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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Read more: Boston Museum of Fine ArtsThree-Sided Classical Relief Marble Statue Heads Bronze and Iron Age Greece Other Greek and Roman Highlights Photo Gallery Image Gallery More photographs… Related Pages
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Brauron
Read more: BrauronBrauron (Βραυρών, Βραυρώνα, also transliterated Vravron, Vravrona) is an ancient sanctuary in eastern Attica near Athens. It was dedicated to the Goddess Artemis and it can be related to the Brauronion on the Acropolis of Athens. Worship on the…
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British Museum: Greek Art
Read more: British Museum: Greek ArtThe British Museum is host to a plethora of Greek art and artifacts. Highlights include the sculptures of the Parthenon, the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, and the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai, Linear B tablets, the Rosetta Stone,…
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Callisto
Read more: CallistoCallisto’s Fate Callisto’s story is one of many wherein a youth wrongfully feels the wrath of the divine through no fault of their own. Callisto’s father had been a king of Arcadia, and she herself a maiden follower…
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Catalan Museum of Archaeology – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο της Καταλονίας
Read more: Catalan Museum of Archaeology – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο της ΚαταλονίαςThe Museu d Arqueologia de Catalunya (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο της Καταλονίας) collection illustrates the organic meeting between indigenous Iberian peoples and the Greco-Roman world, revealing a dynamic process of cultural exchange and mutual adaptation. Η συλλογή του Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου…
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Charioteer of Delphi
Read more: Charioteer of DelphiThe “Charioteer of Delphi” (Greek: Ἡνίοχος, meaning the rein-holder; often transliterated as Heniokhos or Iniohos“) is one of the best known ancient Greek statues, and one of the best preserved Classical bronze casts. It is considered a fine…
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Charites (Graces)
Read more: Charites (Graces)All those gentler attributes which beautify and refine human existence were personified by the Greeks under the form of three lovely sisters, Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia, the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome (or, according to later writers, of…
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The Colors of the Parthenon
Read more: The Colors of the ParthenonRediscovering the Temple’s Colors The colors of the Parthenon have washed away over the past 2400 years, but pigment remnants can still be traced on certain surfaces, so we know that the building was colored. But was every…
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Corfu Archaeological Museum
Read more: Corfu Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Corfu (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας) exhibits artifacts found in excavations in Corfu island and the surrounding area, from the Stone Age until the Roman era. Highlights from the exhibit include the archaic pediment sculptures with…
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Crete: Minoan Archaeological Sites
Read more: Crete: Minoan Archaeological SitesCrete (Κρήτη), home of the ancient Minoan civilization, is the largest Greek island in the center of the busy eastern Mediterranean sea lanes. The island’s rich historical heritage spans more than nine millennia, with its fertile, secure, and…