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A silo (from Ancient Greek σιρός (sirós) 'pit for holding grain') is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust. Three types of silos are in widespread use today: tower silos, bunker silos, and bag silos.
Syros (Greek: Σύρος), also known as Siros or Syra, is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea.It is 78 nautical miles (144 km) south-east of Athens.The area of the island is 83.6 km 2 (32 sq mi) and at the 2021 census it had 21,124 inhabitants.
Silo is an American science fiction dystopian drama television series created by Graham Yost, based on the Silo trilogy of novels (Wool, Shift, and Dust) by author Hugh Howey. Set in a dystopian future where a community exists in a giant underground silo comprising 144 levels, it stars Rebecca Ferguson as an engineer who becomes embroiled in ...
In modern silos, grain is typically ... Ancient Greek geometric art funeral gift box in the shape of granaries, 850 BC. On display in the Ancient Agora Museum in ...
The church of Hagia Sophia (on the skyline) at Monemvasia, classed as an ancient (immovable) monument [1] [2]. The cultural heritage (Greek: πολιτιστική κληρονομιά) of Greece, as defined by Law 4858/2021, includes archaeological sites, historical sites, monuments both immovable and movable, and intangible cultural heritage.
Milos (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Μήλου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean. The regional unit covers the islands of Kimolos, Milos, Serifos, Sifnos and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea.
When the women are handed out to the leaders of the Greek raiders, Briseis, as beautiful and of royal blood, is given to Achilles. The plot then becomes that of the Iliad , covering the dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon over Chryseis , which results in Achilles yielding Briseis to Agamemnon, Achilles's subsequent refusal to join the ...
Boums Lake in Haute-Garonne, one of the many lakes near Toulouse suspected to have held the 'cursed' riches. The Gold of Tolosa (also the aurum Tolosanum) was a treasure hoard seized by the ancient Roman proconsul Quintus Servilius Caepio from the Volcae town of Tolosa, modern-day Toulouse.