Museums
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Classical 480 – 323 BCE
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Classical 480 – 323 BCESome of the best examples of classical Greek art from excavations across the country and beyond are on exhibit at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. The classical era is associated with the most important characteristics of what…
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Hellenistic, Roman 323 BCE – 200 CE
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Hellenistic, Roman 323 BCE – 200 CEHellenistic and Roman art from excavations across the country is represented at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens with a plethora of renown sculptures and artifacts. The Hellenistic age begins with the death of Alexander the Great when…
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Iron and Archaic Ages 1100 – 480 BCE
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Iron and Archaic Ages 1100 – 480 BCEThe National Archaeological Museum in Athens is hosts to a plethora of art and artifacts from the Dark Ages, the Geometric and Orientalizing periods, and from the Archaic Era, found in excavations in excavations across the country. While…
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National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Stone and Bronze Age 4000 – 1100 BCE
Read more: National Archaeological Museum in Athens: Stone and Bronze Age 4000 – 1100 BCEThe National Archaeological Museum in Athens exhibits some of the best examples of Neolithic and Bronze Age artifacts from the Aegean and Helladic civilizations found in excavations across the country. Neolithic Era Top row, left to right: Second…
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Nikopolis Archaeological Museum
Read more: Nikopolis Archaeological MuseumΤο Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Νικόπολης (the Archaeological Museum of Nikopolis) hosts Roman and Byzantine finds from the nearby ancient city of Nikopolis. It exhibits objects and art from the excavations in the expanded area around the ancient city founded…
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Olympia Archaeological Museum
Read more: Olympia Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Olympia (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ολυμπίας) is one of the most visited museums in Greece. It is located in Olympia, Peloponnese, which is one of the most important archaeological sites and the birth of the original…
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Paros Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Πάρου
Read more: Paros Archaeological Museum – Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο ΠάρουParos Archaeological Museum exhibits artifacts from excavations in Paros island vicinity, in the Aegean Sea, Greece. These are some selected highlights from its exhibits.
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Piraeus Archaeological Museum
Read more: Piraeus Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Piraeus is host to an extensive collection of bronze statues from Ancient Greece alongside various sculptures and artifacts unearthed in the vicinity of the city of Piraeus. Piraeus was one of the major ports…
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Roses Museum – Museu de la Ciutadella de Roses – Spain
Read more: Roses Museum – Museu de la Ciutadella de Roses – SpainThe Museu de la Ciutadella de Roses is located inside the Ciutadella de Roses, in the town of Rosas, Catalonia, Spain, on the excavation site of the Ancient Greek colony of Roses. Photos from the Archaeological Museum Detailed…
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Sitia Archaeological Museum
Read more: Sitia Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Sitia (Σητεία, Siteia) houses a large number of Paleolithic, Minoan, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman artifacts from excavations in Lasithi, Eastern Crete. Generally, the most important ancient finds from Crete are exhibited at the Heraklion…