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History of Greece: The Dark Ages
Read more: History of Greece: The Dark AgesMinimal Cultural Output The extensive damage done to the Mycenaean civilization at the end of the second millennia took three hundred years to reverse. We call this period “the Dark Ages” partly because the people of Greece fell into an…
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History of Greece: Archaic Era
Read more: History of Greece: Archaic EraPrelude of the Classical Era The next period of Greek History is described as Archaic and lasted for about two hundred years from (700 – 480 BCE). During this epoch Greek population recovered and organized politically in city-states (Polis) comprised of citizens,…
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History of Greece: Classical Greece
Read more: History of Greece: Classical GreeceAthens and Sparta The flurry of development and expansion of the Archaic Era was followed by the period of maturity we came to know as “Classical Greece”. Between 480 and until 323 BCE Athens and Sparta dominated the Hellenic world…
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History of Greece: Hellenistic Period
Read more: History of Greece: Hellenistic PeriodA Cosmopolitan Era The Hellenistic Age (323-31 BCE) marks the transformation of Greek society from the localized and introverted city-states to an open, cosmopolitan, and at times exuberant culture that permeated the entire eastern Mediterranean, and Southwest Asia. The autonomy…
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Delos Archaeological Site
Read more: Delos Archaeological SiteDelos (Δήλος) island, through its claim as the birthplace of Apollo was one of the most sacred places of ancient Greece, and through its central location in the Aegean Sea, was also one of the most robust trading centers of antiquity.…
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Delphi Archaeological Site
Read more: Delphi Archaeological SiteDelphi is one of the most important archaeological sites in Greece. The magnitude of the Delphi contributions to the entire ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean were significant, and the extensive excavations have unearthed a wealth of historical information and exquisite…
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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 was originally…
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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 a renown…
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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 world. The…
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Agora of Athens Archaeological Site
Read more: Agora of Athens Archaeological SiteThe Agora (Αγορά) of Athens today is an archaeological site located beneath the northwest slope of the Acropolis. The word “agora” applies to an assembly of people and by extend marks the gathering place. In modern Greek the term means “marketplace”.…