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Isis from Dion, Greece
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Isis from Dion, Greece

Votive relief with a depiction of Isis, from the facade of the main temple of the Sanctuary of Isis in Dion (Greece). Second half of 3rd–early 2nd century BCE. Isis was an Egyptian goddess who became popular around the Mediterranean in the...
Dion Sanctuary of Zeus Hypsistos, Greece
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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...
Temple of Poseidon, Sounion, Greece
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Temple of Poseidon, Sounion, Greece

Temple of Poseidon (444-440 BCE), Sounion, Greece.
Dion Houses of Zosa and Leda, Greece
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Dion Houses of Zosa and Leda, Greece

The Houses of Zosa and Leda in Dion in Macedonia (Greece) are two private houses were located in the southeastern corner of the ancient city. Only a narrow road separated them from the southern city wall. Both houses were built around the...
Dion Sanctuary of Isis, Greece
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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...
Pausanias' Description of Greece
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Pausanias' Description of Greece

Manuscript of Pausanias' Description of Greece at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence, Italy, dating from 1485.
Dion Dionysus Villa, Greece
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Dion Dionysus Villa, Greece

The Dionysus Villa in Dion in Macedonia (Greece) is a sprawling, luxurious private residence dating to the 2nd century CE. The villa complex was originally built with five interconnecting tetrastyle courtyards and atrium gardens. It was modified...
Dion Monument of the Shields, Greece
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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...
Figure 1 - Decline in the number of recorded sites and cemeteries in Greece
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Figure 1 - Decline in the number of recorded sites and cemeteries in Greece

Recorded sites and cemeteries in Greece. (a) LH IIIB period , shows a total of 628 sites and cemeteries. (b) LH IIIC period, shows a total of 147, a reduction of slightly over 75% in the number of recorded sites and cemeteries. (Source...
Roman Agora, Athens Greece
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Roman Agora, Athens Greece

The Roman Agora, a modern-day replica of the ancient market place housing a museum highlighting local finds; Athens, Greece.
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