PLACES where ancient greek civilization flourished

GENERAL LINKS : ATHENS : GREECE NORTHERN : CENTRAL : SOUTHERN : ISLANDS : OTHER COUNTRIES

Most of the sites and monuments that follow are protected by UNESCO-World Heritage and the governments of the contemporary countries.
general links
Ancient greek cities by wikipedia
Colonies in antiquity by wikipedia
Ancient greek coins by wikipedia
PHOTOS of ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
MOVING PHOTOS by www.stoa.org/metis .mov format (quicktime). Wonderful.
Greek archaeological sites through the eyes of Grisel Gonzalez at her www.grisel.net Interesting photos with helpful captions. No boring details.
World heritage monuments, Greek ministry of culture
Archaeological sites, Greek ministry of culture
Museums, Greek ministry of culture
Venice Charter on Building Restoration Principles @wikipedia
PERSEUS ATLAS
Virtual reality projects by FHW GREECE
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites @perseus
(eds. Richard Stillwell, William L. MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister)
www in2greece.com: historical sites in Greece, holidays, travel
in greek: BOYΛEYTHPIA - in english: greek bouleuteria (democratic assembly sites) By FHW GREECE
ΠAYΣANIAΣ (Pausanias): GREECE Text in PERSEUS
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places of modern Greece and Cyprus
(Athens, north, centre, south:Peloponnese, islands, Cyprus)
Athens
ATHENS : anc.gr.=AΘHNAI, mod.gr.=AΘHNA pronounced: [a`θina]
GENERAL
MY ATHENS GUIDE
MY ATHENS MUSEUMS
http://www.stoa.org/athens
http://odysseus.culture.gr/index_en.html
ATHENS ACROPOLIS • AKPOΠOΛIΣ
AROUND THE ACROPOLIS:
PNYX: the ancient assembly location. (mod.gre: Pnyka)
TIΣ BOYΛETAI AΓOPEYEIN? pronounced in modern greek: [tis `vulete aγo`revin]? = Who wants to speak (orate)? This is how the athenian citizens’ assembly always commenced.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pnyx
AGORA (means market) There are two: one, ancient greek, and the other ancient roman. Concerts take place in summers at the Roman Agora.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Agora_of_Athens
ΘHΣEION [θi`sion] Temple of Hephaistos (the god of fire and iron-work), known as Thesio (theseion)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Hephaestus
Athens,Temple+of+Hephaistos @perseus
CALLIMARMARO means: callimarble (that is, beautiful marble). The stadium hosted the 1896 olympics. It has been reconstructed many times.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallimarmaro
ROMAN BUILDINGS IN ATHENS
HERODES ATTICUS ODEON Odion of Herod Atticus Southern slope of Acropolis HPΩΔEION was erected the Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife Regilla, who died in 160 e.v. The Odion (odeon) was not an open-air theatre. The Athens Festival takes place there every summer/autumn.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odeon_of_Herodes_Atticus
festivals
The Roman Agora
Adrian's Arch and Library
Philopappos Monument
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northern Greece
Museums of Macedonia GREECE
VERGINA village: Tombs of Philippos II Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) UNESCO
Excavated by Manolis Andronikos Andronikos by wikipedia
Vergina by wikipedia
Vergina, Macedonia, - Royal Tombs GREECE
wikipedia Image:Phillip_Museum.jpg
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central Greece
DELPHI • ΔEΛΦOI The HENIOCHUS is HERE!
UNESCO
Delphi by wikipedia
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southern mainland Greece
PELOPONNESE
EPIDAURUS • EΠIΔAYPOΣ theatre and Asclepius sanctuary
dramatists
www.greekfestival.gr
UNESCO
Epidaurus by FHW GREECE The theatre, the Asclepios sanctuary and today's Festival of drama.
Epidaurus by wikipedia
MYCENAE • MYKHNAI
Mycenae, mycenaean
OLYMPIA • OΛYMΠIA
UNESCO
Ancient Olympia by wikipedia
Olympia today by wikipedia
Virtual reality projects by FHW GREECE
A Tour of Ancient Olympia by PERSEUS
Olympics
Hermes by Praxiteles
EPMHΣ, the masterpiece by Praxiteles is here!!! He is thought to be an original of the great sculptor c.330 a.e.v. The writer Pausanias says that he is depicted carrying the infant Dionyssos. Made of the famous marble from the island of Paros, he is 2,10m in height. I had seen his photo a thousand times, but when I first saw him in the flesh (or should I say in the marble) I could not leave the museum.
PYLOS the palace of Nestor
PYLOS Regional Archaeological Project CINCINNATI
Pylos by wikipedia
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islands
CRETE • KPHTH
KNOSSOS • KNΩΣΣOΣ
wikipedia: Knossos
PHAESTOS • ΦAIΣTOΣ is where the Disc of Phaestos was found
Phaistos by wikipedia
Phaestos Disc and greek scripts
CYCLADES and cycladic civilisation
DELOS • ΔHΛOΣ
Delos by UNESCO
Delos by wikipedia
THERA • ΘHPA
Just in case you are wondering: Santorini [sando`rini] and Thera [`θira] is one and the same.
Santorini by wikipedia
SAMOS • ΣAMOΣ
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos by UNESCO
Samos by wikipedia
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Places of greek interest outside modern greece
mediterranean world
CYPRUS • KYΠPOΣ: Cyprus is a country different from Greece. But in terms of civilisation there is no difference between the greek cypriots and other greeks. The island includes the turkish cypriots at the northern part, who were a group islamized during the ottoman times. The story of the island's splitting is sad. But all cypriots are very proud of their past history, their special traditions and culture.
Cyprus by wikipedia
PAPHOS • ΠAΦOΣ
Paphos, CYPRUS by UNESCO
CHOIROKITIA neolithic site
Choirokoitia in CYPRUS by UNESCO
AEGYPT (MISR)
ALEXANDRIA gr.=AΛEΞANΔPEIA, arab.=al-iskandariyyah
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
CYRENE • KYPHNH Archaeological Site of Cyrene LIBYA by UNESCO
TURKEY (TÜRKİYE)
TROY • gre:TPOIA or ILION (hence: the Iliad) tur:TRUVA
Archaeological Site of Troy in TURKEY by UNESCO
Troy by wikipedia
EPHESSUS • EΦEΣΣOΣ
Ephesus by wikipedia
MILETUS • MIΛHTOΣ city plan: Hippodamos.
Miletus by wikipedia
MIΛHTOΣ MILETOS by FHW, GREECE Miletos of Asia Minor, from stone age till roman times: a virtual tour.
PRINENE • ΠPIHNH wonderfully preserved city. mod.gre: [pri`ini]
Priene by wikipedia
HALIKARNASSUS • AΛIKAPNAΣΣOΣ today's Bodrum
Halikarnassos by wikipedia
ITALY ita: ITALIA: MAGNA GRAECIA
Magna Graecia by wikipedia
Greek Music in Southern Italy (Magna Graecia) by Nondas Kitsos
Apoulia and Calavria greeks by mani.org GREECE
The Archaeological Area of Agrigento in ITALY by UNESCO
Historic Centre of Naples by UNESCO
FRANCE fre: FRANCE
gre:MAΣΣAΛIA fre: MARSEILLE
Marseille by wikipedia
 
related
PERSIA (IRAN)
PERSEPOLIS • persian= Takht-e-Jamshid=The throne of Jamshid, a mythical King of Persia
PERSEPOLIS in IRAN by UNESCO
Persepolis by wikipedia
Persepolis and Ancient Iran

links checked in 2007.08./2017.11.