Classical
The Classical period of Ancient Greece began in 480 BCE, and lasted until 323 BCE.
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History of Greece: Classical Greece
Read more: History of Greece: Classical GreeceThe flurry of development and expansion of the Archaic Era was followed by the period of maturity we came to know as “Classical Greece”. Athens and Sparta Between 480 and until 323 BCE Athens and Sparta dominated the Hellenic world…
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Epidaurus Archaeological Site
Read more: Epidaurus Archaeological SiteThe Asklepieion of Epidaurus (Ασκληπιείον τής Επιδαύρου) is a renown ancient Greek healing center which is considered the cradle of medicinal arts, and the mother sanctuary of the plethora of other Asklepieia that were built throughout the Hellenic world. The…
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Rhamnous
Read more: RhamnousRhamnous (Greek: Ραμνούς; Also transliterated as: Ramnous, or Rhamnus, or Rhamnounda, or Rhamnuntus) is an ancient Greek fortified town, located on the Attica coast, about 55 kilometers northeast from Athens. It was named for the local prickly bush called ramnos and…
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Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
Read more: Temple of Poseidon at SounionArchaeological evidence indicates that Sounion was a sacred area as far back as the Bronze Age, but the temple visible in our day was built in the middle of the 5th century BCE (between 444 and 440 BCE). It was part of…
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Sounion
Read more: SounionSounion (Σούνιον; modern Greek: Σούνιο) is the southernmost point of Attica to the east, about 40 miles from Athens. Because Sounion promontory commanded the seafaring lanes to and from Athens it was was fortified to guard the maritime interests of the…
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Temple of Hephaestus
Read more: Temple of HephaestusἩφαιστεῖον. Also transliterated as: Hephaisteion, Hephaesteion The temple of Hephestus (or Thesion) crowns a low hill in the Northwest end of the Agora. It is one of the best preserved Doric temples of the classical period. History It was built…
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Temple of Apollo at Delphi
Read more: Temple of Apollo at DelphiCentral among the number of imposing ruins that are interspersed on the southern slopes of Parnassos mountain is the temple of Apollo. It is an imposing temple of the Doric order whose existence was woven through the turbulent history of…
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Classical Acropolis
Read more: Classical Acropolis
The votive offerings continued at the Acropolis during the classical era (489 – 323 BCE). The Athenians built a small temple of Athena Nike right next to the Propylaia after winning a war against Boeotia and Chalcis. The Persian Wars In 499…