Author: Metic
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Ambracia (Arta) History – Ιστορία της Αμβρακίας (Άρτα)
Read more: Ambracia (Arta) History – Ιστορία της Αμβρακίας (Άρτα)Ancient Ambracia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμβρακία, occasionally Ἀμπρακία, Ampracia) was one of the most significant city-states of northwestern Greece, built on Peranthi Hill (Greek: Λόφος Περάνθης). Its main port, Ambracus guarded the mouth of Arachthos river. Today, Ambracia’s remains are…
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Ambracus – Άμβρακος
Read more: Ambracus – ΆμβρακοςAmbrakos: The Maritime Bulwark of Ambracia The ancient site of Ἄμβρακος (Ambrakos, also known as Ambracus. The locals know it as Fidokastro) served as the fortified port and naval station for the Corinthian colony of Ambracia. Situated on a marshy…
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Ancient Greece Maps
Read more: Ancient Greece MapsDetailed Map of Ancient Greece Stone Age to Roman Era: 3 Ma – 30 BCE Original files:Detailed map of the Ancient GreeceΛεπτομερής Χάρτης της Αρχαίας Ελλάδας Contents: Illustrated Map of Ancient Greece Stone Age to Roman Era: 3…
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Ancient Greece Maps: Editor’s Notes
Read more: Ancient Greece Maps: Editor’s NotesIndex and Sources The complete Ancient Greece map contains over 1700 places, each hand-crafted and cross-checked. A general list of sources can be found in the bibliography, while the map index (περιεχόμενα) contains place-specific sources. In general, trusted…
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Ancient Greece Timeline
Read more: Ancient Greece TimelinePetralona scull(Dating estimates vary widely from 700000 to 160000 years before present) Paleolithic Period(2.5 million – 10000 BCE) Apidima Cave scull fragment is the earliest example of modern humans (early Homo sapiens) found outside Africa 210000 years ago…
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Ancient Greece: Introduction and Significance
Read more: Ancient Greece: Introduction and SignificanceThe ancient Classical and Hellenistic eras of Greece, between the 5th and the 1st century BCE, are undoubtedly the most splendid. They left behind an enduring heritage of ideas, concepts, and art that have been influential for centuries…
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The Antikythera Shipwreck
Read more: The Antikythera ShipwreckThe Antikythera Shipwreck is a 1st century BCE underwater shipwreck and archaeological site, located 25 meters from the coast of Antikythera island, Greece, at a depth of about 50 meters. The cargo ship’s final voyage started in an…
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Antiope
Read more: AntiopeAntiope ANTIOPE, to whom Zeus appeared under the form of a satyr, was the daughter of Nicteus, king of Thebes. To escape the anger of her father she fled to Sicyon, where king Epopeus, enraptured with her wonderful…
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Aphrodite (Venus)
Read more: Aphrodite (Venus)Aphrodite (from aphros, sea-foam, and dite, issued), the daughter of Zeus and a sea-nymph called Dione, was the goddess of Love and Beauty. Dione, being a sea-nymph, gave birth to her daughter beneath the waves; but the child…
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Apollo
Read more: ApolloPhoebus-Apollo, the god of Light, Prophecy, Music, Poetry, and the Arts and Sciences, is by far the noblest conception within the whole range of Greek mythology, and his worship, which not only extended to all the states of…