Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
Sports & Recreation |
|---|
| Legacies of Plague |
| The Black Death in the Middle ages has left behind a few legacies. Quarantine is derived from the Italian word “quaranti”, meaning “forty”. This came about after Venice decided to fight against the contamination of plague by requiring trading ships to wait a period of forty days. |
 |
| Sports & Recreation |
|---|
| It’s All Greek to Me: Facts about Greece |
| Greece is a fascinating country. It has been home to the classic ancient Greek city-states of Athens, Sparta, and Corinth. It has been part of the Eastern Roman Empire, otherwise known as the Byzantium Empire, as well as to the Ottoman Empire. |
|
| Faith & Spirituality |
|---|
| Why the Amish Live Simply |
| For the past fourteen years, I have lived in Millinocket, Maine, which is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, a 2,200 mile hike from Georgia to Maine, through mostly mountainous terrain. |
|
| Sports & Recreation |
|---|
| Fun Facts about Kangaroos |
| Kangaroos are marsupial mammals, meaning, they are warm-blooded animals who raise their offspring in a pouch on the mother’s tummy. Kangaroos are native to Australia where most marsupials live. Kangaroos are divided into red and gray species. |
|
   |
