Ancient Greece





Visit places in modern Greece which can trace their existence
all the way back to ancient Greece.




    

  1. Olympia
    2. 
Was from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD, the site of the Panhellenic 
Games, forerunner of today's Olympics. One of the best preserved buildings is the
Temple of Hera, dating from around the 6th century BC.

  2. Sparta
    3. 
Ancient Sparta in the Peloponnese has few ruins dating from its heyday.
Sparta became one of the most powerful city-states in ancient Greece.
Its power was based upon rigid social and military discipline.





  3. Nemea
    4. 
Notable items of interest in this place located in the Peloponnese are remaining
columns of a 4th century Zeus temple next to which a deep adyton or underground
crypt has been exposed. Also see the bath house, plunge pool and Hellenistic stadium 
remains.

  4. Argos
    5. 
Although one of the oldest settlements in ancient Greece, Argos is a busy, shabby
market town. Roman baths and an ampitheatre lie on the route out to Tripoli

  5. Thebes
    6. 
Thebes was briefly the most powerful city of ancient Greece, in the 4th
century BC, the Thebes of today is little more than a quiet provincial town.
It played an important role in the power struggles of classical Greece.





  6. Delphi
    7. 
According to legend, when Zeus released two eagles from opposite ends of the world,
their paths crossed in the sky above Delphi, establishing the site as the centre
of the earth.
Also renowned as the dwelling place of Apollo, individuals from all over ancient Greece
visited Delphi to consult the god on what action to take.

  7. Athens
    8. 
Athens has been a city for 3500 years but its greatest glory was during the classical
period of ancient Greece from which so many buildings and artefacts survive.
The 5th century BC in particular was a golden age, when Perikles oversaw the building
of the Acropolis. Athens returned to prominence in 1834 when it became the capital
of Greece.
Notable place to visit are:- The Agora, The Tower of the Winds, The Acropolis and the
Museum of Cycladic Art.





  8. Pella
    9. 
This small place was once the capital of Macedonia. The royal court was moved here from
Aigai in 410 BC by King Archelaos who ruled from 413 to 399 BC. It is here that Alexander
the Great was born in 356 BC and later tutored by the philosopher Aristotle.
The museum holds mosaics of hunting scenes in ancient Greece.

  9. Corinth
    10. 
Capital of the Roman province of Achaia, was renowned for its luxury and elegance
exemplified by this ornate capital.
The Corinth canal was completed between 1882 and 1893. The 23 metre wide canal is 
obsolete in an age of giant container shipswhich can easily weather the cape.
Smaller freighters slip take the opportunity to slip through.

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