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Temple of Apollo, Portara. Naxos island, Greece

The Cycladic figurines

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.

Aphrodite – The Goddess of Love and Beauty

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.

Ancient Tiryns walls

Government in ancient Greece

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

temple poseidon sounio greece

A brief history 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.

lion's gate mycenae

The palace of Mycenae

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

The education of Achilles ancient greek vassel fragment replica

The education of Achilles

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 …