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The Beginnings of Historic Greece
The Beginnings of Historic Greece. 700 - 600 B.C.
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Mathematical Discussion in Ancient Greece
Artist's impressions of a discussion of geometric concepts between citizens in ancient Greece. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
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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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A Gazebo in Thessaloniki, Greece
The isolated gazebo in Thessaloniki, Greece gives motivation to the locals for a retreat to the mountains.
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Coastal Chalcidice, Greece
The coastal landscape of Chalcidice, a few kilometers before Kassandra, Greece.
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Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies came in two stages: from c. 460 to 446 and from 431 to 404 BCE. With battles at home and abroad, the long and complex conflict was damaging to both sides. Sparta...
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Amphictyonic League
The Amphictyonic League was an early form of religious council in ancient Greece. It was typically composed of delegates from several tribes or ethnes living in the vicinity of a major, prosperous sanctuary, who then collaborated in supervising...
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The Twelve Olympian Gods of Ancient Greece
The Twelve Olympian Gods (Greek: Δωδεκάθεον, Dodekatheon) represent the core pantheon of ancient Greek religion, embodying divine authority over the natural world, human affairs, and cosmic order. Traditionally worshipped as the gods of Mount...
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Ancient Stadium, Nemea, Greece
The Panhellenic Games of Nemea were held every two years from 573 BCE to 271 BCE with a brief transferal to Argos between ca. 415BC and ca 330 BCE. Originally, they commemorated the death of Opheltes. The stadium visible today dates from...
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A Pond in Samothrace, Greece
A beautiful pond emerges from the waterfall deriving from Mt. Saos, Samothrace.