Peloponnese

Nafplion Archaeological Museum

Το Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ναυπλίου (The Archaeological Museum of Nafplion, or Nafplio, Nauplio,) is home to objects unearthed in the Argolis area, Peloponnese, Greece. It exhibits artifacts from excavations in the general Argolis area, including rare Mesolithic objects from the Franchthi…
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Olympia Archaeological Museum

The 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 Olympic Games.…
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Bassae

Βάσσαι (Bassae, also transilterated as Bassai) is an archaeological site in the Pelopponese which is home to the Classical Era temple of Apollo Epikourios. The temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae of Figaleia still has its colonnade standing to this…
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History of Greece: Mycenaean Greece

Mycenaean is the culture that dominated mainland Greece, the Aegean islands, and the shores of Asia Minor during the late Bronze Age era (circa 1600-1100 BCE). The Mycenaean Era occupies the tail end of the Helladic Civilization, which flourished in…
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Epidaurus Archaeological Site

The 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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Mycenae Archaeological Museum

Mycenae Museum is built next to Mycenae archaeological site to house artifacts from the Bronze Age citadel excavations. While the most important Mycenaean artifacts are exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, a variety of other objects unearthed in…
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Nestor’s Palace

The Mycenaean palace of Nestor (Ανάκτορο του Νέστορα) is an archaeological site near Pylos in SW Peloponnese, Greece. It was an influential center during the Late Bronze Age era (circa 1600-1100 BCE), and it played a role in the Trojan…
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Treasury of Atreus

The tholos tomb at Mycenae known as “Treasury of Atreus”, built between 1350 and 1250 BCE, is the largest, best preserved, and one of the latest built in the Bronze Age. It is also known as “Tomb of Agamemnon”. Its…
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Mycenae Archaeological Site

Mycenae (Greek: Μυκήνες) is one of the most important archaeological sites of Greece. The fortified citadel is perched over the fertile plain of Argolis near the seashore in the northeast Peloponnese. Mycenae is the largest and most important center of the…
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Olympia Archaeological Site

Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία) is one of the most influential ancient Greek sanctuaries. It has been renown since antiquity as the founder and host of the Olympic Games which took place every four years, starting in 776 BCE. Olympia archaeological site is…
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