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A recent excavation at Greece's Floga archaeological site revealed ancient artifacts, including marble sculptures and pottery, demonstrating the site's use as a Classical period workshop.
YEARS: 5–6, 7–8, 9–10, 11–12 Alexander the Great changed the face of ancient Greece forever when in 336 BCE he began a campaign leading Greek armies to conquer the Persian Empire.
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Apollodotus II is known for issuing bilingual coins with Greek and Kharosthi (script) inscriptions called drachmas, which had ...
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For centuries, Eretria played a pivotal role in shaping early Greek civilization. Credit: Swiss School of Archaeology, Greece Nestled on the western coast of the Greek island of Euboea (Evia), the ...
Object Details Designer Tommi Parzinger, (American, born Germany, 1903–1981) Catalogue Status Research in Progress Description Head and torso of a woman is shown in profile. She is shown in classical ...
The Greek force arrived to Cyprus in 450 BC and besieged Citium. During the siege, the ancient Greek general died. He was either killed or died due to disease. Plutarch describes the death of General ...
The Greek answer was clear— ethos as much as logos. “Ethos” is more around values and guiding beliefs, and “logos” is speech, reason, or principle to bridge the divine and the human.
Arguably the most famous figure of Ancient Greece is the Athenian Socrates, executed in old age by being commanded to drink hemlock. This method of indirect execution was typical of the capital ...
The 75.47-carat Hooker Emerald was worn by Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Photo by Chip Clark, courtesy Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural ...