Sunday, 28 April 2024

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The Phillopappou Hill which is located across from Acropolis took its name from the Syrian philhellene consul Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Phillopappos, who was exiled in Athens between 75-76 and 87-88 A.D. ...more
Phillopappou Hill, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece 11741
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Kerameikos is the most important cemetery of Ancient Athens and came into existence in the 12th Century B.C. It name comes from the very old community of the city quarter Kerameis who had settled on the banks of the river Eridanos. ...more
Ermou 148, Gazi - Kerameikos, Athens, Attica, Greece 10553
Ramnounda is an ancient settlement found in the north of Marathon. The name Ramnounda comes from the plant "ramnos", which is a thorny bush sprouting at this position. As a city, it developed in the 5th and 4th Century B.C. and had always been ...more
Ramnounda, Grammatiko, Grammatiko, Attica, Greece 19007
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Due to its strategic position, the settlement of Elefsina was developed to be a large fortified settlement during the Mycenaean period and was founded in 2000 B.C.. It was then that the cult of Demeter was introduced, that worshipped the deity ...more
Archaeological Site of Elefsina, Elefsina, Attica, Greece 19200
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This theater is the place where ancient Greek drama was born. That is understandable since this is the theater is where all off the works of the great writers were performed during the events that were taking place during the Dionysia. ...more
Dionysiou Areopagitou, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
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Delphi was inhabited since Mycenaean times by small settlements who were dedicated to the Mother Earth deity. The worship of Apollo was established between the 11th and 9th centuries. During the 8th c. B.C. Delphi became internationally known for the ...more
Delphi, Delphi, Central Greece 33054
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Worldwide, the Acropolis is the symbol of Athens. Atop the Sacred Rock of Athens, during the Golden Age of Pericles, the Ancient Greeks decided to convey their culture – which was at its peak at the time. The main monuments of the Acropolis are the ...more
Acropolis, Dionysos Arepagitou, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece 10558
In the area of Agia Marina on Aegina Island, within a sanctuary complex exclusively dedicated to the mother-goddess Aphaia, lies the Ancient Temple of Aphaia Athena. Predating the Parthenon, it was formerly known as the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius ...more
Temple of Aphaia, Aegina Island, Attica, Greece 18010
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is located on the south west side of the rock of Acropolis and was discovered during excavations in 1848 and 1857. It has a capacity of 5.000 seats and is used today for concerts and theatrical productions. ...more
Dionysiou Areopagitou, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
Mycenae, one of the most important archaeological sites, belongs in the UNESCOʼs list of Sites of World Heritage. According to Homer in Iliad and Odyssey, they were founded by Perseus, son of Danae and Zeus. ...more
Argos Mycenae, Argos, Peloponnese, Greece 21200
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The Roman Agora was built between 19-11 B.C. from the donations of Julius Caesar and Augustus. The courtyard was tiled during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian. After the Herulian invasion and the constraint of Athens inside the post-Romaic wall, the ...more
Polignotou 3, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
From the excavations of 1910 the identity of the meeting place of the principal assembly of the democracy of Ancient Athens (Ecclesia) from 6th Century B.C. was confirmed to be Pnyx. Further excavations on a larger scale between 1930 and 1937 were ...more
Pnyx Hill, Thissio, Athens, Attica, Greece 11741