Notes on Travel to Greece
The Hellenic Republic, or Greece is part of the Balkan Peninsula on its northern boundary. Eighty percent of the country is mountainous due to continuous geological upheavals of the land that also cause volcanic activity. (The name Balkan is derived from a Turkish word meaning mountains.) The other three sides of Greece are bounded by seas – the Ionian, Mediterranean, …
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Sites in Greece in the Bible
Site Scripture Reference Amphipolis Acts 17:1 Appolonia Acts 17:1 Athens Acts 17:15-16, 22; 18:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:1 Berea Acts 17:10, 13; 20:4 Cenchrea Acts 18:18; Romans 16:1 Coos (Kos) Acts 21:1 Corinth Acts 18:1; 19:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 2 Corinthians 1:1, 23; 2 Timothy 4:20 Cyprus Acts 4:38; 11:19,20; 13:4; 15:39; 21:3,16; 27:4 Neapolis (Kavalla) Acts 16:11 Patmos Rev. 1:9 …
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History of Greece
Before 2000 BCE The Helladic (pre-Greek) tribes entered the peninsula overland from Asia. On Crete they developed an advanced, culturally and technically sophisticated civilization that benefited from its closeness to Egypt and the cultures of the Near East. The Minoans, named for Minos their legendary king, dominated the Aegean world. They relied on sea power to protect their commerce and …
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