Steven Sklifas - Writer Photographer

  • Home
  • Galleries
    • All Galleries
    • Search
    • Cart
    • Lightbox
    • Client Area
  • Blog
  • services
  • Writing
  • Contact
  • About
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
x

Search Results

Refine Search
Match all words
Match any word
Prints
Personal Use
Royalty-Free
Rights-Managed
(leave unchecked to
search all images)
Next
1581 images found
twitterlinkedinfacebook

Loading ()...

  • Ruins in the ancient lower city (now modern city) of a Doric peripteral temple from the 6th century B.C. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The temple is believed to be one of the two mentioned by Pausanias in his travels and which were dedicated separately to Poseidon and Aphrodite.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_066.tif
  • View of the East Stoa or Bouleuterion at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Located in the eastern edge of the Agora plateau, it is an elongated rectangular stoic building. In the interior along the major axis of the building contained a colonnade consisting of twelve unfluted columns coated with plaster. The building has been identified with the bouleuterion of the polis mainly due to twelve inscribed bronze sheets - proxenis decrees – of the 3rd century BC unearthed in its interior. The building is dated to the late 4th – early 3rd century BC.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_046.tif
  • A spectacular view of the valley of Kandila from the ancient site of Orchomenos, Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_006.tif
  • A spectacular view of the valley of Kandila from the ancient site of Orchomenos, Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_005.tif
  • Ruins in the ancient lower city (now modern city) of a Doric peripteral temple from the 6th century B.C. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The temple is believed to be one of the two mentioned by Pausanias in his travels and which were dedicated separately to Poseidon and Aphrodite.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_063.tif
  • Ruins in the ancient lower city (now modern city) of a Doric peripteral temple from the 6th century B.C. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The temple is believed to be one of the two mentioned by Pausanias in his travels and which were dedicated separately to Poseidon and Aphrodite.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_062.tif
  • The North Stoa which formed the northern boundary of the Agora at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The North Stoa dates from around the 4th centuy BC and is the largest in length edifice found in the archaeological site. The Stoa had an outer Doric and inner Ionic order colonnade and is assumed to have had a commercial use.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_060.tif
  • The North Stoa which formed the northern boundary of the Agora at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The North Stoa dates from around the 4th centuy BC and is the largest in length edifice found in the archaeological site. The Stoa had an outer Doric and inner Ionic order colonnade and is assumed to have had a commercial use.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_059.tif
  • View of the East Stoa or Bouleuterion at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Located in the eastern edge of the Agora plateau, it is an elongated rectangular stoic building. In the interior along the major axis of the building contained a colonnade consisting of twelve unfluted columns coated with plaster. The building has been identified with the bouleuterion of the polis mainly due to twelve inscribed bronze sheets - proxenis decrees – of the 3rd century BC unearthed in its interior. The building is dated to the late 4th – early 3rd century BC.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_053.tif
  • View of the East Stoa or Bouleuterion at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Located in the eastern edge of the Agora plateau, it is an elongated rectangular stoic building. In the interior along the major axis of the building contained a colonnade consisting of twelve unfluted columns coated with plaster. The building has been identified with the bouleuterion of the polis mainly due to twelve inscribed bronze sheets - proxenis decrees – of the 3rd century BC unearthed in its interior. The building is dated to the late 4th – early 3rd century BC.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_049.tif
  • The altar at the Sanctuary of Artemis Mesopolitis. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the Altar is an elongated rectangular construction made of limestone slabs, it is preserved in a height of two blocks. Greek alphabet letters (from A to Y) are inscribed in the foundation blocks as an indication that the altar was prefabricated elsewhere and reassembled here.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_036.tif
  • A spectacular view of the valley of Kandila from the ancient site of Orchomenos, Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_004.tif
  • Ruins in the ancient lower city (now modern city) of a Doric peripteral temple from the 6th century B.C. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The temple is believed to be one of the two mentioned by Pausanias in his travels and which were dedicated separately to Poseidon and Aphrodite.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_069.tif
  • The North Stoa which formed the northern boundary of the Agora at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The North Stoa dates from around the 4th centuy BC and is the largest in length edifice found in the archaeological site. The Stoa had an outer Doric and inner Ionic order colonnade and is assumed to have had a commercial use.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_057.tif
  • Ruins in the ancient lower city (now modern city) of a Doric peripteral temple from the 6th century B.C. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The temple is believed to be one of the two mentioned by Pausanias in his travels and which were dedicated separately to Poseidon and Aphrodite.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_065.tif
  • The North Stoa which formed the northern boundary of the Agora at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The North Stoa dates from around the 4th centuy BC and is the largest in length edifice found in the archaeological site. The Stoa had an outer Doric and inner Ionic order colonnade and is assumed to have had a commercial use.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_056.tif
  • View of the East Stoa or Bouleuterion at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Located in the eastern edge of the Agora plateau, it is an elongated rectangular stoic building. In the interior along the major axis of the building contained a colonnade consisting of twelve unfluted columns coated with plaster. The building has been identified with the bouleuterion of the polis mainly due to twelve inscribed bronze sheets - proxenis decrees – of the 3rd century BC unearthed in its interior. The building is dated to the late 4th – early 3rd century BC.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_047.tif
  • A spectacular view of the valley of Kandila from the ancient site of Orchomenos, Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_007.tif
  • Ruins in the ancient lower city (now modern city) of a Doric peripteral temple from the 6th century B.C. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The temple is believed to be one of the two mentioned by Pausanias in his travels and which were dedicated separately to Poseidon and Aphrodite.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_068.tif
  • The North Stoa which formed the northern boundary of the Agora at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The North Stoa dates from around the 4th centuy BC and is the largest in length edifice found in the archaeological site. The Stoa had an outer Doric and inner Ionic order colonnade and is assumed to have had a commercial use.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_055.tif
  • A spectacular view of the valley of Kandila from the ancient site of Orchomenos, Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_002.tif
  • Tree lined highway, Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_070.tif
  • Ruins in the ancient lower city (now modern city) of a Doric peripteral temple from the 6th century B.C. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The temple is believed to be one of the two mentioned by Pausanias in his travels and which were dedicated separately to Poseidon and Aphrodite.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_067.tif
  • Ruins in the ancient lower city (now modern city) of a Doric peripteral temple from the 6th century B.C. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The temple is believed to be one of the two mentioned by Pausanias in his travels and which were dedicated separately to Poseidon and Aphrodite.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_064.tif
  • A spectacular view of the valley of Kandila from the ancient site of Orchomenos, Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_003.tif
  • The North Stoa which formed the northern boundary of the Agora at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The North Stoa dates from around the 4th centuy BC and is the largest in length edifice found in the archaeological site. The Stoa had an outer Doric and inner Ionic order colonnade and is assumed to have had a commercial use.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_058.tif
  • The entrance of the East Stoa or Bouleuterion at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Located in the eastern edge of the Agora plateau, it is an elongated rectangular stoic building. In the interior along the major axis of the building contained a colonnade consisting of twelve unfluted columns coated with plaster. The building has been identified with the bouleuterion of the polis mainly due to twelve inscribed bronze sheets - proxenis decrees – of the 3rd century BC unearthed in its interior. The building is dated to the late 4th – early 3rd century BC.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_054.tif
  • The altar at the Sanctuary of Artemis Mesopolitis. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the Altar is an elongated rectangular construction made of limestone slabs, it is preserved in a height of two blocks. Greek alphabet letters (from A to Y) are inscribed in the foundation blocks as an indication that the altar was prefabricated elsewhere and reassembled here.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_038.tif
  • Tree lined highway, Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_071.tif
  • The North Stoa which formed the northern boundary of the Agora at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. The North Stoa dates from around the 4th centuy BC and is the largest in length edifice found in the archaeological site. The Stoa had an outer Doric and inner Ionic order colonnade and is assumed to have had a commercial use.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_061.tif
  • View of the East Stoa or Bouleuterion at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Located in the eastern edge of the Agora plateau, it is an elongated rectangular stoic building. In the interior along the major axis of the building contained a colonnade consisting of twelve unfluted columns coated with plaster. The building has been identified with the bouleuterion of the polis mainly due to twelve inscribed bronze sheets - proxenis decrees – of the 3rd century BC unearthed in its interior. The building is dated to the late 4th – early 3rd century BC.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_052.tif
  • View of the East Stoa or Bouleuterion at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Located in the eastern edge of the Agora plateau, it is an elongated rectangular stoic building. In the interior along the major axis of the building contained a colonnade consisting of twelve unfluted columns coated with plaster. The building has been identified with the bouleuterion of the polis mainly due to twelve inscribed bronze sheets - proxenis decrees – of the 3rd century BC unearthed in its interior. The building is dated to the late 4th – early 3rd century BC.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_048.tif
  • The altar at the Sanctuary of Artemis Mesopolitis. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the Altar is an elongated rectangular construction made of limestone slabs, it is preserved in a height of two blocks. Greek alphabet letters (from A to Y) are inscribed in the foundation blocks as an indication that the altar was prefabricated elsewhere and reassembled here.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_035.tif
  • View of the East Stoa or Bouleuterion at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Located in the eastern edge of the Agora plateau, it is an elongated rectangular stoic building. In the interior along the major axis of the building contained a colonnade consisting of twelve unfluted columns coated with plaster. The building has been identified with the bouleuterion of the polis mainly due to twelve inscribed bronze sheets - proxenis decrees – of the 3rd century BC unearthed in its interior. The building is dated to the late 4th – early 3rd century BC.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_051.tif
  • View of the East Stoa or Bouleuterion at the ancient city of Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Located in the eastern edge of the Agora plateau, it is an elongated rectangular stoic building. In the interior along the major axis of the building contained a colonnade consisting of twelve unfluted columns coated with plaster. The building has been identified with the bouleuterion of the polis mainly due to twelve inscribed bronze sheets - proxenis decrees – of the 3rd century BC unearthed in its interior. The building is dated to the late 4th – early 3rd century BC.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_050.tif
  • The altar at the Sanctuary of Artemis Mesopolitis. Orchomenos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Dating from the 4th century BC, the Altar is an elongated rectangular construction made of limestone slabs, it is preserved in a height of two blocks. Greek alphabet letters (from A to Y) are inscribed in the foundation blocks as an indication that the altar was prefabricated elsewhere and reassembled here.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Orchomenos_037.tif
  • Gythion. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Islet of Marathonisi at the attractive seaside town of Gythion. The islet is thought to be Homers Kranae and is famous as the place where the fateful lovers Paris and Helen stayed prior to departing for Troy. Gythion is the port of ancient and modern Sparta and gateway to the Mani.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Gythion_006.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of a café in a stone building with outside table and chairs and yellow sun umbrellas in the small resort village of Gerolimenas on the south western tip of the Mani.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_011.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of bare rugged mountains and fields filled with low stone walls on the coast of the Mani peninsular.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_006.tif
  • Gythion. Peloponnese. Greece. Panoramic view of the attractive fishing town of Gythion, which is set amphitheatrically on a wooded hill with a lively waterfront of pastel coloured Neo Classical buildings. The port of ancient and modern Sparta and gateway to the Mani, Gythion is famous as the place where the fateful lovers Paris and Helen stayed prior to departing for Troy.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Gythion_004.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of small boats in the harbour of the small resort village of Gerolimenas on the south western tip of the Mani.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_001.tif
  • Gythion. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the ancient theatre from the late Hellenistic period at the attractive seaside town of Gythion. The port of ancient and modern Sparta and gateway to the Mani, Gythion is famous as the place where the fateful lovers Paris and Helen stayed prior to departing for Troy.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Gythion_007.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. Perched high, isolated and frozen in time on the south west tip of the Mani is the spectacular, celebrated and ghostly tower village of Vatheia, the finest example of traditional Mani architecture. The Mani peninsular, a 77 kilometre spur that stretches from Mount Taygetos to Cape Tainaron, is famous for its blood feuds, ghostly tower settlements and barren moonlike landscape.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_020.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of a wooden table and chairs placed in front of a rustic stone wall in the small resort village of Gerolimenas on the south western tip of the Mani.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_015.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of a part of the Pyrgos Dirous Caves, which are one of the most spectacular natural sights in Greece. The two caverns or caves are famous for their stalactites and stalagmites and are lit with floating lights to accommodate the boat tours.  The caves are located on the west coast of the Mani.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_008.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the desolate landscape Cape Tainaron (Matapan), the southernmost mainland point in Greece and Europe. The Cape is at the end of the Mani peninsular, a 77 kilometre spur that stretches from Mount Taygetos.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_024.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. Perched high, isolated and frozen in time on the south west tip of the Mani is the spectacular, celebrated and ghostly tower village of Vatheia, the finest example of traditional Mani architecture. The Mani peninsular, a 77 kilometre spur that stretches from Mount Taygetos to Cape Tainaron, is famous for its blood feuds, ghostly tower settlements and barren moonlike landscape.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_021.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the coastal town of Kyparissos, with tower houses, in the background is the desolate landscape Cape Tainaron (Matapan), the southernmost mainland point in Greece and Europe.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_018.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of Exo Kapi Beach a small inlet with a white pebble beach and turquoise water on the west coast of the Mani peninsular.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_007.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the desolate landscape Cape Tainaron (Matapan), the southernmost mainland point in Greece and Europe. The Cape is at the end of the Mani peninsular, a 77 kilometre spur that stretches from Mount Taygetos.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_005.tif
  • Gythion. Peloponnese. Greece. View of colourful fishing boats docked on the lively waterfront of pastel coloured 19th century buildings in the picture postcard fishing town. The port of ancient and modern Sparta and gateway to the Mani, Gythion is famous as the place where the fateful lovers Paris and Helen stayed prior to departing for Troy.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Gythion_002.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of bare rugged mountains on the east coast of the Mani peninsular.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_010.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. Perched high, isolated and frozen in time on the south west tip of the Mani is the spectacular, celebrated and ghostly tower village of Vatheia, the finest example of traditional Mani architecture. The Mani peninsular, a 77 kilometre spur that stretches from Mount Taygetos to Cape Tainaron, is famous for its blood feuds, ghostly tower settlements and barren moonlike landscape.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_002.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the coastal town of Kyparissos, with tower houses, in the background is the desolate landscape Cape Tainaron (Matapan), the southernmost mainland point in Greece and Europe.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_017.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View along a highway of bare mountains and the rugged beauty of the west coast of the Mani peninsular. The Mani peninsular, a 77 kilometre spur that stretches from Mount Taygetos  to Cape Tainaron (Matapan), the southernmost point Europe, is famous for its blood feuds, ghostly tower settlements and barren moonlike landscape.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_003.tif
  • Gythion. Peloponnese. Greece. Black and white view of the Dimitrios shipwreck, on a sandy beach near the attractive seaside town of Gythion. The ship, a 67 metres long freight ship has been stranded on the Valtaki since December 23 1981.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Gythion_008.tif
  • Gythion. Peloponnese. Greece. View of  Platia Githeiou, the central square of the attractive seaside town of Gythion. The port of ancient and modern Sparta and gateway to the Mani, Gythion is famous as the place where the fateful lovers Paris and Helen stayed prior to departing for Troy.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Gythion_003.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the desolate landscape Cape Tainaron (Matapan), the southernmost mainland point in Greece and Europe. The Cape is at the end of the Mani peninsular, a 77 kilometre spur that stretches from Mount Taygetos.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_023.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. Perched high, isolated and frozen in time on the south west tip of the Mani is the spectacular, celebrated and ghostly tower village of Vatheia, the finest example of traditional Mani architecture. The Mani peninsular, a 77 kilometre spur that stretches from Mount Taygetos to Cape Tainaron, is famous for its blood feuds, ghostly tower settlements and barren moonlike landscape.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_022.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of small boats in the harbour of the small resort village of Gerolimenas on the south western tip of the Mani.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_016.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of small boats in the harbour of the small resort village of Gerolimenas on the south western tip of the Mani.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_014.tif
  • Gythion. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Tzannetakis tower built in 1826 on the Islet of Marathonisi at the attractive seaside town of Gythion. The fortress was built by the general of the war of independence Tzannetakis Grigorakis and is a three storied structure with a terrace, battlements and four circular turrets.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Gythion_005.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the desolate landscape Cape Tainaron (Matapan), the southernmost mainland point in Greece and Europe. The Cape is at the end of the Mani peninsular, a 77 kilometre spur that stretches from Mount Taygetos and is famous for its blood feuds, ghostly tower settlements and barren moonlike landscape.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_019.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of a yellow garden bead and ceramic pot plant with green plants placed in front of a rustic stone wall in the small resort village of Gerolimenas on the south western tip of the Mani. T
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_012.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of small boats in the harbour of the small resort village of Gerolimenas on the south western tip of the Mani.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_013.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of a part of the Pyrgos Dirous Caves, which are one of the most spectacular natural sights in Greece. The two caverns or caves are famous for their stalactites and stalagmites and are lit with floating lights to accommodate the boat tours.  The caves are located on the west coast of the Mani.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_009.tif
  • Gythion. Peloponnese. Greece. View of colourful fishing boats docked on the lively waterfront of pastel coloured 19th century buildings in the picture postcard fishing town. The port of ancient and modern Sparta and gateway to the Mani, Gythion is famous as the place where the fateful lovers Paris and Helen stayed prior to departing for Troy.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Gythion_001.tif
  • Mani. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the bay of Dirou (Diros), on the west coast of the Mani peninsular.
    Greece_Peloponnese_Mani_004.tif
  • Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Corinth Canal, a great engineering triumph completed in 1890. Gateway to the Peloponnese, the impressive 6km long and 23 km wide ship vessel passage was actually first attempted by the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula in order to reduce the travel time and risks of sailing between Greece and Rome. It is located on the northern tip of the Peloponnese and at the closet point to Athens.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_088.tif
  • The marble base pedestal of Paeonios Victory (Nike). Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The base supported the 5th century BC statue of the winged Nike. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The 9 metre tall triangular marble pedestal is in front of the southeast corner of the Temple of Zeus. The statue of Nike, by the sculptor Paionios of Mende, is a masterpiece of Greek Art is housed in the museum. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_013.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_013.tif
  • Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Corinth Canal, a great engineering triumph completed in 1890. Gateway to the Peloponnese, the impressive 6km long and 23 km wide ship vessel passage was actually first attempted by the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula in order to reduce the travel time and risks of sailing between Greece and Rome. It is located on the northern tip of the Peloponnese and at the closet point to Athens.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_087.tif
  • Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the Corinth Canal, a great engineering triumph completed in 1890. Gateway to the Peloponnese, the impressive 6km long and 23 km wide ship vessel passage was actually first attempted by the Roman emperors Nero and Caligula in order to reduce the travel time and risks of sailing between Greece and Rome. It is located on the northern tip of the Peloponnese and at the closet point to Athens.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_089.tif
  • The marble base pedestal of Paeonios Victory (Nike). Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The base supported the 5th century BC statue of the winged Nike. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The 9 metre tall triangular marble pedestal is in front of the southeast corner of the Temple of Zeus. The statue of Nike, by the sculptor Paionios of Mende, is a masterpiece of Greek Art is housed in the museum. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_074.tif
  • Methoni. Peloponnese. Greece. View during dusk of a rocky shoreline on the extreme western tip of the Peloponnese.
    Greece_Methoni_012.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_009.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_015.tif
  • Ruins of the Roman Villa on left and Hellenistic ashlar residence on right. Stymphalia. Peloponnese. Greece. The Roman Villa was a complex of eleven rooms arranged around a paved courtyard with a well. The Hellenistic ashlar residence consists of five rooms arranged around a large courtyard. Stymphalia. Peloponnese. Greece.
    Greece_Lake_Stymphalia_029.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_011.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_004.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_010.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_003.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_002.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_014.tif
  • The marble base pedestal of Paeonios Victory (Nike). Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The base supported the 5th century BC statue of the winged Nike. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The 9 metre tall triangular marble pedestal is in front of the southeast corner of the Temple of Zeus. The statue of Nike, by the sculptor Paionios of Mende, is a masterpiece of Greek Art is housed in the museum. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_073.tif
  • Methoni. Peloponnese. Greece. View of colourful fishing boats docked in the harbour of Methoni on the extreme western tip of the Peloponnese.
    Greece_Methoni_010.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_006.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_005.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_016.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_012.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_008.tif
  • Methoni. Peloponnese. Greece. View of colourful fishing boats docked in the harbour of Methoni on the extreme western tip of the Peloponnese.
    Greece_Methoni_011.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_001.tif
  • The Hellenistic ancient Theatre at the ancient city of Sikyon. Peloponnese. Greece. The theatre was built between 303 and 251 BC a with modifications made during the Roman period. The theatre was one of the largest found in the Peloponnese and has picturesque view of the Corinthian Gulf some 2 kilometres in the distance.
    Greece_Ancient_Sicyon_007.tif
  • A Lapith girl struggling against a Centaur on the Temple of Zeus western pediment frieze. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese Greece. Now in the Archaeological museum, the frieze depicts the Centauromachy, the struggle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_130.tif
  • Part view of the frieze on the eastern pediment of the Temple of Zeus. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese Greece. Now in the Archaeological museum, the frieze depicts the preparations for the chariot race between Pelops and Oenomaus. The figure of Zeus is in the centre, the tallest point of the pediment.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_121.tif
  • Column bases of the outer Ionic colonnade of the Leonidaion. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece.  The Leonidaion is a large rectangular hostel for officials built around 330 BC. It was established by a Leonidas, the Naxian and consisted of an Ionic exterior of 138 columns, with a central peristyle court with 44 Doric columns.  The Romans added a decorative open air swimming pool in the central court when the building served as a house for Roman officers. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_114.tif
  • Section of the Doric colonnade of the Palaestra, dated to the 3rd century BC. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese, Greece. The Palaestra is a large square building, with a central court surrounded by a Doric colonnade with 19 columns on each side and numerous side rooms used for oiling of bodies, dressing, bathing and lecturing. The central court was where the athletes practised wrestling, boxing, the pankration and jumping. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_026.tif
  • Stone bases of the Zanes leading to the Olympic stadium entrance. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The Zanes were bronze statues of Zeus erected and financed by the proceeds of the fines levied on athletes who broke the code of the ancient Olympic Games. The name of the offending athlete was inscribed on the base. The Zanes were placed in a visible place at the entrance to the stadium as an example to those competing in the Games. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_001.tif
  • Pylos. Peloponnese. Greece. View of Navarino Bay and the small island of Sfaktiria, scene of the famous battle between the Spartans and Athenians in 425 BC. In the foreground are part of the defensive walls of the Venetian Ottoman NeoKastro above the town of Pylos.
    Greece_Pylos_013.tif
Next