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Delphi The Oracle | Ancient Greece
Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered to be...
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Temple of Poseidon – Cape Sounio
“Place me on Sunium’s marbled steep, Where nothing, save the waves and I, May hear our mutual murmurs sweep…” – Lord Byron According to legend, Cape Sounion is the spot where Aegeus, king of Athens,...
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The Temple of Epicurius Apollo
Sitting on the slopes of Kotylion Mountain in Bassae of Messinia it was Designed by Iktinos (the Architect of Acropolis) and dedicated to Apollo Epikourios (“Apollo the helper”). Pausanias praises the...
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Ancient Eleusis
The ancient Eleusis, once an independent city-state, was incorporated by Athens in the 7th century (around 675) BC. The importance of Eleusis lied in its sanctuary of Demeter which is of Pan-Hellenic...
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The Parthenon Marbles
Dull is the eye that will not weep to see Thy walls defaced, thy mouldering shrines removed By British hands, which it had best behoved To guard those relics ne’er to be restored.…The post The...
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The Parthenon | Acropolis of Athens
The Parthenon is the most perfect Doric temple ever built. Its architectural refinements were legendary even in antiquity. A monument that has received more attention from archaeologists, historians,...
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The Ancient Agora in Athens
The Ancient Agora was among other things the marketplace and civic center. It was actually one of the most important parts of the ancient city of Athens. And in addition of being a place where people...
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Ancient Messene | Peloponnese | Acnient Greece
Ancient Messene counts among the most important excavated cities in Greece… Comprising monumental public buildings, sanctuaries, grave monuments… … the theater… the Synedrion… the Sebasteion… the...
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Mycenae | Ancient Greece
Mycenae ‘Rich in Gold’, the kingdom of mythical Agamemnon, first sung by Homer in his epics, is the most important and richest palatial center of the Late Bronze Age in Greece….…The post Mycenae |...
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Heraion of Argos
The Heraion of Argos is dedicated to Hera, known as “Argive Hera” to readers of Homer. Hera claims to be the protector of Argos… The temple occupies three artificially terraced levels on a site above...
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Castle of Larissa in Argos
Lying on the the top of the prominent hill Larissa overlooking the town of Argos the castle seems to have been founded in the 6th century B.C.. Pausanias mentions that two temples dedicated to...
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Ancient Tiryns
In Ancient Tiryns flourished one of the most important centers of the Mycenaean world, and in particular in Argolis, the ruins of which survived around 15 km South-East of Mycenae. The area was...
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Ancient Medea
Ancient Medea! Midea was the third fortified Mycenaean Acropolis after Mycenae and Tiryns in Argos. There were many artifacts found in the cemetery in the neighboring area of Dendra. The citadel was...
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Delos, The Magical Island
By Lori Messina Delos is the mystical island, it was the center of commerce and religion in ancient times and is quite the center of attention today. It holds a position as the central island in the...
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Ancient Temples in Greece
In the ancient Greek language, a “myth” (mythos) meant simply a “traditional tale”, and these tales, usually of gods and heroes, were held to be true stories about the ancient past.…The post Ancient...
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Ancient Dodona (Dodoni) | Epirus
The interest to find ancient Dodona was mainly due to references to the site from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Plato, Pindarus, Homer, Hesiod and others, as due to legends of tradition. The epic poems of...
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Knossos Palace | Crete | Not to be missed
Knossos is the ancient Minoan palace and surrounding city on the island of Crete, sung of by Homer in his Odyssey: “Among their cities is the great city of Cnosus, where Minos reigned when nine years...
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A day trip to Ancient Olympia
“In western Peloponnese, in the beautiful valley of the Alpheios river lays the most celebrated sanctuary of ancient Greece. Dedicated to Zeus, the father of the gods, it sprawls over the southwest...
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Lindos Castle & the Acropolis of Lindos | Rhodes
Just above the modern town of Rhodes the capital city of the island boasts proudly the Acropolis of Lindos. Lindos was a natural citadel which was fortified successively by the Greeks, the Romans, the...
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Akrotiri | The Excavations | Santorini
For those of you interested in getting acquainted with Ancient Times and history of bygone eras then you should not miss a visit to the Archaeological Site of Akrotiri in Santorini, which has...
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