Rhamnous
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Rhamnous: Temple of Nemesis
Read more: Rhamnous: Temple of NemesisThe temple of Nemesis in Rhamnous was renown even before the fortified settlement acquired importance in the 5th c. BCE. Nemesis was the goddess that prescribed happiness and misery to mortals, and a zealous punisher of “hubris” (ύβρις)–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…