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Dimini Neolithic Archaeological Site
Read more: Dimini Neolithic Archaeological SiteDimini (Δίμηνι), is a Neolithic settlement in central Greece, near the Mesolithic settlement of Sesclo, and west of the modern city of Volos, in Thessaly, Greece. The excavations on the low hill revealed an extensive stone age settlement that…
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Dion Archaeological Museum
Read more: Dion Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum at Dion exhibits art and artifacts from the Dion Archaeological Park and related items. It’s a small museum located at the archeological site. Most of the artifacts date from the Hellenistic and the Roman eras…
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Dion Archaeological Park
Read more: Dion Archaeological ParkDion Dion was a major sanctuary in the kingdom of Macedonia, dedicated to Zeus, Demeter, Isis, and Asclepius. It was founded in the 4th century BCE and flourished in the Hellenistic and Roman eras, as evident in ancient…
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Dionysus (Bacchus)
Read more: Dionysus (Bacchus)Dionysus, also called Bacchus (from bacca, berry), was the god of wine, and the personification of the blessings of Nature in general. The worship of this divinity, which is supposed to have been introduced into Greece from Asia…
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Dodona Archaeological Site
Read more: Dodona Archaeological SiteDodona (Δωδώνα, Δωδώνη, Dodoni) is an archaeological site in Epiros, Greece, about 22 km southwest from the town of Ioannina. For over a millennium and until the 4th century BCE the sanctuary of Zeus and Dione at Dodona was…
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Dodona History
Read more: Dodona HistoryDodona (Δωδώνα, Δωδώνη, Dodoni) is an important ancient Greek oracle, second in fame only to Delphi. It is located in a strategic pass at the eastern slopes of the imposing Mt. Tomaros, close to the modern city of Ioannina…
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Eleusis Archaeological Museum
Read more: Eleusis Archaeological MuseumΤο Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ελευσίνας. The Archaeological Museum of Eleusis (or Elefsis) is a small museum, located on the low hill above the Telesterion. It shelters artifacts unearthed in the excavations of the surrounding site, ranging in age from…
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Emporion: The Greek Gateway to the Iberian Peninsula
Read more: Emporion: The Greek Gateway to the Iberian PeninsulaἘμπόριον (English: Emporion, Empuries Catalan: Empúries) was a market, and later a city founded in today’s Catalonia, Spain in 575 BCE by Greeks from Phocaea, a prosperous city in Asia Minor. Today, its ancient ruins comprise the Empúries Archaeological Site. A Brief…
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Empúries Archaeological Museum
Read more: Empúries Archaeological MuseumThe small museum inside the archaeological site of Empúries (ancient Emporion) exhibits artifacts from the excavations in the vicinity, covering an era from its early transformation of Iberian settlements to a major Greek market and town, to its…
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Epidaurus Archaeological Site
Read more: Epidaurus Archaeological SiteThe Asklepieion of Epidaurus (Ασκληπιείον τής Επιδαύρου) is a renown ancient Greek healing center which is considered the cradle of medicinal arts, and the mother sanctuary of the plethora of other Asklepieia that were built throughout the Hellenic…