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The seaside of Golden Beach at Thasos, Greece. Ancient myth describes the well-known Thasian wine. It was said that Staphylus, the son of Dionysus and Ariadne, lived in Thasos, hence the Thasian wine was so distinguished.

A springlike coastal landscape in Chalcidice, Greece. Chalcidice was the birthplace of the Greek philosopher Aristotle. He was widely credited with founding the field of philosophy. His work has had a pervasive impact on human...

The coastal landscape of Chalcidice, a few kilometers before Kassandra, Greece.

On the slopes of Mt. Paiko the grove of Lake Skra in Kilkis, Greece, adds mythical elements to the flora of the Greek landscape. Kilkis is part of the ancient Macedonian region. If one could believe Herodotus, the origin...

The statue of Alexander the Great was erected in 1973 in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was symbolically built to look toward the east, while Mt. Olympus emerges in the background.

The western side of the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

The isolated gazebo in Thessaloniki, Greece gives motivation to the locals for a retreat to the mountains.

The landscape from the top of Mt. Chortiatis. In the background, the hinterland of the mountainous Chalcidice emerges. In antiquity, the mountain was called Cissus, which means ivy. The locals could have chosen...

Pros ethikous by Sextus Empiricus, manuscript written in Italy, probably Ferrara, Florence, or Rome, during Isidore's participation in the Council of Florence, 1438-1445. LJS 380, folio 244v. University of...

Portrait of Sextus Empiricus (2nd century CE), etching by Basilius Grundmann, late 18th century. University Library, Leipzig.