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    Re: Brexit - Time to scrap it and start again?

    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/09/britains-richest-man-to-leave-uk-for-tax-free-monaco


    I mean is there any positive sign for Brexit so far? I would very much like to read the...
  2. Re: Macedonia approves constitutional amendment to change country's name to Republic of North Macedonia

    I will disagree here with you as I disagree with Alastor regarding the deal itself.
    It is not like all Abdul's points are to be disregarded but using Indymedia, known extreme leftist POV and...
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    Re: Brexit - Time to scrap it and start again?

    You already have as part of the block of 28 countries that have a collective projective power as a trade partner. You will leave this agreement though because some of your countrymen are leaving in a...
  4. Re: Macedonia approves constitutional amendment to change country's name to Republic of North Macedonia

    Great arguments there Alastor, +rep.
    I haven't anticipated to see such bias and resent from Abdulmecid though with "Greeks are that and This" type of arguments and indymedia type extreme left...
  5. Re: Macedonia approves constitutional amendment to change country's name to Republic of North Macedonia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_(theme)

    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Byzantine_Macedonia_1045CE.svg/1200px-Byzantine_Macedonia_1045CE.svg.png

    Well the...
  6. Re: Macedonia approves constitutional amendment to change country's name to Republic of North Macedonia

    Well i have been vindicated after all this years of posting that an agreement should be reached with a composite name accepted by both countries and a clarification for Greek macedonian cultural...
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    Re: Who was Alexander's greatest teacher?

    Who would have thought?

    Now seriously, Aristotle was consider THE philosopher not because he gave a sufficient for the time explanation of the cosmos but becacuse he was a systematic and prolific...
  8. Re: Macedonia approves constitutional amendment to change country's name to Republic of North Macedonia

    what Greek kingdoms of central asia?
    https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/sites/silkroad/files/knowledge-bank-article/vol_II%20silk%20road_the%20greek%20kingdoms%20of%20central%20asia.pdf
  9. Re: Macedonia approves constitutional amendment to change country's name to Republic of North Macedonia

    Why would Greece do that?
    The whole point is that a coutry which is a part of a larger entity (namely Ottoman Macedonia) cannot monopolize the whole name by naming itself as such.
    Ottoman...
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    Re: Brexit - Time to scrap it and start again?

    There are some fine points argued here mate, +rep


    If i was a British citizen and I was living in this mess for the last 2 years, witnessing the sheer amount of incompetence and pitty personal...
  11. Re: Macedonia approves constitutional amendment to change country's name to Republic of North Macedonia

    Actually this was a proposed name (IMHO a fair name) back in the 90s but the Albanians living in FYROM (1/4 of the total population) rejected it because they do not want to be related to a name like...
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    Re: Brexit - Time to scrap it and start again?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdHmp5EX5bE

    Pretty much sums up the whole process.....
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    Re: Brexit - Time to scrap it and start again?

    Good points mate.
    First of all the 52%-48% result is too weak in my opinion to dictate a nation-wide political strategy which will affect the whole population the given time it was held. This should...
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    Re: Brexit - Time to scrap it and start again?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mtet4-dJy8&index=6&list=PLS_gQd8UB-hLObzCJ7ZMTuJjmEIcQSg8U

    If this whole Brexit process so far hasn't been an example of incompetence for Brexiteers, what exactly...
  15. Re: Did the Greeks have a positive view of Achilles?

    well consider that this transliteration is consistent with the classical Greek pronounciation which was indeed Ο-ι-ν-ό-εε and Φ-οο-κ-α-ί-α. A lot of meowing was going on :tongue:...
  16. Re: Did the Greeks have a positive view of Achilles?

    The nature of the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus appears to reflect some socio-philosophical issues in classical Greece but it is irrelevant with Achille's cult and the thread TBH. I...
  17. Re: Did the Greeks have a positive view of Achilles?

    touché :tongue:
    http://classicalanthology.theclassicslibrary.com/files/2013/11/polyphemus.jpg
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  18. Re: Did the Greeks have a positive view of Achilles?

    Indeed because the concept of "heroes" was evolving as new "hero" concepts and deities were introduced in Greece or other areas. Add uppon that the geneological justification of political leadership...
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    Re: Brexit - Time to scrap it and start again?

    https://punchng.com/british-poor-are-getting-poorer-un-report/

    I really don't know how "more democracy " could be possible with the averege Brit becoming poorer....

    Also relevant...
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    Re: Brexit - Time to scrap it and start again?

    Aren't British people outrageous about this awful situation? Does anyone doubt that within the EU Britain is far better than this zombie-in and out-state?
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    Re: Brexit - Time to scrap it and start again?

    Seriously with this farse going on one could argue this is another great example of the late realization how bad brexit will be.
  22. Re: 2,400 year old shipwrecked Greek merchant ship found

    By no means "conservative" refers to the people speaking it :tongue:
    Spot on observation my friend. Modern Greek literature is quite productive although not very well known except Kazantzakis,...
  23. Re: 2,400 year old shipwrecked Greek merchant ship found

    Regarding agora, etymology wise



    < ΑΓΕΙΡΩ >
    Από: ἀγορ- (ετεροιωμένη μορφή του ἀγερ-) + -ά.


    https://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/ancient_greek/tools/lexicon/lemma.html?id=4...
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    Re: Macedonia Naming Dispute: Solved?

    Couldn't agree more. The name is just ok but the problem is indeed that the nationality ought to be named as "Northern Macedonian" in accordance with the country name.
    I recall saying that for years...
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    Re: Cleopatra was white and I can prove it

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1872497312001810#tbl0005

    I suspect the percentages for Epirus, Thessaly, Maxddonia and Thrce would be a bit higher than the average Greek
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    Re: Macedonian pikemen without a shield?

    Indeed, the Macedonian shield is a modified version of the Argive shield, and as such it was a functional shield either as strap-on or as a regular one, as seen in a 3d recontruction of the war...
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    Re: Macedonia Naming Dispute: Solved?

    Why do you think the nationalists in FYROM are against the deal? The deal demands them to change their constitution about "macedonian minorities" and clearly states that they declare they have no...
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    Re: Macedonia Naming Dispute: Solved?

    I reckon the deal doesn't recognize ethnicity. It recognizes nationality which is "Macedonian/citizen of Northern Macedonia".(that's the actual wording)
    After all these years i ve see posters again...
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    Re: Cleopatra was white and I can prove it

    Sorry mate if I confused you, I was exaggerating the "survival" point. I didn't disagree with you actually. What I have found recently (in an article quite recent which i really didn't find but i ll...
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    Re: Cleopatra was white and I can prove it

    Well I have posted in another thread, the majority of modern scholars classify Ancient Macedonian as a Northwestern Greek dialect not as a separate language.What people understimate though is that...
  31. Re: Out with the old: Italy's election is another blow to the EU liberal establishment

    What am i missing here? Wasn't Lega Nord some far rights who wanted Northern Italy to secede from the South? Do the people in Catania remember that?
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    Re: Catalonia Independence Referendum

    Don't get me wrong, I find the Catalan nation's history fascinating (Well not as much as the Portoguese :tongue: ) but the actions of these Catalans is not something to be "celebrated" (Although very...
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    Re: Cleopatra was white and I can prove it

    And you are correct. Ancient Greeks never referred to Egyptians as "Ethiopes" and they had a documented relationship spanning some centuries.
    In modern Greek though one of the words for "black"...
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    Wait wasn't "Lazy Greeks, pay debts" thing that threatened Euro? Paint me surprised.:tongue:

    @Basil
    Although I am pro-European, this guy's comments are alazonic, bigoted and deeply undemocratic....
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    Re: Cleopatra was white and I can prove it

    Indeed, I agree. Besides her travels around Egypt, she had in her disposal the whole Alexandria Library, where the Pyramids were listed as one of the wonders. I doubt that she wasn't aware of Sphinx...
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    Re: Catalonia Independence Referendum

    http://www.links.org.au/conservative-catalonia-nationalism-quim-torra

    Well done Catalonia, fighting indepedence with 20th cent supremacist-nationalistic rhetotic......
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    Re: Cleopatra was white and I can prove it

    Indeed, that's a spot on. Also we know that ancient women of status were avoiding sun exposure, because they were capable of understanding that sun can alter your skin tone, especially if you are an...
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    Re: Were ancient Macedonians Greeks?

    I have already posted a number of posts on that including a conclusion on the post you quoted mate, please do read them.


    Well, first of all the point is to establish a certain credible view on...
  39. Re: The Great Conflicts main discussion thread. Please post here!

    Magnificent outcome!!!!
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    Re: Were ancient Macedonians Greeks?

    Appolodotos I have the same exactly understanding of ancient Greek ethnicity and I think that most people who have spend a good amount of time studying Ancient Greek History (without an agenda) will...
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