Bee Wilson

Learning to cook in the 1990s, I thought 'proper olives' meant black. The benchmark was Kalamata from Greece: purple-black with an almost mushroomy depth of flavour. Other fine examples were tiny Coquilles from Nice and plump round Tanches from Nyons.

British Journalist

Mikis Theodorakis

Greece is the only country in the Balkans that does not have territorial designs on its neighbors and wants to live in peace with them.

Greek Composer

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Greece should really be a shipping hub for the world it really should be a shipping hub for the entire world not just for Europe.

Greek Politician

Angela Merkel

Greece wishes to be part of the eurozone, but it must, of course, go through with the necessary reforms to make this happen.

German Statesman

Athanasios Orphanides

My mother is from Greece: she comes from Vrahos, a small village in Kastoria.

Cypriot Economist

Ali Babacan

Greece is not an easy country to do business in.

Turkish Politician

Alexis Tsipras

Greece gave democracy to the rest of the world.

Kylie Bax

Greece is the most magical place on Earth.

New Zealander Model

Joe Bonamassa

American Musician

Thom Tillis

American Politician

Understand geography to visualize where Greece sits in Europe and its neighbors.

Geographical Location

Recognize that 'Greece' connotes rich history, philosophy, and mythology beyond its geography.

Cultural Heritage

Despite its ancient history, 'Greece' refers to a modern country with contemporary culture and politics.

Modern Usage

 had come in contact with the civilizations of Greece, Egypt, India and China. These encounters were often less than peaceful. But even through raids and warfare, as well as trade and protection of traveling merchants in exchange for tariffs, the nomads began to spread goods, ideas and technologies

The Silk Road:...

 What is at the center of the universe? It's an essential question that humans have been wondering about for centuries. But the journey toward an answer has been a strange one. If you wanted to know the answer to this question in third century B.C.E. Greece, you might look up at the night sky

Is there a center of the...

 mentioned there was also the triassic extinction so not only are they successful but they actually make it through several extinction events um which is very interesting and i think quite important for the way we're going yeah so i mean i say why study rome why study greece why study

Reimagining Dinosaurs PIPE...

 people who did great big things yeah you know this is about you know the there's something very personal and touching about someone in ancient greece had the same concerns about living and dying and making good use of your life as we do right you know that that's sort of

The Ancient Orchestra PIPE...

 he runs the local government department of antiquities and he's one of socotra's only archaeologists in the ancient world the island was a busy stopover for sailors people visited from all over africa and the middle east and from as far away as greece and india

Why War Zones Need...

 Greece on forward she was there in defense of this knowledge she herself was learning in ways that women of the time were not encouraged or not allowed and so for me she's quite a hero and the and I know she's on everybody's list but

Neil's Favorite Female...

 they fought as well as men but they weren't from greece according to the myths they were from the outskirts of the so-called known world and adrian learned that to tell their story you have to be a tough woman yourself decades ago

The Real Amazons PIPE...

 good what is the good life and i i say it a lot in these days that ancient philosophical questions are now becoming practical questions of engineering so if you lived in ancient greece or ancient india and you uh have

Yuval Noah Harari...

 So I'll give you one in how you frame things really matters. Do you call it "The bailout of Greece"? Or "The bailout of a load of stupid banks which lent to Greece"? Because they are actually the same thing.

Rory Sutherland:...

 Its charismatic leader Andreas Papandreou railed against the new constitution, and accused those in power of “national betrayal.” Opposing Greece’s membership in NATO and the European Economic Community,