Archaeological Sites

• Agora of Athens Archaeological Site

  The 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”.…

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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 is the…

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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 is located…

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• Lavrion Ancient Silver Mines

  Lavrion (Λαύριον, Λαύριο, Lavrio, Laurio, Laurium), 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 defeat the Persians…

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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 commands the…

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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 its Bronze…

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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 a famous…

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• Nestor’s Palace

  The Mycenaean palace of Nestor (Ανάκτορο του Νέστορα) is an archaeological site near Pylos in SW Peloponnese, Greece. It was an influential center during the Late Bronze Age era (circa 1600-1100 BCE), and it played a role in the Trojan…

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• Phaistos

  Phaistos (Φαιστός, also transliterated as Faestos, Phaestos, Faistos) is the second largest Minoan palace of Crete after Knossos. The Bronze Age palace is located on a low hill in the Messara plain south of Heraklion. The site was inhabited since…

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• Palaikastro Minoan Settlement at Rousolakos

  Παλαίκαστρο (Palaikastro, sometimes also transliterated as Palekastro) Minoan town unearthed at the Rousolakos location near the modern town of Palaikastro. The settlement is strategically located on the east shore of Crete, in Chiona harbor a few kilometers north of the…

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