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CLICKABLE CULTURAL MAP OF HELLAS

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Dogs in Ancient Greece and Rome

Of the canine breeds mentioned by classical authors, the best known were the small, swift Laconian (Spartan) and the heavier Molossian, both of which were native to Greece and used by the Romans for hunting (canis venaticus) and to watch over the house and livestock (canis pastoralis). "Never, with them on guard," says Virgil, "need you fear for yo...

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Coming of Age in Ancient Greece

Getty Kouros and Elgin Kore. Looking at Art of Ancient Greece and Rome: An Online Exhibition...

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The Parthenon

When work began on the Parthenon in 447 BC, the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. Work on the temple continued until 432; the Parthenon, then, represents the tangible and visible efflorescence of Athenian imperial power, unencumbered by the depradations of the Peloponnesian War. Likewise, it symbolizes the power and influence of the A...

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Architecture of Ancient Greece

Lots of Images. Architecture | Athens | Epidauros | Mycenae | Delphi | Olympia | Crete | Sculpture | Female Figure in Greek | Sculpture | Reliefs | Archaic | Classical | Late Classical | Hellenistic...

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Alexander the Great: the marriages at Susa

In February 324, Alexander forced many Macedonian officers to marry to native women. If it was intended as an attempt to unite the European and Asian elites, it was a sad failure: nearly all marriages ended in divorce. The Greek author Arrian of Nicomedia describes this event in section 7.4.4-5.6 of his Anabasis. The translation was made by M.M. Au...

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Athens

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History and Chronology of Greece

Balkan Wars, 1st Greece, Balkan Wars, 2nd Greece, Byzantine War Greece, Civil War Greece, Duchy of Athens Greece, Government Greece, Government Spain Greece, Greco Turkish War Greece, Greek Independence Greece, Greek War of Independence Greece, Holy Crusades, The 4th Greece, House of Battenburg Greece, House of Bavaria Greece, House of...

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