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Archaic Sphinx, Athenian Acropolis
Image by Mark Cartwright

Archaic Sphinx, Athenian Acropolis

Archaic period sphinx (6th century BCE), Acropolis Museum, Athens.
Cimon
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Cimon

Cimon (c. 510 – 450 BCE) was an Athenian statesman and, as strategos, frequent commander of the Athenian fleet when the city was at the height of its power. He won military glory by defeating Spartan rival Pausanias and then the Persians...
Agora and Acropolis of Corinth
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Agora and Acropolis of Corinth

The Agora, or Roman Forum, was the heart of the ancient city of Corinth. It is located south of the Temple of Apollo. In the background, the Acrocorinth, a monolithic rock overseeing the city (Greece).
Agora Film Poster
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Agora Film Poster

A promotional poster for the 2009 film Agora about the life of Hypatia of Alexandria (c. 370-415 CE).
Agora Gate, Ephesos
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Agora Gate, Ephesos

The Mazeus-Mithridates Gate, consisting of three arched entrances, led from the library of Celsus to the Roman Agora of Ephesos. It was built by and named after two emancipated slaves of emperor Augustus in 4 or 3 BCE, who dedicated the gate...
Antoninus Pius, Agora, Athens
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Antoninus Pius, Agora, Athens

Bust of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius from the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens, 138-161 CE.
Nymphaeum in the Agora of Amathous, Cyprus
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Nymphaeum in the Agora of Amathous, Cyprus

The nymphaeum and reservoir located to the north of the Agora of Amathous. It dates to the Hellenistic period but had major repairs done in 118 CE during the early reign of Hadrian.
Agora of Amathous, Cyprus
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Agora of Amathous, Cyprus

View of the Agora and the lower city of Amathous (Cyprus) from the Acropolis.
Mycenaean Agora at Hagia Triada, Crete
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Mycenaean Agora at Hagia Triada, Crete

The Agora (marketplace) at the Minoan settlement of Hagia Triada (Crete) belonging to the Mycenaean era (1400-1100 BCE) with eight spacious rooms, probably shops, arranged behind a portico.
Agora and Roman Forum, Butrint
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Agora and Roman Forum, Butrint

The Agora of Butrint (Albania) with the Roman Forum and the Sanctuary of Asclepius in the background.
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