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Ancient Swords (Greece)

The Greeks known for big achievements in politics, mathematics, sculpture, literature and philosophy, were fearsome warriors as well. The Greek swords were dual-purpose weapons with leaf-shaped blades. These blades were designed for both cutting and thrusting....

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Ancient Greek Armour, Shields and Helmets

Hoplite Armour and more (includes some less used parts such as perimerides, pericheirida, perisphyra) The defensive armour most used consisted of four pieces: helmet (kranos), cuirass (thorax), shield (aspis) and greaves (knimis). A weapon is called hoplon from which panoply and hoplite (a man with weapons) is derived (initially the shield was cal...

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1300 BC The Ten Commandments

from the Law Museum Archives [Mesopotamia] [Events]...

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Images and Information about Centaurs

In Greek mythology, the centaurs (Centaur, Greek: ÊÃíôáõñÃ-ò) are a race part human and part horse, with a horse's body and a human head and torso. Dwelling in the mountains of Thessaly, the centaurs were the offspring of Ixion and Nephele, the rain-cloud. Alternatively, the centaurs were the offspring of Kentauros (the son of Ixion and Ne...

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Hellas Net: The History of Hellas

The History of Hellas: From the Bronze Age to the Roman Era Discover the fascinating journey of ancient Greece, or Hellas, through time—a civilization that shaped the foundation of Western culture. From the awe-inspiring palaces of the Minoans and Mycenaeans in the Bronze Age to the rise of classical city-states like Athens and Sparta, Greece's his...

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The Glory of Hellas: From the Bronze Age to Roman Domination

The history of Hellas (Greece) is a tale of extraordinary cultural evolution, military resilience, and societal transformation, spanning from the depths of prehistory to the rise of Rome as a global power. This journey begins in the enigmatic Bronze Age and unfolds through the triumphs and trials that shaped one of the most influential civilization...

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Map of Trade Routes and Empires

Map of Trade Routes and great empires of the 1st Century AD....

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Areopagus (Mars Hill), Athens

In classical times, the Areopagus functioned as the chief homicide court of Athens. Ares was supposed to have been tried here by the Gods for the murder of Poseidon's son Alirrothios. Another legend states that the hill was the site of the trial of Orestes for killing his stepmother and her lover, Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. In pre-classical times...

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The North Slope of the Acropolis

Lots of images from the The Ancient City of Athens: Sites & Monuments photos from indiana.edu including: "Longs Rocks" & Northwest Caves (Caves of Apollo & Pan), Sanctuary of Eros & Aphrodite, Rock-cut Niches, Peripatos Inscription....

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The Library of Hadrian Athens

The Library of Hadrian is located to the north side of the Acropolis and the Roman Agora. It provided the people of Athens with a new, multi-purpose, public square and cultural center that contained a garden, works of art, a library, and lecture halls....

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