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The Ancient City of Athens

Photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece). It is intended primarily as a resource for students and teachers of classical art & archaeology, civilization, languages, and history as a supplement to their class lectures and reading assignments and as a source of images for use in term papers, p...

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Thucydides: Pericles' Funeral Oration

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The Athenian Constitution by Aristotle

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Linear B

Despite such a non-descriptive name, Linear B has proved to be the oldest surviving record of the Greek dialect known as Mycenaean, named after the great site of Mycenae where the legendary Agamemnon ruled. The script's usage spanned the time period between approximately 1500 BC and 1200 BC, and geographically covered the island of Crete, as well a...

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The Early Minoan Period:The Settlements

EARLY MINOAN I (ca. 3100/3000-2700/2650 B.C.) Pottery Architecture Stone Metal External Relations EARLY MINOAN II (ca. 2700/2650-2150 B.C.) Pottery Architecture Stone Metal Internal and External Relations EARLY MINOAN III (ca. 2150-2050/2000 B.C.) Problems of Definition Pottery Architecture...

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Greeks versus Persians

The organization of the mainland Greeks into cities inaugurated a period of stability, wealth, further population expansion, and social and economic experimentation which made of Greece a great force in the Mediterranean. Greek traders and colonists ranged over the entire Mediterranean basin in the late seventh century BC, spreading westward to Sic...

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Ancient Greece: The Archaic period, 800-500 BC

Article. During the Greek Dark Ages, the Greeks lived in small tribal units; some of these small tribes were sedentary and agricultural and some were certainly nomadic. They had abandoned their cities between 1200 and 1100 BC for reasons that remain shrouded in mystery; the Greeks believed that a cataclysmic and ferocious invasion of northern Greek...

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Naval Warfare: A History of Combat on the Seas and Oceans

Naval warfare, combat conducted in and on seas and oceans, has been a crucial part of human history for over 3,000 years. From ancient naval engagements to modern-day maritime conflicts, the sea has served as both a battleground and a strategic avenue for empires, nations, and civilizations. The history of naval warfare is not just a story of milit...

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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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