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Marathon Archaeological Site

Marathon (Μαραθών, Μαραθώνας) area has yielded archaeological artifacts dating back to the Stone Age, but in modern times Marathon has become synonymous with the famous battle between the Athenians and the invading Persians where the outnumbered Greeks managed…
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Media Gallery

This is a collection of original images of Ancient Greek landscapes, art, and artifacts, photographed in museums and archaeological sites over a period of 40 years in archaeological sites and museums around the world. All photos are annotated…
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Media: Best Photos

A slideshow of some of the best examples of Ancient Greek sculpture, architecture, and significant cultural artifacts.
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Media: Penrose Acropolis Plates

Acropolis Drawings and Measurements by Francis Penrose, 1888Media: Penrose Acropolis Plates This is a collection of art and artifacts made of bronze in Ancient Greece. They were photographed in museums and archaeological sites. More Media Galleries: Related Pages
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Media: Timeline Photos

This is a slideshow that includes significant objects from each historical period of Ancient Greece, starting in the Mesolithic era, and ending in Byzantine times. Click on an image to enter the slideroom.
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MET New York: Greek & Roman Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA is one of the largest museums in the world. It exhibits art from the entire globe, and it has several halls dedicated to Greek and Roman art. Archaic, Classical,…
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Metis

METIS, Zeus’ first wife, was one of the Oceanides or sea-nymphs. She was the personification of prudence and wisdom, a convincing proof of which she displayed in her successful administration of the potion which caused Cronus to yield…
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Minoan Art

What has survived to our day from Minoan art provides insight into the culture that flourished in Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age. The art of the Minoans speak of a society of joyous disposition, in touch with…
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Minoan Culture

Language The Phaistos Disk is the earliest, and only script of its kind we have from the Minoans. It is dated to 1700 BCE and resembles Egyptian hieroglyphs. Around the same time, or soon after, a syllable based script…
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Mnemosyne

MNEMOSYNE, one of Zeus’ wives, was the daughter of Uranus and Gæa, was the goddess of Memory and the mother of the nine Muses.
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