Pausanias
Ancient Greece
The Only Ancient Temple in Greece That is Almost Intact
There is an ancient temple in Greece that is almost entirely intact, standing at the top of the hill of Agoraios Colonos, which borders the Ancient Agora of Athens.
This is the Temple of Hephaestus, more widely known as "Thiseion."...
Ancient Greece
Six Glorious Ancient Greeks Who Had an Inglorious End
Ancient Greek history is full of glorious men who have left an indelible mark through their military genius, courage, artistic greatness, political savviness, and exceptional statesmanship.
Their statues grace monuments, city squares, and government buildings. In their portraits, they gaze...
Ancient Greece
Pausanias, the Cultural Geographer of Ancient Greece
Untold stories recounting the glories of Ancient Greece were written by Pausanias, who lived in the second century AD.
Ancient Greece
The Ghost Warrior of the Ancient Greek Battle of Marathon
Echetlaeus or Echetlus was the name of a mysterious ancient Greek warrior who appeared in the Battle of Marathon and helped to stop the Persians from invading Greece and then disappeared.
Ancient Greece
The Last Great General of Ancient Greece
Alexander the Great, Philip of Macedon, Themistocles, Leonidas, Lysaner, Pyrrhus of Epirus, and Pericles are all names that stir in the popular imagination when the discussion turns to the greatest military leaders of ancient Greece.
However, one name is missing...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Pyramid of Greece Sparks Controversy
There is no other controversy like the one surrounding the ancient pyramid discovered in Greece. Ancient Greek history often stimulates meaningful debate - one has only to think of how many different views there are on the Hellinikon.
Were the...
Archaeology
Swimming Among the Ruins of a Glorious Ancient Greek Military Harbor
Island Aegina with its magestic beaches, is also the house of the fascinating story of an ancient military harbor open to bathers to enjoy!
Ancient Greece
The Ancient Greek Treasure of the Amphiareion of Oropos
The Amphiareion of Oropos in East Attica with its temple and theater, is one of the lesser-known treasures of Greek antiquity.
Ancient Greece
Assassin’s Creed Recreates Stunning Ancient Greek Landscape Based on Pausanias
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey has now faithfully carried over worldwide to the new media subculture a wealth of information about ancient Greece, based on the ancient Greek geographer and traveler, Pausanias
By Dimosthenis Vasiloudis
It seems that producers of the well-known Greek-themed...
Ancient Greece
Griffins: The Noble Protectors of Ancient Greece
Griffins, the unique mythological creatures with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion, were often mentioned in ancient Greek plays