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Artemis Temple - Sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron

The sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron (Ancient Greek Âñáõñþí; Modern Greek Âñáõñþíá - Vravrona or Vravronas) is an early sacred site on the eastern coast of Attica near the Aegean Sea in a small inlet. The inlet has silted up since ancient times, pushing the current shoreline farther from the site. A nearby hill, c. 24m high and 220m t...

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Terrace of the Lions

The island of Delos, recognized as the birthplace of the god Apollo, has been a sacred area used for various reasons throughout history. Today it is one of the most important archaeological sights in Greece and is covered in excavations, one of which is the famous Terrace of the Lions. This terrace was erected and dedicated to Apollo by the people ...

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Temple of Zeus

Visitors to Greece looking for the Temple of Zeus will find two different temples of significance built to honor the king of all Greek mythology gods. There are the ruins of the once great Temple of Zeus at Olympia, and the remnants of the Temple of the Olympian Zeus in Athens. The Temple of Zeus in Olympia was built between 470 BC and 456 BC, whil...

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Temple of Apollo Pythios, Acropolis Rhodes

The Temple of Apollo Pythios is a magnificent ancient structure located on the Acropolis of Rhodes. This temple stands as a testament to the grandeur and architectural prowess of the ancient Greeks. Built in the 4th century BC, the Temple of Apollo Pythios was dedicated to the Greek god Apollo, the god of music, poetry, prophecy, and healing. The ...

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Ancient Greek Wreck Found in Black Sea

Sean Markey. National Geographic News. Researchers announced today their discovery of the shipwrecked remains of an ancient trading vessel over 2,300 years old that sank in the Black Sea off the coast of present-day Bulgaria. The vessel dates to the 5th to 3rd century B.C., an era known to scholars as the classical period of ancient Greece""the tim...

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Ancient Shipwreck Museum - Kyrenia, North Cyprus

This Museum houses the oldest trading ship known to us with her cargo, which was raised from the bottom of the sea. The ship sailed in the Mediterranean during the life time of Alexander the Great and his successors. She sank in open waters less than a mile from the anchorage of Kyrenia. The evidence point to her being taken by rough seas around th...

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Antikythera Wreck

Wikipedia. The Antikythera wreck is a shipwreck that was discovered by sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island, Antikythera. Its approximate location is 35° 53' 23" (35.8897)N and 23° 18' 28" (23.3078)E, "20m off Point Glyphadia"....

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Tektas Shipwreck Excavation

During the summer of 1999, INA began the excavation of a ship that sank between 450 and 425 B.C., the Golden Age of Classical Greece, the time when the Parthenon was being built, the time of Pericles, Thucydides, Sophocles, Socrates, Herodotus, Pheidias, and others whose names remain well known. It lies about 130 feet deep off a cape known as Tekta...

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Deep-sea Robot Photographs Ancient Greek Shipwreck

Deborah Halber, News Office Correspondent. Sometime in the fourth century B.C., a Greek merchant ship sank off Chios and the Oinoussai islands in the eastern Aegean Sea. The wooden vessel may have succumbed to a storm or a fire, or maybe rough weather caused the cargo of 400 ceramic jars filled with wine and olive oil to shift without warning. The ...

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Ancient Greek Shipwreck Found; Cargo was Fine Wine

Many others were from the island Skopelos, or ancient Peparethos, probably the last port of call before disaster struck. The ship's intended destination is not known, but Dr. Hadjidaki noted that the shape of the mound suggested that one end of the ship points to the southeast. Further excavations may produce more clues. Four amphoras were brought ...

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