/* HERO */
  .hero { position: relative; height: 540px; overflow: hidden; background: #1F2922; }
  .hero-image-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; }
  .hero-image-bg img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
  .hero-overlay { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(31,41,34,0.45) 0%, rgba(20,32,26,0.78) 100%); z-index: 2; }
  .hero-caption { position: absolute; bottom: 16px; right: 24px; z-index: 4; color: rgba(212,165,106,0.7); font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; }
  .hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 3; height: 100%; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; padding-top: 56px; padding-bottom: 56px; }
  .hero-breadcrumb { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #D4A56A; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .hero-breadcrumb .sep { margin: 0 8px; opacity: 0.6; color: #B5C2A8; }
  .hero-breadcrumb .home { color: #B5C2A8; text-decoration: none; }
  .hero-breadcrumb .current { color: #D4A56A; }
  .hero-h1 { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 60px; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -2.2px; color: #FAF7F0; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 22px; max-width: 920px; }
  .hero-h1 .em { font-style: italic; color: #D4A56A; }
  .hero-sub { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65; color: #E5E2D2; max-width: 660px; }

  /* CASCADING STRIP */
  .stats { background: #FFFFFF; border-bottom: 0.5px solid #E5E2D9; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
  .stat { text-align: center; padding: 36px 22px 32px; border-right: 0.5px solid #E5E2D9; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-start; align-items: center; }
  .stat:last-child { border-right: none; }
  .stat-source { font-size: 10px; color: #C2602F; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 14px; line-height: 1.3; }
  .stat-n { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 38px; color: #1F2922; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 10px; min-height: 38px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
  .stat-l { font-size: 12px; color: #6B7280; line-height: 1.45; max-width: 220px; }
  .stat-l strong { color: #1F2922; font-weight: 600; }

  /* SECTION HEADER */
  .section-header-margin { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr; gap: 80px; align-items: end; padding-bottom: 56px; }
  .section-eyebrow { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #C2602F; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 18px; border-left: 2px solid #C2602F; padding-left: 12px; }
  .section-h2 { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 42px; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -1.3px; color: #1F2922; font-weight: 400; }
  .section-h2 .em { font-style: italic; color: #C2602F; }
  .margin-note { border-left: 1px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.25); padding-left: 22px; align-self: end; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .margin-note-label { font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.22em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8B6F47; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .margin-note-body { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.65; color: #6B7280; text-align: justify; font-style: italic; max-width: 320px; }

  /* FOUNDING */
  .founding { padding: 96px 0; background: #FAF7F0; }
  .founding-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr; gap: 72px; align-items: start; padding-bottom: 56px; }
  .founding-image-col { aspect-ratio: 4/5; position: relative; }
  .founding-image-col .img-frame { height: 100%; }
  .founding-content-col { padding-top: 12px; }
  .founding-prose { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.75; color: #4A5448; margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .founding-prose strong { color: #1F2922; font-weight: 600; }
  .founding-prose em { font-style: italic; color: #1F2922; }
  .founding-prose p + p { margin-top: 18px; }
  .founding-quote { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.35; letter-spacing: -0.4px; font-style: italic; padding: 24px 0; margin: 24px 0; border-top: 1px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.18); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.18); }
  .founding-quote .attr { display: block; font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #8B6F47; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; margin-top: 14px; }

  /* TIMELINE STRIP (AUTh founding only) */
  .timeline-strip { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 1.5px solid #1F2922; border-bottom: 1.5px solid #1F2922; }
  .timeline-cell { padding: 24px 18px; border-right: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.22); background: #FAF7F0; }
  .timeline-cell:last-child { border-right: none; }
  .timeline-year { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #C2602F; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.4px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .timeline-event { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 6px; letter-spacing: -0.2px; }
  .timeline-detail { font-size: 11px; color: #6B7280; line-height: 1.5; }

  /* NUMBERS */
  .numbers-section { padding: 96px 0; background: #EDE6D5; }
  .numbers-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 1.5px solid #1F2922; border-bottom: 1.5px solid #1F2922; background: #FAF7F0; }
  .number-cell { padding: 32px 22px 28px; border-right: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.18); border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.18); text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-start; }
  .number-cell:nth-child(4n) { border-right: none; }
  .number-cell:nth-last-child(-n+4) { border-bottom: none; }
  .number-source { font-size: 9px; color: #C2602F; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 12px; }
  .number-n { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 36px; color: #1F2922; line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -1px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .number-l { font-size: 11px; color: #6B7280; line-height: 1.45; max-width: 200px; }
  .number-l strong { color: #1F2922; font-weight: 600; }

  /* ============ THESSALONIKI HERITAGE + CAMPUS GEOGRAPHY ============ */
  .thessaloniki-section { padding: 96px 0; background: #FAF7F0; }

  .thess-heritage-grid {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr;
    gap: 72px; align-items: start;
    padding-bottom: 80px;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.18);
    margin-bottom: 64px;
  }
  .thess-image-wrap {
    aspect-ratio: 4/5;
    position: relative;
  }
  .thess-image-wrap .img-frame { height: 100%; }

  .thess-content { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .thess-eyebrow {
    font-size: 11px; color: #C2602F;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 14px;
  }
  .thess-h3 {
    font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 38px;
    color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.05;
    letter-spacing: -1.2px; font-weight: 400;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
  }
  .thess-h3 .em { font-style: italic; color: #C2602F; }

  .thess-prose {
    font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.75; color: #4A5448;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
  }
  .thess-prose strong { color: #1F2922; font-weight: 600; }
  .thess-prose em { font-style: italic; color: #1F2922; }

  .thess-pullquote {
    font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px;
    color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.4;
    font-style: italic; letter-spacing: -0.3px;
    padding: 22px 24px;
    margin: 24px 0;
    background: rgba(212,165,106,0.13);
    border-left: 2px solid #D4A56A;
  }
  .thess-pullquote .attr {
    display: block;
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.22em;
    text-transform: uppercase; color: #8B6F47;
    font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;
    margin-top: 12px;
  }

  /* CAMPUS GEOGRAPHY (sub-section within Thessaloniki) */
  .campus-geography-header {
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px; align-items: end;
    padding-bottom: 36px;
  }
  .campus-geography-eyebrow {
    font-size: 10px; color: #C2602F;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 12px;
  }
  .campus-geography-h3 {
    font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 28px;
    color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.15;
    letter-spacing: -0.6px;
  }
  .campus-geography-h3 .em { font-style: italic; color: #C2602F; }

  .where-locations {
    border-top: 1.5px solid #1F2922;
    background: #FFFFFF;
    border: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.2);
  }
  .where-location {
    padding: 18px 28px;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.15);
    display: grid; grid-template-columns: 130px 1fr;
    align-items: baseline; gap: 24px;
  }
  .where-location:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .where-loc-label {
    font-size: 10px; color: #C2602F;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em; text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 700;
  }
  .where-loc-body {
    font-size: 13px; color: #1F2922;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }
  .where-loc-body strong { font-weight: 600; }
  .where-loc-body .meta {
    color: #6B7280; font-size: 11px;
    display: block; margin-top: 4px; line-height: 1.55;
  }

  /* SERVICES */
  .services-section { padding: 96px 0; background: #EDE6D5; }
  .services-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px; }
  .service { background: #FAF7F0; border: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.18); padding: 32px 28px 36px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
  .service-num { font-size: 10px; color: #C2602F; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .service-title { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.3px; }
  .service-body { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.65; color: #4A5448; margin-bottom: 22px; flex: 1; }
  .service-meta { padding-top: 18px; border-top: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.18); margin-top: auto; }
  .service-meta-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 70px 1fr; gap: 12px; align-items: baseline; padding: 4px 0; font-size: 11px; }
  .service-meta-row .l { color: #8B6F47; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 700; font-size: 9px; }
  .service-meta-row .v { color: #1F2922; line-height: 1.5; word-break: break-word; }
  .service-meta-row .v a { color: #C2602F; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(194,96,47,0.4); }

  /* APPLY */
  .apply { padding: 96px 0; background: #C2602F; color: #FFFFFF; }
  .apply-inner { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; text-align: center; }
  .apply-eyebrow { font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #FFE0CC; font-weight: 700; margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .apply-h2 { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 56px; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -1.8px; color: #FFFFFF; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 18px; max-width: 820px; }
  .apply-h2 em { font-style: italic; color: #FFE0CC; }
  .apply-subhead { font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; color: #FFE0CC; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 40px; max-width: 560px; }
  .btn-apply-final { background: #FFFFFF; color: #C2602F; padding: 22px 48px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: 0.04em; }

 
  /* =========================================================
   ABOUT AUTH PAGE RESPONSIVE LAYER
========================================================= */

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .hero-h1 {
    font-size: 52px;
  }

  .section-header-margin,
  .founding-grid,
  .thess-heritage-grid,
  .campus-geography-header {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 34px;
  }

  .timeline-strip {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  }

  .numbers-grid,
  .services-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  }

  .number-cell:nth-child(2n) {
    border-right: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero {
    height: auto;
    min-height: 520px;
  }

  .hero-content {
    padding-top: 88px;
    padding-bottom: 72px;
  }

  .hero-h1 {
    font-size: 44px;
    letter-spacing: -1.4px;
  }

  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 16px;
  }

  .founding,
  .numbers-section,
  .thessaloniki-section,
  .services-section,
  .apply {
    padding: 76px 0;
  }

  .section-h2,
  .thess-h3 {
    font-size: 36px;
  }

  .founding-image-col,
  .thess-image-wrap {
    max-height: 520px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .hero {
    min-height: 560px;
  }

  .hero-content {
    padding-top: 78px;
    padding-bottom: 64px;
  }

  .hero-breadcrumb {
    font-size: 10px;
    line-height: 1.5;
  }

  .hero-h1 {
    font-size: 36px;
    line-height: 1.05;
  }

  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 1.6;
  }

  .hero-caption {
    display: none;
  }

  .stats,
  .timeline-strip,
  .numbers-grid,
  .services-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .stat,
  .timeline-cell,
  .number-cell {
    border-right: none;
    border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(31,41,34,0.18);
  }

  .stat:last-child,
  .timeline-cell:last-child,
  .number-cell:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  .section-h2,
  .thess-h3 {
    font-size: 31px;
  }

  .founding-quote {
    font-size: 19px;
  }

  .thess-heritage-grid {
    padding-bottom: 56px;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
  }

  .where-location {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 18px 22px;
  }

  .service {
    padding: 28px 24px 32px;
  }

  .service-meta-row {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 4px;
  }

  .apply-h2 {
    font-size: 36px;
  }

  .btn-apply-final {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .hero {
    min-height: 500px;
  }

  .hero-content {
    padding-top: 68px;
    padding-bottom: 54px;
  }

  .hero-h1 {
    font-size: 31px;
  }

  .hero-sub {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .founding,
  .numbers-section,
  .thessaloniki-section,
  .services-section,
  .apply {
    padding: 62px 0;
  }

  .section-h2,
  .thess-h3 {
    font-size: 28px;
  }

  .founding-prose,
  .thess-prose {
    font-size: 14px;
  }

  .founding-quote,
  .thess-pullquote {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  .campus-geography-h3 {
    font-size: 24px;
  }

  .service-title {
    font-size: 20px;
  }

  .apply-h2 {
    font-size: 31px;
  }

  .apply-subhead {
    font-size: 19px;
  }

  .btn-apply-final {
    padding: 18px 28px;
    font-size: 13px;
  }
}