Category: History and Culture

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  Media: Best Photos

  A slideshow of some of the best examples of Ancient Greek sculpture, architecture, and significant cultural artifacts.

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  Media: Penrose Acropolis Plates

  Acropolis Drawings and Measurements by Francis Penrose, 1888Media: Penrose Acropolis Plates This is a collection of art and artifacts made of…

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  Media: Timeline Photos

  This is a slideshow that includes significant objects from each historical period of Ancient Greece, starting in the Mesolithic era, and…

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  Minoan Culture

  Language The Phaistos Disk is the earliest, and only script of its kind we have from the Minoans. It is dated to…

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  Olympic Games History

  For the ancient Greeks, the Olympic games existed since mythical times, so no definitive time of their inauguration can be identified…

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  Ships in Ancient Greece

  Greece is surrounded by water and sprinkled with islands within a few hours sail one from the other. Naturally, its people…

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