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19 October 2026

Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus

The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is a theatre in the Greek city of Epidaurus, located on the southeast end of

Rakí is the traditional Cretan spirit that is famous throughout the country for its very high alcohol content and its

The Anastenaria is a traditional fire-walking ritual performed in some villages in Northern Greece and Southern Bulgaria. The communities which

Aristophanes was a playwright who wrote comedies. He wrote 40 plays, 11 of which have survived as complete manuscripts and

Euripides was another Greek tragedian. He wrote about 95 plays, 18 of which have survived completely and many more as

Sophocles was a tragedian who wrote 123 plays during his life. Only seven have survived in entity, but they include

Yannis Tsarouchis (Greek: Γιάννης Τσαρούχης; 13 January 1910 – 20 July 1989) was a Greek painter. Biography Early life Born

Theophilos Hatzimihail born c. 1870, Vareia, near Mytilene, island of Lesbos; died in Vareia, Greece, 24 March 1934), known simply

John Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was a Greek-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Cassavetes was

Early life Theodore Angelopoulos was born in Athens, and lived in Switzerland for many years, where he received a BSc