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The mild climate, the privileged geographical position of the islands – as a crossroads between East and West – and the mineral wealth of some of them, were the reasons for the flourishing of the Cycladic civilisation.

Ascending to Olympus: Unveiling the Majestic Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greek Religion

Ascending to Olympus: Unveiling the Majestic Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greek Religion

A Guide to the Shapes and Styles of Ancient Greek Pottery – Identifying styles and shapes

There are various different versions of her birth. The most famous one however, is the version recounted by the ancient poet Hesiod in his Theogony where Aphrodite was born out of sea foam.

The helmet was part of the warrior’s defensive equipment. The boar’s tusk helmet was a popular type during the Mycenaean era.

From kings to democratic elected officials. A short walk through the changes in the political systems of ancient Greece.

The earliest inhabitants of Greece were Stone Age hunters. In about 6000 BC they started farming the land. Archaeologists divide the earliest civilizations into Helladic, Cycladic and Minoan.

Archeological findings suggest that Mycenae was first occupied during the Later Neolithic Era …

Archeological findings suggest that Mycenae was first occupied during the Later Neolithic Era …

Achilles grew up in Mount Pelion near his teacher, the centaur Chiron. The centaur’s wife, Chariclo, and his mother, Philyra, took care of him …

The Minoan civilization, which flourished during the first half of the second millennium BC, is particularly notable …