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Olympia Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Olympia (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας) is one of the most visited museums in Greece. It…

Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία) is one of the most influential ancient Greek sanctuaries. It has been renown since antiquity as…

For the ancient Greeks, the Olympic games existed since mythical times, so no definitive time of their inauguration…

From the Earth Table of Contents The first natural belief of the Greek people was that man had…

Orraon: The Stone Stronghold of the Molossians The archaeological site of Orraon (Ancient Greek: Ὄρραον. Also Horreum or Horraon), situated on…

The small statuette from about 1450 BCE (Bronze Age), known as “Palaikastro Kouros” was found in three pieces…

Παλαίκαστρο (Palaikastro, sometimes also transliterated as Palekastro) Minoan town unearthed at the Rousolakos location near the modern town…

God of Fertility Pan (or Panas) was the god of fertility, and the special patron of shepherds and…

Paros Archaeological Museum exhibits artifacts from excavations in Paros island vicinity, in the Aegean Sea, Greece. These are…

Ο Παρθενώνας (Parthenon), is an Ancient Greek temple in the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to Athena Pallas or…

The Parthenon frieze is a continuous 1 meter high, 160 meters long, and 6 centimeters deep band of…

Photographs of the Parthenon metopes from the Acropolis, and the British museums. The Parthenon metopes were visible on…