National Archaeological Museum

The Trireme | Η Τριήρης

The trireme was a long, maneuverable war vessel with three banks of oars (a total of 170 oarsmen).…

The fresco was found its the Upper floor, south wall frieze, of West House in ancient Akrotiri (Thera,…

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

Dion Dion was a major sanctuary in the kingdom of Macedonia, dedicated to Zeus, Demeter, Isis, and Asclepius.…

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

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

Rediscovering the Temple’s Colors The colors of the Parthenon have washed away over the past 2400 years, but…

Master Map, Maximum Extent3 MA to 30 BCE Κεντρικός Χάρτης Μέγιστη Εξάπλωση3 εκ εως 30 πΧ PDF: Zoom…

About | Σχετικά The goal of this project is a) to create a comprehensive and thorough map of…

Petralona scull(Dating estimates vary widely from 700000 to 160000 years before present) Paleolithic Period(2.5 million – 10000 BCE)…

This is a collection that includes significant objects from each historical period of Ancient Greece, starting in the…

The ancient Greek spiritual beliefs, religion, and oral tradition are all reflected and formulated through rich myths and…

Daedalus Dædalus [Δαίδαλος], a descendant of Erechtheus, was an Athenian architect, sculptor, and mechanician. He was the first…

Ion was the son of Crëusa (the beauteous daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens) and the sun-god Phoebus-Apollo,…

Atalanta was distinguished for her beauty and courage, as well as for her swift-footed. She was nursed by…

Theseus (Θησεύς) Aegeus, king of Athens, being twice married, and having no children, was so desirous of an…

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

The Antikythera Shipwreck is a 1st century BCE underwater shipwreck and archaeological site, located 25 meters from the…

Franchthi Cave (Φράγχθι Σπήλαιον) in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece offers a rich unbroken record of human habitation from the…