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This temple, which dates from around 440 B.C., is 69 kilometers south of Athens, at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula on the Aegean Sea.

Vintage illustration, Interior of Rich Athenian House, Ancient Greece, antechamber, Greek columns, 5th Century BC

Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored.

Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored.

Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored.

Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored.

Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored.

North porch of the Erechtheion, Erechtheion, Acropolis of Athens, Athens, Greece

North porch of the Erechtheion, Erechtheion, Acropolis of Athens, Athens, Greece

Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored.

'A Foot Race at the Olympian Games', Ancient Greece. The Olympian Games, the great Greek athletic festival in honour of Zeus, were held at Olympia every fourth year at the first full moon after the...

Euromos, known also as Kyromos and Hyromos, was an independent small town which was subdued by Milas, but regained some autonomy during the Roman rule. Euromos was located on a low hill which did not...

Ruins of Delphi, home of the most famous oracle of ancient times, with the Phocis Valley in the background

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A Grecian Flower Market', circa 1880, . Scene in Ancient Greece: women at a stall selling flowers. Painting in the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear. From "Modern Masterpieces of...

Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored.

Copyright has expired on this artwork. From my own archives, digitally restored.

Ruins of the Ancient Greek Temple of Corinth, Victorian 19th Century 1860s

Vintage engraving of Ancient Piraeus with the Long Walls. The Long Walls, in Ancient Greece, were walls built from a city to its port, providing a secure connection to the sea even during times of...

Vintage engraving of the Ancient Agora of Athens. The Ancient Agora of Classical Athens is the best-known example of an ancient Greek agora, located to the northwest of the Acropolis. The Agora was a...

Athens is the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire. The city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a...