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Dion Sanctuary of Isis, Greece
The Sanctuary of Isis at Dion in Macedonia (Greece) was built during the 2nd century CE over the ruins of an earlier sanctuary dedicated to Aphrodite and Artemis. It had a four-columned prostyle temple in its center dedicated to Isis Lochia...

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Roman Forum of Dion, Greece
The Roman Forum of Dion in Macedonia (Greece) was built over the top of the Hellenistic agora in the late 2nd century CE. The new forum consisted of a rectangular paved courtyard measuring 58 x 68 metres (190 x 223 ft). The Roman Basilica...

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Dion Monument of the Shields, Greece
The Monument of the Shields in Dion (Greece) is a monument alternating panels of shields and breastplates. These panels come from a frieze originally carved in the 4th century BCE for an unknown monumental Hellenistic building. The wall and...

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Dion Sanctuary of Zeus Hypsistos, Greece
The Sanctuary of Zeus Hypsistos at Dion in Macedonia (Greece) was a sanctuary with a single-roomed temple cella surrounded by a colonnade. A cult statue of Zeus was found in the naos of the temple of Zeus Hypsistos, next to its masonry base...

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Dion Archaeological Museum, Greece
The Archaeological Museum of Dion is a museum in Dion in the Pieria Prefecture of Central Macedonia, Greece. The museum was established in 1983 to display the artefacts that were discovered in Dion and in other sites located in the wider...

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Mycenean Greece and the Orient about 1450 BC
Mycenean Greece and the Orient about 1450 BC. Inset: Reference Map of the Nile Delta.

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Roman Odeum of Dion, Greece
The Roman Odeum of Dion in Macedona (Greece) was built in the late 2nd century CE. The small, covered theatre was used for concerts, plays, pantomimes, poetry, and musical performances. It had seating for around 400 spectators.

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Coastal Chalcidice, Greece
The coastal landscape of Chalcidice, a few kilometers before Kassandra, Greece.

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Praetorium of Dion, Greece
The praetorium of Dion in Macedonia (Greece) was a guesthouse used by visiting state officials as well as ordinary travellers. At Dion, it was located near the forum at the junction of the main cardo and the road leading to Mount Olympus.

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A Gazebo in Thessaloniki, Greece
The isolated gazebo in Thessaloniki, Greece gives motivation to the locals for a retreat to the mountains.