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Ancient Greece

Plane tree next to the streambed.

Parilissia Iera

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

Lower level view 3

Valerian Wall at Niche Hotel

The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.

Site from above 1

Proteichisma on Erysichthonos Street

The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.

Temple 4

Markopoulo Mesogeas, Greece

Temple of Artemis Brauronia

This seaside sanctuary was once one of the most important religious sites for women in ancient Greece.

Ancient trees like these, in the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, helped date the massive eruption on Thera.

The Date of an Ancient Mediterranean Eruption Is Hidden in Dead Trees

Specifically, in the wood of a royal Phrygian tomb.

Isaac Schultz April 1, 2020

Cave close-up.

Elefsina, Greece

Plutonian Cave of Eleusis

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

Barcelona, Spain

Priapus of Hostafrancs

This generously endowed statue once stood guard outside a Roman home.

Wall 1.

Divani Palace Acropolis Fortification Wall

A preserved portion of an ancient Athens barrier is displayed in a hotel basement.

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Klafthmonos Square Parking Structure Fortification Walls

Preserved portions of Athens's ancient defenses are on display in a subterranean parking garage.

Inside flooring view.

Eleni Marneri Galerie Late Antiquity Urban Villa

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.

Brains, beauty, biceps.

The Fierce Women of Sparta Wrestled, Danced, and Drank

This summer, chill like an ancient lady and sweat, recite poetry, and swig wine.

Jessica Leigh Hester August 20, 2019

The waters of Protaras, Cyprus, near where the shipwreck was spotted.

Found: An Ancient Roman Shipwreck Off the Coast of Cyprus

It was carrying lots of old jugs.

Evan Nicole Brown June 27, 2019

Chios Mastiha

Residents of this Greek island distill mastic sap, the "tears of Chios," into a piney-sweet liqueur.

Greek woman, early fourth century B.C.

To Conceive a Girl in Ancient Greece, Eat a Salad and Tie Your Right Testicle

Doctors wrote recipes to cure patients' ailments and determine the sex of their children.

Reina Gattuso March 7, 2019

The Piraeus Lion.

Piraeus Lion

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

Cattolica di Stilo.

Cattolica di Stilo

A small Byzantine church lost in the middle of the mountains of southern Italy.

Capo Colonna

A single column facing the sea is all that's left of one of the most important temples of Magna Graecia.

Scale model of Ancient Rome.

Acton, Australia

Australian National University Classics Museum

A little-known museum of Ancient Roman and Ancient Greek artifacts.