Archaic

07.2 History of Greece: Archaic Era | Αρχαϊκή Εποχή

The period of Ancient Greece that followed the Dark Age is described as Archaic and lasted for about two hundred…

One of the most delightful Doric temples of Greece, the temple of Aphaia (Ναός τῆς Ἀφαίας) is located…

Ἐμπόριον (English: Emporion, Empuries Catalan: Empúries) was a market, and later a city founded in today’s Catalonia, Spain…

The small museum inside the archaeological site of Empúries (ancient Emporion) exhibits artifacts from the excavations in the…

Kore (κόρη = maiden. Plural: κόραι, korai) refers to statues depicting female figures, always of a young age,…

Κούρος (Kouros: youth. Plural: Κούροι, Kouroi) sculptures were abundantly produced in Ancient Greece during the Archaic era (700-480…

Moschoforos, or The Calf Bearer. Marble, 1.64 m tall, c. 560 BCE. Atributed to the sculptor Phaidimos. The…

The National Archaeological Museum in Athens is hosts to a plethora of art and artifacts from the Dark…

Roses or Rhodus (Ῥόδη, Ῥόδος, Ῥοδίπολις/Ῥόδη πόλις) was Ancient Greek colony in Spain. Positioned on a protective…

The Siphnian treasury was dedicated at Delphi around 525 BCE by the inhabitants of Siphnos island which is…

Thermos (Θέρμο, Θέρμος, Θέρμον, Thermon) is an ancient sanctuary located in Aetolia in western Greece. It was inhabited…

The Athenian Treasury was a votive building in the form of a reduced scale temple, designed to hold…