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The Spanish city of Barcelona, hosted for the first time in three decades the first Olympic Games that were not marred by boycotts. The opening ceremony was the most spectacular and impressive ever staged. Athletes from most of the new countries of…

Here we have a young shepherd playing an ordinary reed-pipe and wearing an unusual cap reminiscent of the ancient Greek traveler ’s hat, known as the petasos. This picture is but a small section from the 14th century fresco "" The Birth of Christ""…

The Spanish city of Barcelona, hosted for the first time in three decades the first Olympic Games that were not marred by boycotts. The opening ceremony was the most spectacular and impressive ever staged. Athletes from most of the new countries of…

Fresco (Panagia of Moutoulla Church)

The Spanish city of Barcelona, hosted for the first time in three decades the first Olympic Games that were not marred by boycotts. The opening ceremony was the most spectacular and impressive ever staged. Athletes from most of the new countries of…

Gold Finger Ring m(13th Century B.C.)

Fresco (Panagia of Arakas Church)

UEFA 10th European Under-16 Tournament.

Athlete’s Head (Classic Period 475-325 B.C.)

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was born in Genoa, Italy, but there is no evidence that he was Italian. From an early age he frequented seafarers, astronomers, geographers, and scientists in the city of Lisbon where keen debates took place with…