Hacker News with Generative AI: Greece

Greek Language Question (wikipedia.org)
The Greek language question (Greek: το γλωσσικό ζήτημα, to glossikó zítima) was a dispute about whether the vernacular of the Greek people (Demotic Greek) or a cultivated literary language based on Ancient Greek (Katharevousa) should be the prevailing language of the people and government of Greece.
The Siege of Syracuse: A Roman General vs. a Greek Genius (2020) (historynet.com)
The Second Punic War, fought between ancient Rome and Carthage, is most well-known for the clashes of the legendary Hannibal with Roman commanders. An often-overlooked engagement during this war is the Siege of Syracuse, from 213-212 BC, which tested strategic military might against feats of engineering. This contest pitted Marcus Claudius Marcellus, a Roman general renowned for his power in single combat, against the Greek mathematical genius Archimedes.
The city that forgot itself (thecritic.co.uk)
Greek flags flutter from apartment blocks, Orthodox monks amble past statues of statesmen and freedom fighters along boulevards named after Byzantine emperors and saints. It is a normal weekday in modern Greece’s second-largest city. Fighter jets have been terrifying domestic animals and setting off car alarms with their high-speed passes during an airshow marking a national holiday, eliciting pride from most residents. So far, so national.
Seeing Through the Spartan Mirage (worldhistory.substack.com)
If you’re American, you’ve probably seen it on the rear window of a car or perhaps on a too-tight T-shirt on a muscly guy: two Greek words, “ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ.”
Ikarians have low rates of dementia and a unique diet (nypost.com)
You’ve probably heard of the so-called “blue zones” — five areas in the world that longevity expert Dan Buettner identified as having residents who routinely live to be over 100.
Surprise Magma Chamber Growing Under Mediterranean Volcano (2023) (news.agu.org)
WASHINGTON — Using a novel imaging technique for volcanoes that produces high-resolution pictures  of seismic wave properties, a new study reveals a large, previously undetected body of mobile magma underneath Kolumbo, an active submarine volcano near Santorini, Greece.
Thousands flee Santorini as quakes rattle Greek tourist haven (cnn.com)
Santorini island hit by 200 earthquakes (cnn.com)
Derveni Papyrus (wikipedia.org)
The Derveni papyrus is an Ancient Greek papyrus roll that was discovered in 1962 at the archaeological site of Derveni, near Thessaloniki, in Central Macedonia.
Greeks Are Defying an Indoor Smoking Ban (nytimes.com)
Greeks smoke more than most other Europeans, and even 14 years after Greece banned smoking in indoor public places, it is not uncommon to see people light up in bars and clubs.
Pre-Greek Substrate (wikipedia.org)
The pre-Greek substrate (or substratum) consists of the unknown pre-Greek language or languages (either Pre-Indo-European or other Indo-European languages) spoken in prehistoric Greece prior to the emergence of the Proto-Greek language in the region c. 3200–2200 BC, during the Early Helladic period.
Demographic decline: Greece faces alarming population collapse (euronews.com)
Empty villages, disillusioned young workers, and government officials scrambling for solutions: this is the stark reality Euronews uncovered in Greece, where the country is bracing for a major population collapse fuelled by plummeting numbers of births, mass emigration, and low fertility rates.
Greece announces new rules banning mobile phones in schools from September (euronews.com)
Analysis of Greek prehistoric combat in full body armour (plos.org)
Fragments of two lost tragedies by Euripides discovered in an Egyptian papyrus (labrujulaverde.com)
Greece's Six-Day Workweek Is a Recipe for Disaster (jacobin.com)
Greece adopts six-day work week to boost productivity. Experts have doubts (washingtonpost.com)
Greece starts six-day working week for some industries (bbc.com)
Greece introduces 'growth-oriented' six-day working week (theguardian.com)
Greece introduces the six day work week (dw.com)
The Internet in Greece (greekanalyst.substack.com)
Who Owns Alexander the Great? It's a Diplomatic Minefield (nytimes.com)
4k-year-old building discovered on hill earmarked for new Greek airport (cnn.com)
Armor from Mycenaean Greece turns out to have been effective (arstechnica.com)
Ancient Mycenaean armor tested by Hellenic Marines found suitable for combat (phys.org)
Orange skies engulf Athens as dust clouds blow in from Africa (cbc.ca)
The Archeologists of Athens (2023) (newyorker.com)