Tag: Athens
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Acropolis Archaeological Site
Read more: Acropolis Archaeological SiteThe Acropolis (Ακρόπολις) archaeological site includes monuments and artifacts going back at least to the Mycenaean era. In its 3000 years…
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Acropolis Museum
Read more: Acropolis MuseumThe Acropolis Museum (Μουσείο Ακρόπολης) shelters artifacts found in excavations at the adjacent Acropolis of Athens. Highlights include the sculptures from…
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Agora of Athens Archaeological Site
Read more: Agora of Athens Archaeological SiteThe Agora (Αγορά) of Athens today is an archaeological site located beneath the northwest slope of the Acropolis. The word “agora” applies…
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Agora of Athens History
Read more: Agora of Athens HistoryPrehistory to Iron Age The Agora of Athens has been in use since the late Neolithic era, and it was used…
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Agora of Athens Museum
Read more: Agora of Athens MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of the ancient Agora of Athens (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Αρχαίας Αγοράς Αθηνών) is hosted in the Hellenistic Stoa of…
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The Antikythera Shipwreck
Read more: The Antikythera ShipwreckThe Antikythera Shipwreck is a 1st century BCE underwater shipwreck and archaeological site, located 25 meters from the coast of Antikythera…
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The Colors of the Parthenon
Read more: The Colors of the ParthenonRediscovering the Temple’s Colors The colors of the Parthenon have washed away over the past 2400 years, but pigment remnants can…
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Erechtheion
Read more: ErechtheionWhile the Parthenon was the most imposing temple on the Acropolis, another building, the Erechtheion was built to accommodate the religious…
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History of the Acropolis
Read more: History of the AcropolisGeology & Geography The Acropolis rock is part of a Late Cretaceous limestone ridge (Higgins, 29) that cuts through the Attica…
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Kerameikos Archaeological Museum
Read more: Kerameikos Archaeological MuseumThe Archaeological Museum of Kerameikos (Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κεραμεικού) is a small museum located inside the Kerameikos archaeological site. Its halls exhibit…
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Kerameikos Archaeological Site
Read more: Kerameikos Archaeological SiteKerameikos (Κεραμεικός, Ceramicus) is the area of ancient Athens where the potters had their workshops. The English word “ceramics” derives from…
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The Kritios Boy Sculpture
Read more: The Kritios Boy SculptureThe Kritios Boy (or Kritian Boy). Marble. 1.17 m (3 ft 10 in) tall. Believed to be the creation of Kritios,…