My Europe

The capital of E.UBrussels

My country GREECE

• Population: 10.934.097

• Extent : 131,957 sq. km.

• 6.000 islands

BRIEF HISTORY OF MY COUNTRY

• The first Greek script: 8.000 B.C. Greek capital letters – same as today

• Mycenaean civilization:culture period 3.500 B.C

• Cycladic civilization : 3.000 B.C• Overseas exploration in Mediterranean sea :

1.600 B.C• Golden Age period: 490 -420 B.C.

Inventions of golden age period

• Medicine• Mathematics• Geometry• Astronomy• History• Philosophy• Theater• Sculpture• Architecture• Rhetoric

Also, the Olympic Games was a Greek idea and it took place every 4 years, from 776 B.C. in Greece.

Our recent history

revive of the Olympic Games

participation in World War I

participation in World War II

Contemporary achievements

Participation of our country in the “international arena”

Theodoros Aggelopoulos

The famous film director with international awards

Two Nobels :

1)Elytis Odysseas(Literature)2)Seferis Georgios(Poetry)

Elytis Odysseas

Seferis Georgios

Georgios Papanikolaouthe famous doctor inventor.

Father of the world known testof cancer detection: test pap.

Georgios Papanikolaou

Maria Callas: soprano, one of the most renowned opera singers of the 20th century

Teatro alla Scala (Milano)

Music composers:Mikis Theodorakis

Iannis Xenakis

Bagelis (OSKAR)

• Football

• Basketball

• Successful participation in Olympics games

• Organized the Olympic Games

Our industryOur products

• Vinification • Tobacco• Tanneries• Glass• Natural sources of energy

(Sun - Wind - Water – Geothermal)• Agricultural products• Forage Products• Minerals• Ect…

Historical places in our country

Beautiful places about nature in Greece

Our beautiful beaches

The Islands

Our city Patras

Population : 180.000 habitants

Our port /the third port in Greece….

Patras theaters

• Ancient theater

Theater in the castle

Theater in the central square

New theater next to our marine

Children’s theater

Our castle (middle age period)

The new archeological museum

Our SquaresThe central square

The library

The municipal band

Our famous Carnival festival

Sunset in our town

My school !!!!

Protypo Experimental Lyceum of Patras University

Our headmaster

Our teachers

Teachers’ office

Physic’s laboratory

Library

The computer laboratory