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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Greek soliders saluting the Greek flag during the early morning on the Acropolis in Athens. The Greek national flag is unfurled every morning and furled before sunset. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_1057.tif
  • Lykavittos. Athens. Greece. View of Greek soldiers furling the Greek National flag on Lykavittos Hill which rises 277 metres above the city of Athens and is its highest hill. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_066.tif
  • Lykavittos. Athens. Greece. View of Greek soldiers furling the Greek National flag on Lykavittos Hill which rises 277 metres above the city of Athens and is its highest hill. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_067.tif
  • Lykavittos. Athens. Greece. View of Greek soldiers furling the Greek National flag on Lykavittos Hill which rises 277 metres above the city of Athens and is its highest hill. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_065.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy.  View of the archaeological remains of the ancient Greek colony of Metapontion or Metapontum.  The ancient city was dominated by a row of three colossal Greek colonnaded temples built in the 6th century BC, of which only foundations and scattered architectural fragments remain. There are also the remains of a Greek theatre, capable of seating 8000 spectators. Located on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy, the city was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists from the western Peloponnese. The city prospered during the 6th-5th centuries BC and the great mathematician, philosopher and alchemist Pythagoras founded a school in Metapontion in 510 BC after his expulsion from Croton. It is said that he died here.
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-015.tif
  • National flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_076.tif
  • National flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_077.tif
  • National flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_074.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy.  View of ancient Greek theatre of the ancient Greek colony of Metapontion or Metapontum. Partially restored, the theatre was built during the 6th century BC and was capable of seating 8000 spectators. Located on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy, the city was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists from the western Peloponnese. The city prospered during the 6th-5th centuries BC and the great mathematician, philosopher and alchemist Pythagoras founded a school in Metapontion in 510 BC after his expulsion from Croton. It is said that he died here.
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-010.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the flutted column ruins of the 6th century BC Temple F. The Temple was either dedicated to the Greek Goddess Athena or Aphrodite or Greek God Dionysus. Dating from 550 – 530 BC, the Temple was of Greek Doric order in the Pseudoperperipteral hexastyle and had screens placed between the external columns, possibly to keep out prying eyes to the mystery rituals taking place in the temple halls..
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_034.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the ruins of the 6th century BC Temple F. The Temple was either dedicated to the Greek Goddess Athena or Aphrodite or Greek God Dionysus. Dating from 550 – 530 BC, the Temple was of Greek Doric order in the Pseudoperperipteral hexastyle and had screens placed between the external columns, possibly to keep out prying eyes to the mystery rituals taking place in the temple halls.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_033.tif
  • National flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_075.tif
  • National flag of Greece flying high and proudly on a flag pole against a blue sky backdrop. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_073.tif
  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of a sand stone block with an ancient Greek inscription carved into it along the once paved decumanus also known as monumental road which was the premier address of the ancient city. Founded in the 4th century BC, Ptolemais is located on the site of the port or harbour of Barca, an ancient 7th century BC Greek colony situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the steep slopes of the Cyrenaica plateau.
    Libya_Ptolemais_004.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Keep from the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortification ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and is considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_019.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the fourteen re-erected columns (north colonnade) of the 6th century BC Greek Doric Temple C.  The temple is presumed to be dedicated to the Greek God Apollo. Dating from 580 – 560 BC, the Peripteral Hexastyle Temple consisted of 6 by 17 columns and is the oldest Temple at the ancient city.  The partial restoration of the temple was performed in 1925.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_044.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_004.tif
  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of a stone block with an ancient Greek inscription carved into it along the once paved decumanus also known as monumental road which was the premier address of the ancient city. Founded in the 4th century BC, Ptolemais is located on the site of the port or harbour of Barca, an ancient 7th century BC Greek colony situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the steep slopes of the Cyrenaica plateau.
    Libya_Ptolemais_091.tif
  • Delos . Greece. View of the small modern Greek Chapel of Agia Kyriaki at the stadium quarter. In the background is Mt. Cynthus, the highest point on the island. Sacred Delos is the birthplace of the Greek God Apollo and his twin sister the Greek Goddess Artemis and one of most important ancient sites in the Mediterranean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Cyclades_Delos_214.jpg
  • Delos . Greece. View of the small modern Greek Chapel of Agia Kyriaki at the stadium quarter. In the background is Mt. Cynthus, the highest point on the island. Sacred Delos is the birthplace of the Greek God Apollo and his twin sister the Greek Goddess Artemis and one of most important ancient sites in the Mediterranean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Cyclades_Delos_213.jpg
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of access passages at the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortifications ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and are considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_025.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the innermost ditch at the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The ditch gave access to a labyrinth of casemates and passages within the castle. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortifications ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and are considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_022.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Temple of Apollo, built in local limestone in the 6th century BC and the oldest peripteral Doric temple in Sicily. Dedicated to the Greek god Apollo, the Temple had an elongated plan with a colonnade of 6 by 17 columns, and its extensive ruins include part of the cella wall, columns stumps and two monolithic Doric columns, estimated to weigh 35 tons each. Through its long life, the temple was converted into a Christian Byzantine church, then an Arab mosque, a Norman church and lastly into Spanish prison. The Temple is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_008.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View at the Parco Archeologico of the Teatro Greco or Greek Theatre, cut from the bedrock and one of the largest theatres from the ancient Greek world. Originally built in the 6th century BC, the theatre seen today is primarily from the 3rd century BC, where it was modified by Hieron II to accommodate 15000 spectators in 59 rows of seats.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_001.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the South peristyle of the 6th century BC Greek Doric Temple D which was presumed to be dedicated to the Greek Goddess Athena. Dating from 560 – 540 BC, the Peripteral hexastyle Temple consisted of 6 by 13 columns and is the second oldest Temple at the site.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_046.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the colossal, tangled and earthquake devastated ruins of the 6th century BC Temple G. It was possibly dedicated to the Greek God Zeus or Apollo.  Work started on the Octastyle Temple in 530 BC and still had not been completed by 409 BC when the city had been destroyed by the Carthaginians.  However its gigantic proportioned colonnaded (17 columns long and 8 wide) had been erected before being abandoned. Measuring 50 x 110 metres and with columns rising 16 metres, the Temple is one of the largest Greek Temples ever built.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_041.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the fourteen re-erected columns (north colonnade) of the 6th century BC Greek Doric Temple C.  The temple is presumed to be dedicated to the Greek God Apollo. Dating from 580 – 560 BC, the Peripteral Hexastyle Temple consisted of 6 by 17 columns and is the oldest Temple at the ancient city.  The partial restoration of the temple was performed in 1925.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_042.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the colossal, tangled and earthquake devastated ruins of the 6th century BC Temple G. It was possibly dedicated to the Greek God Zeus or Apollo.  Work started on the Octastyle Temple in 530 BC and still had not been completed by 409 BC when the city had been destroyed by the Carthaginians.  However its gigantic proportioned colonnaded (17 columns long and 8 wide) had been erected before being abandoned. Measuring 50 x 110 metres and with columns rising 16 metres, the Temple is one of the largest Greek Temples ever built.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_039.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_028.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_025.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_019.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the east front of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_003.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_012.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_009.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_006.tif
  • Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium at Nemea which dates from 330 BC.  Located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape, the stadium is partly cut into the hill and the 13 lane 600 ancient feet long running track still has its original starting lines marked with stones. Ancient Nemea was not actually an inhabited city, but one of four famous ancient Greek Pan Hellenic sanctuaries where significant athletic festivals took place. Olympia, Delphi and Isthmia were the other three.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_003.tif
  • Plaka. Athens. Greece. View of the Greek National Flag in a pot plant in the shape of a cat in the historical area of old Athens known as the Plaka. The Plaka, the prime visitor area of Athens, is charming labyrinth of narrow winding streets and alleys that meander below the Acropolis. The lively central streets of the neighbourhood, is packed full of shops selling Greek souvenirs and handicrafts, plus there are an endless number of restaurants and cafes. Away from the tourist section, the streets are peaceful and are lined with beautiful and grand neoclassical mansions built in the 19th century.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_056.tif
  • Plaka. Athens. Greece. View of the Greek National Flag in a pot plant in the shape of a cat in the historical area of old Athens known as the Plaka. The Plaka, the prime visitor area of Athens, is charming labyrinth of narrow winding streets and alleys that meander below the Acropolis. The lively central streets of the neighbourhood, is packed full of shops selling Greek souvenirs and handicrafts, plus there are an endless number of restaurants and cafes. Away from the tourist section, the streets are peaceful and are lined with beautiful and grand neoclassical mansions built in the 19th century.
    Greece_Athens_General_Sights_055.tif
  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of a stone block with an ancient Greek inscription carved into it along the once paved decumanus also known as monumental road which was the premier address of the ancient city. Founded in the 4th century BC, Ptolemais is located on the site of the port or harbour of Barca, an ancient 7th century BC Greek colony situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the steep slopes of the Cyrenaica plateau.
    Libya_Ptolemais_092.tif
  • Delos . Greece. View of the small modern Greek Chapel of Agia Kyriaki at the stadium quarter. In the background is Mt. Cynthus, the highest point on the island. Sacred Delos is the birthplace of the Greek God Apollo and his twin sister the Greek Goddess Artemis and one of most important ancient sites in the Mediterranean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Cyclades_Delos_018.jpg
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of ruins at the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortifications ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and are considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_026.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of access passages at the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortifications ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and are considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_024.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the innermost ditch at the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The ditch gave access to a labyrinth of casemates and passages within the castle. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortifications ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and are considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_021.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Keep from the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortification ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and is considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_020.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Temple of Apollo, built in local limestone in the 6th century BC and the oldest peripteral Doric temple in Sicily. Dedicated to the Greek god Apollo, the Temple had an elongated plan with a colonnade of 6 by 17 columns, and its extensive ruins include part of the cella wall, columns stumps and two monolithic Doric columns, estimated to weigh 35 tons each. Through its long life, the temple was converted into a Christian Byzantine church, then an Arab mosque, a Norman church and lastly into Spanish prison. The Temple is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_011.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Temple of Apollo, built in local limestone in the 6th century BC and the oldest peripteral Doric temple in Sicily. Dedicated to the Greek god Apollo, the Temple had an elongated plan with a colonnade of 6 by 17 columns, and its extensive ruins include part of the cella wall, columns stumps and two monolithic Doric columns, estimated to weigh 35 tons each. Through its long life, the temple was converted into a Christian Byzantine church, then an Arab mosque, a Norman church and lastly into Spanish prison. The Temple is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_010.tif
  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View at the Parco Archeologico of the Teatro Greco or Greek Theatre, cut from the bedrock and one of the largest theatres from the ancient Greek world. Originally built in the 6th century BC, the theatre seen today is primarily from the 3rd century BC, where it was modified by Hieron II to accommodate 15000 spectators in 59 rows of seats.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_002.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the colossal, tangled and earthquake devastated ruins of the 6th century BC Temple G. It was possibly dedicated to the Greek God Zeus or Apollo.  Work started on the Octastyle Temple in 530 BC and still had not been completed by 409 BC when the city had been destroyed by the Carthaginians.  However its gigantic proportioned colonnaded (17 columns long and 8 wide) had been erected before being abandoned. Measuring 50 x 110 metres and with columns rising 16 metres, the Temple is one of the largest Greek Temples ever built.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_040.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of a gigantic sized capital, a fragment from the colossal, tangled and earthquake devastated ruins of the 6th century BC Temple G. It was possibly dedicated to the Greek God Zeus or Apollo.  Work started on the Octastyle Temple in 530 BC and still had not been completed by 409 BC when the city had been destroyed by the Carthaginians.  However its gigantic proportioned colonnaded (17 columns long and 8 wide) had been erected before being abandoned. Measuring 50 x 110 metres and with columns rising 16 metres, the Temple is one of the largest Greek Temples ever built.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_036.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. Rear view (west end) of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_030.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  Close up view of the Greek Doric Columns of the 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_026.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_022.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_020.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_015.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_014.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of a section of the Entablature (architraves and triglyphs) of the Greek Doric 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_012.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_013.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_005.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_001.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_010.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_008.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_005.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_007.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_001.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_003.tif
  • Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium at Nemea which dates from 330 BC.  Located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape, the stadium is partly cut into the hill and the 13 lane 600 ancient feet long running track still has its original starting lines marked with stones. Ancient Nemea was not actually an inhabited city, but one of four famous ancient Greek PanHellenic sanctuaries where significant athletic festivals took place. Olympia, Delphi and Isthmia were the other three.
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  • Nemea. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium at Nemea which dates from 330 BC.  Located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape, the stadium is partly cut into the hill and the 13 lane 600 ancient feet long running track still has its original starting lines marked with stones. Ancient Nemea was not actually an inhabited city, but one of four famous ancient Greek Pan Hellenic sanctuaries where significant athletic festivals took place. Olympia, Delphi and Isthmia were the other three.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_004.tif
  • Ruins of the Greek Baths. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. The Greek Baths was built in the early Hellenistic period (3rd century BC) at the same time as the nearby Hestiatorion (Banquet Hall) and Katagogion (Hostel).  It is thought the baths served both these buildings.
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  • Ruins of the Greek Baths. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. The Greek Baths was built in the early Hellenistic period (3rd century BC) at the same time as the nearby Hestiatorion (Banquet Hall) and Katagogion (Hostel).  It is thought the baths served both these buildings.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The 5th century BC ancient Greek Stadium. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). ). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Used for athletic contests during the PanHellenic festivals in honour of the God, the stadiums start and finish lines have survived as has some of the stone seating. The sanctuary is the largest and most important sanctuary dedicated to Asklepios, a man, a myth, a tradition worshipped throughout the ancient Greek world as the god of healing and medicine. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The 5th century BC ancient Greek Stadium. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). ). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Used for athletic contests during the PanHellenic festivals in honour of the God, the stadiums start and finish lines have survived as has some of the stone seating. The sanctuary is the largest and most important sanctuary dedicated to Asklepios, a man, a myth, a tradition worshipped throughout the ancient Greek world as the god of healing and medicine. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The 5th century BC ancient Greek Stadium. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). ). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Used for athletic contests during the PanHellenic festivals in honour of the God, the stadiums start and finish lines have survived as has some of the stone seating. The sanctuary is the largest and most important sanctuary dedicated to Asklepios, a man, a myth, a tradition worshipped throughout the ancient Greek world as the god of healing and medicine. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The 5th century BC ancient Greek Stadium. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). ). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Used for athletic contests during the PanHellenic festivals in honour of the God, the stadiums start and finish lines have survived as has some of the stone seating. The sanctuary is the largest and most important sanctuary dedicated to Asklepios, a man, a myth, a tradition worshipped throughout the ancient Greek world as the god of healing and medicine. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • Plaka. Athens. Greece. View of the Greek National Flag in a pot plant in the shape of a cat in the historical area of old Athens known as the Plaka. The Plaka, the prime visitor area of Athens, is charming labyrinth of narrow winding streets and alleys that meander below the Acropolis. The lively central streets of the neighbourhood, is packed full of shops selling Greek souvenirs and handicrafts, plus there are an endless number of restaurants and cafes. Away from the tourist section, the streets are peaceful and are lined with beautiful and grand neoclassical mansions built in the 19th century.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of a stone block with an ancient Greek inscription carved into it along the once paved decumanus also known as monumental road which was the premier address of the ancient city. Founded in the 4th century BC, Ptolemais is located on the site of the port or harbour of Barca, an ancient 7th century BC Greek colony situated between the Mediterranean Sea and the steep slopes of the Cyrenaica plateau.
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  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of access passages at the Castello di Eurialo, the castle that formed part of the massive Greek defensive installation built to protect Ortygia – ancient Syracuse from invaders. The limestone fortifications were imposed by Dionysus the Elder in the 4th century BC and later improved by Hieron II. The fortifications ran for a length of 32 kilometres, totally enclosing the city and are considered the most impressive Greek defences to have survived from antiquity. The castle is seven kilometres from the heart of Syracuse.
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  • Syracuse. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Temple of Apollo, built in local limestone in the 6th century BC and the oldest peripteral Doric temple in Sicily. Dedicated to the Greek god Apollo, the Temple had an elongated plan with a colonnade of 6 by 17 columns, and its extensive ruins include part of the cella wall, columns stumps and two monolithic Doric columns, estimated to weigh 35 tons each. Through its long life, the temple was converted into a Christian Byzantine church, then an Arab mosque, a Norman church and lastly into Spanish prison. The Temple is located on the tiny island of Ortygia, the original settlement of Syracuse, a former power house of the Mediterranean, located on the south east corner of Sicily.
    Syracuse_Sicily_Italy_009.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the fourteen re-erected columns (north colonnade) of the 6th century BC Greek Doric Temple C.  The temple is presumed to be dedicated to the Greek God Apollo. Dating from 580 – 560 BC, the Peripteral Hexastyle Temple consisted of 6 by 17 columns and is the oldest Temple at the ancient city.  The partial restoration of the temple was performed in 1925.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_043.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the colossal, tangled and earthquake devastated ruins of the 6th century BC Temple G. It was possibly dedicated to the Greek God Zeus or Apollo.  Work started on the Octastyle Temple in 530 BC and still had not been completed by 409 BC when the city had been destroyed by the Carthaginians.  However its gigantic proportioned colonnaded (17 columns long and 8 wide) had been erected before being abandoned. Measuring 50 x 110 metres and with columns rising 16 metres, the Temple is one of the largest Greek Temples ever built.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_038.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the colossal, tangled and earthquake devastated ruins of the 6th century BC Temple G. It was possibly dedicated to the Greek God Zeus or Apollo.  Work started on the Octastyle Temple in 530 BC and still had not been completed by 409 BC when the city had been destroyed by the Carthaginians.  However its gigantic proportioned colonnaded (17 columns long and 8 wide) had been erected before being abandoned. Measuring 50 x 110 metres and with columns rising 16 metres, the Temple is one of the largest Greek Temples ever built.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_035.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_032.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_029.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_031.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  Close up view of the Greek Doric Columns of the 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_027.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_021.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. View of the east front of the Greek Doric Temple E which dates from 460 – 450 BC and is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. The Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_004.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_011.tif
  • Eraclea Minoa. Sicily. Italy. View of the Ancient Greek theatre which dates from the 4th century BC. The soft sandstone of the theatre is protected by a perplex cover and it retains 10 rows of its seats. Herakleia Minoa was founded in the 6th BC by settlers from the earlier Greek settlement of Selinunte, 60 kilometres away. By the end of the 1st century BC it was totally abandoned.
    Eraclea_Minoa_Sicily_Italy_002.tif
  • The 5th century BC ancient Greek Stadium. Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). ). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Used for athletic contests during the PanHellenic festivals in honour of the God, the stadiums start and finish lines have survived as has some of the stone seating. The sanctuary is the largest and most important sanctuary dedicated to Asklepios, a man, a myth, a tradition worshipped throughout the ancient Greek world as the god of healing and medicine. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy.  View of the fourteen re-erected columns (north colonnade) of the 6th century BC Greek Doric Temple C.  The temple is presumed to be dedicated to the Greek God Apollo. Dating from 580 – 560 BC, the Peripteral Hexastyle Temple consisted of 6 by 17 columns and is the oldest Temple at the ancient city.  The partial restoration of the temple was performed in 1925.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_045.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. Tourists are dominated by the impressive size of the Doric Columns of the 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Greek Goddess Hera, wife of Zeus. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
    Selinunte_Sicily_Italy_011.tif
  • Selinunte. Sicily. Italy. Interior view towards the rear (West side) of the 5th century BC Temple E which is dedicated to Goddess Hera. In the background are the adyton walls. Dating from 460 – 450 BC, the Greek Doric Peripteral hexastyle Temple was partially restored in the 1950’s and contains fragments of the original white finish which would have made it glow and visible from far off in ancient times.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. Panoramic view of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View of the rear of the front façade and columns of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains. Dating from between 426 – 416 BC.
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  • Segesta. Sicily. Italy. View towards the rear of the interior of the Greek Doric Temple of Segesta which stands glorious in magnificent isolation on a low hill in the midst of verdant country side and framed by mountains.
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  • Fresh water stone channel along the side of the stadium running track. Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The channel lines the sides of the track and brought fresh water for drinking and for wetting the track surface. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
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  • Drinking water edifice at the southern end of the ancient stadium, Nemea, Peloponnese Greece. The excavated and restored ancient Greek stadium which dates from 330 BC is located 400 meters southeast of the Temple of Zeus amidst scenic landscape.
    Greece_Nemea_Ancient_088.tif
  • The ancient Greek theatre at the sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the theatre is perhaps the most outstanding from the ancient world due to its setting and harmonious design. The theatre’s multi-tiered sweep of limestone, seats 14,000 and has near-perfect natural acoustics. The theatre as part of the Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The ancient Greek theatre at the sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the theatre is perhaps the most outstanding from the ancient world due to its setting and harmonious design. The theatre’s multi-tiered sweep of limestone, seats 14,000 and has near-perfect natural acoustics. The theatre as part of the Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
  • The ancient Greek theatre at the sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the theatre is perhaps the most outstanding from the ancient world due to its setting and harmonious design. The theatre’s multi-tiered sweep of limestone, seats 14,000 and has near-perfect natural acoustics. The theatre as part of the Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary...tif
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