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The Karytaina Castle: The remarkable fortress of the Peloponnese (video-photos)

The castle of Karytaina is located in the south of the village on a steep cliff

Monument of Native American Hero “Crazy Horse” slowly taking shape in South Dakota

The works on the monument began in 1948!

Rheneia, the other Delos

According to legend it was the birthplace of Apollo’s twin sister Artemis

León Viejo, The Lost City of Nicaragua that emerged from the ashes after 400 years

León Viejo was badly damaged by an earthquake in 1594 and again in 1610, with volcanic debris pelting the area

The Children’s Crusade: Thousands of children march to Holy Land but never return

"Suddenly one ran after another to take the cross. Thus, by groups of twenty, or fifty, or a hundred, they put up banners and began to journey to Jerusalem"

“King Arthur” castle discovery: Mysterious inscription intrigues experts (photos)

The inscribed slate stone includes both Roman and Celtic names

Byzantine warrior with gold-threaded jaw unearthed in Greece (photos)

His jaw had been shattered in two

The Dispilio Tablet: The oldest known written text

It was discovered by George Hourmouziadis in 1993 in a Neolithic lake settlement in Northern Greece near the city of Kastoria

The first handshake dates to Ancient Greece as way to prove you were weapon free

The National High Five Day launched by the University of Virigina aims in promoting youth health and just generally spread good cheer

August 15 1940: The torpedoing of the Hellenic Navy cruiser “Elli” (photos)

The Italians torpedoed "Elli" as an attempt to drag Greece into the war

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