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Mycenae: a trip to the fortress
Basically for years I have dreamed about visiting the site of ancient Mycenae in Greece and so I may be a bit biased when it comes to describing about my experiences when I finally visited there. Actually this holds true for most ancient sites in Greece. But holding unnaturally high expectations of a site is
Esperanto, language of the world
From the HERMA student lecture series 2014-15 Language. The intangible part of any culture, ever changing, fluid and living entity. Language echoes the past, tells the present and reflects the future. It is the bridge and the tool which facilitates human contact and fosters understanding of others. It was these noble ideas, that Ludwik Lazarus
Unexplored Exeter for Heritage Open Days 2014
The European Heritage Days (Journées européennes du patrimoine) initiative was created by the Council of Europe and the European Commission in 1991 in order to raise awareness and to promote the cultural wealth of Europe, with the key caveat that all events, open days, and talks must be free to attend. Now with 50 signatory
Heritage for All: differently-abled and heritage accessibility
The concept of “Heritage for All” started forming in my mind after the Hands-on Site Workshop with disabled (but I refer to them as differently-abled) at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sanchi Stupa in Madhya Pradesh (India). Sanchi is one of the most important religious and archaeological sites in the Buddhist landscape and attracts
Diazoma: bringing ancient theatres back to life
An interview with Stavros Benos, guest speaker of our student lecture series In ancient Greece, a diazoma was the passage between the upper and lower seating areas of a theatre. Nowadays, it is also the name of an NGO aiming to enhance and bring ancient theatres back to life. Diazoma was born in 2008 to
Thebes: the places of the myths
From the HERMA student lecture series 2014-15 Thebes is a city where the link between mythology and ancient history is so unbreakable that it is very difficult to distinguish where myth ends and history begins. Theban myths started to be formed between the end of the 2nd millennium BC and the beginning of the 1st.