Archaeological Sites

Dodona Archaeological Site

Dodona (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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Emporion: The Greek Gateway to the Iberian Peninsula

Ἐμπόριον (English: Emporion, 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 History…
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Epidaurus Archaeological Site

The 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…
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Franchthi Cave

Franchthi Cave (Φράγχθι Σπήλαιον) is an archaeological site in Argolis, Peloponnese. The cave is the best known of a very small collection of Stone Age sites in Greece. Excavations have revealed a rich unbroken record of human habitation…
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Kerameikos Archaeological Site

Kerameikos (Κεραμεικός, Ceramicus) is the area of ancient Athens where the potters had their workshops. The English word “ceramics” derives from this area. Today, Kerameikos is an important archaeological site northwest of the Agora and the Acropolis. It…
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Knossos

Knossos (Κνωσσός, also transliterated as Cnossos, Knossus, Cnossus, Gnossus, Gnossos) palace was undeniably the most important center of Minoan Crete. It is grander, more complex, and more flamboyant than any of the other palaces known to us, and it…
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Lavrion Ancient Silver Mines

Lavrion (Λαύριον, Λαύριο, Lavrio, Laurio, Laurium, Laurion), is a rugged area in eastern Attica, near Athens, where the ancient silver mines are located. During the classical era, these silver veins were used to finance the formidable navy used to…
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Limnaea

Limnaea (Greek: Λιμναία, also transliterated as Limnaia) is an archaeological site in Akarnania, Greece. The ruins of ancient Limnaea are located on a low hill, overlooking the Ambracian Gulf above the modern town of Amphilochia. The fortified hill…
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Malia

The Minoan palace at Malia (Μάλια) is the third largest palace of Minoan Crete after Knossos and Phaistos. The palace’s proximity to the sea was obviously important in the development of the site into a cultural hub for…
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Marathon Archaeological Site

Marathon (Μαραθών, Μαραθώνας) area has yielded archaeological artifacts dating back to the Stone Age, but in modern times Marathon has become synonymous with the famous battle between the Athenians and the invading Persians where the outnumbered Greeks managed…
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