On the island of Crete, in the village of Vouves, stands an olive tree estimated to be 3,000 years old. Hearty and resilient, “the Olive Tree of Vouves” still bears fruit today. Because, yes, olives are apparently considered a fruit. Archaeologist Ticia Verveer posted a picture of the tree on Twitter earlier this week and noted: It “stood here when Rome burned … [Read more...] about A 3,000-Year-Old Olive Tree on the Greek Island of Crete Still Produces Olives Today
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This Is What Ancient Greece Really Looked Like – Well, Most Probably
Hungarian illustrator Ádám Németh creates amazing 3D renderings of what the ancient Greek city of Ephesus most probably looked like when it was part of the Roman Empire around the beginning of the 2nd century AD. What we see today of ancient Greece are mostly ruins, and strolling through them it’s hard to imagine what those places and buildings actually looked like in their … [Read more...] about This Is What Ancient Greece Really Looked Like – Well, Most Probably