Author: Metic
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Acropolis Archaeological Site
Read more: Acropolis Archaeological SiteThe Acropolis (Ακρόπολις) archaeological site includes monuments and artifacts going back at least to the Mycenaean era. In its 3000 years old history, the Acropolis of Athens has enjoyed a significant position both in the history to its…
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Acropolis Museum
Read more: Acropolis MuseumThe Acropolis Museum (Μουσείο Ακρόπολης) shelters artifacts found in excavations at the adjacent Acropolis of Athens. Highlights include the sculptures from all the major buildings on the Acropolis: the Parthenon, the caryatids of the Erechtheion, the sculptures from…
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Aegina Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αίγινας
Read more: Aegina Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο ΑίγιναςThe Aegina Archaeological Museum exhibits artifacts from the excavations in the Aegean island. They illustrate the material culture of the Kolona settlement and its surrounding sanctuaries, emphasizing the technical craftsmanship and aesthetic evolution of Aeginetan production. It exhibits…
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Aegina Island: A Brief History – Αίγινα: Σύντομη Ιστορική Αναδρομή
Read more: Aegina Island: A Brief History – Αίγινα: Σύντομη Ιστορική ΑναδρομήThe island of Aegina occupies a strategic position in the center of the Saronic Gulf, surrounded by the most productive cultural centers of antiquity. This advantageous location allowed the island to flourish from the Neolithic period through the…
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Aegina Island: Temple of Aphaia – Αίγινα: Ναός της Αφαίας
Read more: Aegina Island: Temple of Aphaia – Αίγινα: Ναός της ΑφαίαςOne of the most delightful Doric temples of Greece, the temple of Aphaia (Ναός τῆς Ἀφαίας) is located atop the pine-clad Mesagro hill on the northeast end of Aegina island, encircled by excellent views of the Saronic Gulf…
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Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αγίου Νικολάου
Read more: Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αγίου ΝικολάουThe Archaeological Museum of Agios Nikolaos, Crete, was established to showcase finds from Eastern Crete, and covers a vast chronological range from the Neolithic period to the end of the Greco-Roman era, illustrating the regional evolution of art…
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Agora of Athens Archaeological Site
Read more: Agora of Athens Archaeological SiteThe Agora (Αγορά) of Athens today is an archaeological site located beneath the northwest slope of the Acropolis. The word “agora” applies to an assembly of people and by extend marks the gathering place. In modern Greek the term…
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Agora of Athens History
Read more: Agora of Athens HistoryPrehistory to Iron Age The Agora of Athens has been in use since the late Neolithic era, and it was used as a cemetery during the Mycenaean and the later Iron Ages. Excavations have unearthed around 50 tholos…
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Agora of Athens Museum
Read more: Agora of Athens MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of the ancient Agora of Athens (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αρχαίας Αγοράς Αθηνών) is hosted in the Hellenistic Stoa of Atallos, inside the archaeological site. The Stoa of Attalos was rebuilt in the 1950’s from the ground…
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Alcmene
Read more: AlcmeneALCMENE, the daughter of Electryon, king of Mycenae, was betrothed to her cousin Amphytrion; but, during his absence on a perilous undertaking, Zeus assumed his form, and obtained her affections. Heracles (whoseworld-renowned exploits will be related among the…