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  • 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
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View at archaeological museum of the Dacian prisoner statue from the Roman period. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_073.tif
  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_078.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
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of marble architectural fragments with Latin inscriptions within the archaeological site. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_060.tif
  • View of the Heroon of the Crossroads, the Bema is in the background. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_046.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the paved Lechaion road or way, once the main thoroughfare from the Agora to the harbour. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, gutters, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant buildings. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. In the background is the limestone mountain of Acrocorinth, which was first the Greek acropolis and then a fortress for the Romans and Byzantines.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_006.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_100.tif
  • North side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_087.tif
  • West side (rear) of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_084.tif
  • South side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_074.tif
  • South side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_075.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the remains of the mid-5th century BC State Prison at the Agora. The prison has been famous since antiquity as the place the great philosopher Socrates spent his last day before he died in one of the cells by drinking hemlock. The Prison is located next the street of marble workers in a residential and industrial quarter outside the Agora proper.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_049.tif
  • The Arcadian Way or Harbour Street and the Great Theatre in the background. The Arcadiane was over 500 metres long and 11 metres wide. In antiquity it led from the Great theatre to the harbour (now silted up). Originally built during the Hellenistic period, the street was restored during the reign of Roman Emperor Arcadius (395-408 AD) whom the street was then named after. It was laid with marble and lined with covered porticoes on each side and even street lighting was provided by a number of lamps.
    Turkey-Ephesus_022.jpg
  • 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 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
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of the remains of a row of shops that lined the west side of the Greek Agora or Roman Forum the heart of the ancient city. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_061.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of architectural fragments including fluted columns, Corinthian column capitals and entablature pieces within the archaeological site. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_058.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_101.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_097.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_095.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_094.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_093.tif
  • West side (rear) of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_083.tif
  • West side frieze of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_085.tif
  • East south corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_080.tif
  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_077.tif
  • South side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_073.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_069.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_005.tif
  • The Arcadian Way or Harbour Street and the Great Theatre in the background. The Arcadiane was over 500 metres long and 11 metres wide. In antiquity it led from the Great theatre to the harbour (now silted up). Originally built during the Hellenistic period, the street was restored during the reign of Roman Emperor Arcadius (395-408 AD) whom the street was then named after. It was laid with marble and lined with covered porticoes on each side and even street lighting was provided by a number of lamps.
    Turkey-Ephesus_021.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 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 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 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_023.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of a relief portraying a fight with an Amazon, at archaeological museum. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_081.tif
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View at archaeological museum of the statue of Roman Emperor Augustus. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_079.tif
  • Colossal statue of Phrygian Captives in the museum, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The statue, one of many, were used as piers in the Captives Façade of the North Basilica. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_075.tif
  • Colossal statue of Phrygian Captives in the museum, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The statue, one of many, were used as piers in the Captives Façade of the North Basilica. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_074.tif
  • The paved Lechaion road or way, once the main thoroughfare from the Agora to the harbour. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant building. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_042.tif
  • Colossal statue of Phrygian Captives in the museum, Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The statue, one of many, were used as piers in the Captives Façade of the North Basilica. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
    Greece_Ancient_Corinth_008.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_099.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_098.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_096.tif
  • North side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_086.tif
  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_081.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the entrance to the opisthodomos on the west end of Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The frieze above the entrance shows the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, with Theseus conspicuous and the Centaur Kaineus being pounded into the ground by a Lapith. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_082.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the entrance to the opisthodomos on the west end of Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The frieze above the entrance shows the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, with Theseus conspicuous and the Centaur Kaineus being pounded into the ground by a Lapith. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_071.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the remains of the mid-5th century BC State Prison at the Agora. The prison has been famous since antiquity as the place the great philosopher Socrates spent his last day before he died in one of the cells by drinking hemlock. The Prison is located next the street of marble workers in a residential and industrial quarter outside the Agora proper.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_047.tif
  • Pronaos of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_007.tif
  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_006.tif
  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
    Greece_Athens_Agora_004.tif
  • The Arcadian Way or Harbour Street and the Great Theatre in the background. The Arcadiane was over 500 metres long and 11 metres wide. In antiquity it led from the Great theatre to the harbour (now silted up). Originally built during the Hellenistic period, the street was restored during the reign of Roman Emperor Arcadius (395-408 AD) whom the street was then named after. It was laid with marble and lined with covered porticoes on each side and even street lighting was provided by a number of lamps.
    Turkey-Ephesus_018.jpg
  • The Arcadian Way or Harbour Street and the Great Theatre in the background. The Arcadiane was over 500 metres long and 11 metres wide. In antiquity it led from the Great theatre to the harbour (now silted up). Originally built during the Hellenistic period, the street was restored during the reign of Roman Emperor Arcadius (395-408 AD) whom the street was then named after. It was laid with marble and lined with covered porticoes on each side and even street lighting was provided by a number of lamps.
    Turkey-Ephesus_020.jpg
  • The Arcadian Way or Harbour Street and the Great Theatre in the background. The Arcadiane was over 500 metres long and 11 metres wide. In antiquity it led from the Great theatre to the harbour (now silted up). Originally built during the Hellenistic period, the street was restored during the reign of Roman Emperor Arcadius (395-408 AD) whom the street was then named after. It was laid with marble and lined with covered porticoes on each side and even street lighting was provided by a number of lamps.
    Turkey-Ephesus_002.jpg
  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View at archaeological museum of a horse head sculpture. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
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  • Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. View of marble architectural fragments with Latin inscriptions within the archaeological site. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
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  • The paved Lechaion road or way, once the main thoroughfare from the Agora to the harbour. Ancient Corinth. Peloponnese. Greece. The 12 metres wide marble paved avenue was once lined with statues, sidewalks for pedestrians and elegant building. Ancient Corinth was one of the most influential Greek city states in antiquity. The Romans razed the city in 146 BC; it was then rebuilt under Julius Caesar as a Roman city and prospered as the regions capital.
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  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the entrance to the opisthodomos on the west end of Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The frieze above the entrance shows the battle of Lapiths and Centaurs, with Theseus conspicuous and the Centaur Kaineus being pounded into the ground by a Lapith. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
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  • The south east corner of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
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  • South side of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
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  • East side (front) of the Temple of Hephaistos, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena Ancient Agora, Athens. Greece. Hephaestus and Athena are divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
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  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the remains of the mid-5th century BC State Prison at the Agora. The prison has been famous since antiquity as the place the great philosopher Socrates spent his last day before he died in one of the cells by drinking hemlock. The Prison is located next the street of marble workers in a residential and industrial quarter outside the Agora proper.
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  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
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  • Ancient Agora. Athens. Greece. View of the Hephaisteion, the Temple dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena, divinities of metalworkers and artisans. The Temple which crowns the Agoraios Kolonos hill overlooking the Agora was built between 450-415 BC; the build time was protracted as it was competing for workers due to the great period of rebuilding after the Persians wars. The temple, which is the best preserved of antiquity, has a marble Doric peristyle of 36 columns (6 by 13 columns) and is smaller than the majestic Parthenon although it shares the masterful optical refinements of the famous landmark.
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  • The Arcadian Way or Harbour Street and the Great Theatre in the background. The Arcadiane was over 500 metres long and 11 metres wide. In antiquity it led from the Great theatre to the harbour (now silted up). Originally built during the Hellenistic period, the street was restored during the reign of Roman Emperor Arcadius (395-408 AD) whom the street was then named after. It was laid with marble and lined with covered porticoes on each side and even street lighting was provided by a number of lamps.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the columned ruins of Roman Villa of the Four Seasons which dates from the 4th century AD. The beautiful Four Season mosaic in the museum was found here.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the columns and ruins of the impressive Columned Palace or Villa of the Columns which occupied over 600 sq m and included a central peristyle or two level galleried courtyard with a sunken swimming pool. Originally dating from the 2nd century BC the building remains essentially Greek, even though the complex was remodelled over the course of time especially during the Roman period.
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  • 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.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of restored columns at the Greek Agora / marketplace and which was later used as forum by the Romans. The two tall ionic columns in the rear of image belonged to a temple which may have been dedicated to the Capitoline Triad (Jupiter, Juni and Minerva). Below the Agora are reservoirs / cisterns that were originally built by the Greeks to store water that arrived via an aqueduct from mountain springs 25 kilometres away.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. The well preserved Theatre was built around AD 1-2 and is one of oldest Roman theatres found anywhere in the Roman world.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. The well preserved Theatre was built around AD 1-2 and is one of oldest Roman theatres found anywhere in the Roman world.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya.  View of many wonderful ancient remnants of former glories strewn around the courtyard of the Forum of Severus or New Forum. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), the forum was an open aired, measuring 100m by 60m, its floor was covered with marble and surrounded by colonnaded porticoes with cipollino columns and capitals decorated with the lotus and acanthus.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the central peristyle or two level galleried courtyard with a sunken swimming pool of the impressive Columned Palace or Villa of the Columns which occupied over 600 sq m. Originally dating from the 2nd century BC the building remains essentially Greek, even though the complex was remodelled over the course of time especially during the Roman period.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View inside room three of the Roman Museum of a colossal bust of Jupiter or Zeus from the Temple of Jupiter.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View of ancient Vats in the North-western Quarter of the ancient site which were possibly used to produce fish products.
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  • Nalut. Libya. View of the landscape from Nalut castle which is located 650 metres above sea level in the Berber heartland in the Western Mountains, or Jebel Nafusa.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. The well preserved Theatre was built around AD 1-2 and is one of oldest Roman theatres found anywhere in the Roman world.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya.  One of the entrances to the Forum of Severus or New Forum from the Colonnaded Street. Built during the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), the forum was an open aired, measuring 100m by 60m and its floor was covered with marble. nd unspoiled Roman ruins in the Mediterranean.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya.  One of the two suites of Latrines that sit on either side of the entrance to the Baths of Hadrian. This suite was completely covered with its roof supported by cipollino columns. The Baths were constructed in 126-127 AD and remodelled in the time of the Emperors Commodus (180-192AD) and Septimius Severus.
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  • Leptis Magna. Libya. The restored four way Arch of Septimius Severus, built hastily in AD 203 to commemorate the visit of the Roman Emperor and his family back to his native city.
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  • Wadi Al Kuf. Libya. View of the cable stayed road bridge rises 160 metres and spans 282 metres across a section of the Wadi Al Kuf or Green mountains near Al Bayda. The bridge was designed by Italians civil engineer Riccardo Morandi and was built between 1965 and 1971.
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  • Latrun. Libya. View of the restored Byzantine Western Church / Basilica at the small town of L’Atrun or Al Athrun which is located approximately 35 kilometres from Apollonia in the region of Cyrenaica.
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  • View on Acropolis with the ruins of Archaic temple probably dedicated to Zeus Kapitolios, Ancient Greek city of Teos, Sigacik, Turkey.  The temple has a east-west axis and measures 7.30metres wides by 37.40 metres long.
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  • Knossos. Crete. Greece. View of numerous tourists milling around the Theatre Area where Minoans used to watch religious processions. The long stone paved processional way, Royal road, starts from the theatrical area in North West corner of the Large Palace to Small Palace. The highly sophisticated Minoans which were Europe’s first great civilization built the Palace of Knossos, the legendary home of King Minos which is connected with thrilling legends, such as the myth of the Labyrinth, with the Minotaur and the story of Daidalos and Ikaros. Crete is Greece’s largest island and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean.
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  • Slonta. Libya. View of the unique rock sculptures at a religious cult sanctuary made by the indigenous Libyan population that possibly date to a time before Greeks arrived in the area in the 7th century BC. The site has curious mix of carvings in the rock including childlike figures, human faces and various animal figures like pigs, lions, sheep, horses, dogs and snakes. It is believed the temple’s round rock pillar base in the centre of the small site supported the roof of the cave in which collapsed at an unknown time in the past.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of one of the many abandoned buildings in the old village built by the Italians during their occupation of Libya. The building is on the pot holed road that leads to the Archaeological site of Ptolemais.
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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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  • 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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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of an ornate column capital abandoned on the vast archaeological site.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of the ruins of the once paved decumanus also known as monumental road which was the premier address of the ancient city. In its hay day it would have been lined with blue and grey granite and marble colonnaded arched porticos running either side along its length.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View along the second cardo which was one of the two north-south roads of the ancient city. The blue waters of the Mediterranean are in the background.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. Close-up view of one of the many thousands of pottery fragments that are strewn around the vast archaeological site.
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  • Ptolemais. Cyrenaica. Libya. View of restored columns at the Greek Agora / marketplace and which was later used as forum by the Romans. The two tall ionic columns in the rear of image belonged to a temple which may have been dedicated to the Capitoline Triad (Jupiter, Juni and Minerva). Below the Agora are reservoirs / cisterns that were originally built by the Greeks to store water that arrived via an aqueduct from mountain springs 25 kilometres away.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View of several mosaics and painted wall plaster found in Room 4 of the Roman Museum.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. The courtyard of the Roman museum.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. West side view of the theatre with the partially restored arched outer ring and stage buildingon the left. Originally dating from 175-200 AD, the theatre in its heyday could seat over 5000 spectators and is one of the most graceful and impressive of the Roman world.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View of a section of the partially restored arched outer ring of the theatre which originally dates from 175-200 AD and in its heyday could seat over 5000 spectators.
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  • Sabratha. Libya. View of the beautiful mosaics of the Seaward Baths which overlooks the sea and dates from the late first century AD.
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