διεθνούς συμποσίου στη μνήμη του William D.E. Coulson, που πραγματοποιήθηκε στο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας, στο Βόλο (14-17 Ιουνίου 2007). "In 1990 W.D.E. Coulson posed a series of questions related to some of the major research problems regarding the Greek "Dark Ages" which he deemed, in a wider sense, as the period spanning roughly 1125-700 B.C. Except for pursuing well planned excavations he emphasized the urgent need for the re-examination of old excavation data and the need for new publications".

Two Dutch women give a detailed and full image of life on the green, mountainous island of Thassos in the North Aegean sea. The Thassian inhabitants learned form their ancestors to live in harmony with nature and to use everything it offers so generously. They describe the flora and fauna, the olive culture, bee-keeping, fishing and the manufacture of local products. As they talk with elder neighbours you learn about their hard lives. Music, art, believes and traditional celebrations are not forgotten. Recipes, stories, poems and anecdotes make this book a lively mosaic, an...

Το 1821, οι 3.500 κάτοικοι της Σύρου ακολουθούσαν σε ποσοστό 95% τα δόγματα και το τυπικό της Καθολικής Εκκλησίας. Το ίδιο συνέβαινε με τους 800 Συριανούς απόδημους στην Κωνσταντινούπολη, στη Σμύρνη και στα νησιά του Αρχιπελάγους. Ο μορφωμένος για τα δεδομένα της εποχής κλήρος περιελάμβανε τον Επίσκοπο, 35 ιερείς, 2 Καπουκίνους και 2 Ιησουίτες ιερομονάχους, που ίδρυσαν τις μονές τους στο Κάστρο το 1635 και το 1744. Στο εκπαιδευτικό τους έργο, στην οργάνωση των πιστών σε αδελφότητες και στην αγαθοεργία, τα μέλη των δύο μοναχικών κοινοτήτων είχαν τη συμπαράσταση 45 Δομηνικανί...

Πόσο απέχει η επιτυχία από την αποτυχία; Πολλά βιβλία υπόσχονται "συνταγές επιτυχίας", αλλά το... ανατρεπτικό αυτό "βιβλίο της Aποτυχίας" με τις μεγαλύτερες εμπορικές γκάφες όλων των εποχών που μόλις κυκλοφόρησε από τις Εκδόσεις Αθ. Σταμούλης, θα σας πει πολλά περισσότερα για την επιτυχία και πώς να την κατακτήσετε! Αν γνωρίζατε ότι η συντριπτική πλειονότητα των προϊόντων που φθάνουν στα ράφια των καταστημάτων αποτυγχάνουν εμπορικά, τότε εύλογα θα αναρωτιόσαστε ποιοι είναι οι λόγοι της αποτυχίας. Και το αμέσως επόμενο ερώτημα θα ήταν ποιες υπήρξαν οι μεγαλύτερες αποτυχίε...