Today, the 15 other Fulbright educators and I arrived in the Greek city of Thessaloniki (i.e. Salonica). The Via Egnatia transects the city's center. Originally, Gnaeus Egnatius (Roman proconsul of Macedonia) constructed it in order to link a chain of Roman colonies stretching from the Adriatic Sea to the Bosphorus, making it a vital link to Roman territories further to the east; until a more northerly route across Illyria was opened under Augustus. It was repaired and expanded several times but experienced long periods of neglect due to Rome's civil wars. The road thus played a vital role in several key moments in Roman history, so even the armies of Julius Caesar and Pompey marched along the Via Egnatia during their civil war.
In the afternoon, we met with Hoyt Brian Yee, the U.S. Consular General for northern Greece. It is his job to increase Greeks' understanding of U.S. foreign policy and culture as well as to aid U.S. citizens with cultural and legal matters.
Greece: land of Continuity and Change
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consular? is that like ambassador? it seems a little dirty to me... kinda like the U.S. mob boss in greece.
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