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Greece Map
Greece Map

(39º0'0"N 22º0'0"E)

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Greek Flag

Satellite View of Greece Print
Satellite View
of Greece
Print

Modern day Greece, officially known as the Hellenic Republic, is located on the southern end of Europe's southeastern Balkan peninsula and numerous islands in the surrounding Aegean Sea (east) and the Ionia Sea (west). Greece is bordered by Turkey to the east, Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north.

Greece has a long and rich history and is considered the birthplace of Western civilization with the advent of democracy, philosophy, literature, and art. There is evidence of human presence as early as 70,000 years ago, the pre-Hellenic Bronze Age Minoan (2600-1450 BC) and Mycenaen (1600-1100 BC) cultures, the rise of the city-states, and Alexander the Great's unification of the Greek Empire to the Hellenistic Era of the spread of Greek culture to the surrounding region.



Cityscape from Acropolis (Sacred Rock) Athens, Attica, Greece, Photographic Print
Cityscape from Acropolis (Sacred Rock) Athens, Attica, Greece,
Photographic Print

(37º58'0"N 23º43'0"E)

Athens, the capital and largest city of Greece is one of the world's oldest cities, having been continuously inhabited for at least 7000 years, with its recorded history spanning around 3,400 years. Athens sits on the Attica peninsula which projects into the Aegean Sea. Athens takes its name from the goddess Athena.

Classical Athens was a powerful city-state and a center for the arts, learning and philosophy, the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, and is called the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy.

The Parthenon, Athens, Giclee Print
The Parthenon, Athens,
Giclee Print




The Acropolis of Athens, a high flat topped rock, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The most famous temple on the Acropolis is the Parthenon, built in the 5th century BC.

Notable people associate with Athens include Aeschylus, Aristophanes, Euripides, Herodotus, Phidias, Plato, Socrates, Solon, Sophocles, Thucydides, Xenophon.

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Greece Hera Heraion Temple Ruin Column, Photographic Print
Greece Hera Heraion Temple Ruin Column, Photographic Print

(37º37'0"N 22º43'0"E)

Argos, Greece, located on the Peloponnese, is one of the most ancient cities of the world. It was a major settlement during the Mycenaean period, and during the classical Greek period Argos was a rival of Sparta.

The most notable ancient monument in the city today is the renowned Heraion of Argos.

Most Ancient European Towns Network: Argos, Beziers, Cadiz, Colchester, Cork, Evora, Maastricht, Roskilde, Tongeren, Worms.


Loading Trading Vessel in the Port of Corinth, Greece, Giclee Print
Loading Trading Vessel in the
Port of Corinth, Greece,
Giclee Print

(37º56'0"N 22º56'0"E)

The site of ancient Corinth, a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth, was occupied as early as the Neolithic period.

The Greek myths inform us that the city was found by Corinthos who descended from Helios, the Sun.

Paul wrote two letter, epistles, to the Christian community at Corinth (1 & II Corinthians).


Eleusis, Greece, Giclee Print
Eleusis, Greece,
Giclee Print

(38º2'0"N 23º32'0"E)

Eleusis (Eleusina) is best known for having been the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most famous religious events of the ancient Greeks.

Today Eleusina is a major industrial center, with the largest oil refinery in Greece.

Notable people associated with Eleusis include Aeschylus.


Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Anatolia, Turkey, Eurasia, Photographic Print
Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Anatolia, Turkey, Eurasia,
Photographic Print

(38º2'0"N 23º32'0"E)


Ephesus was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, located on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey.

During the Classical Greek ere Ephesus was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League; in the Roman period (1st century BC), Ephesus had a population of more than 250,000 makinge it one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean world.

Ephesus was an important center of Early Christianity, with Paul living and writing in Ephesus (the book of Ephesians).

Notable people associated with Eleusis include Heraclitus.


Theatre at Peloponnesos, Epidaurus, Greece, Photographic Print
Theatre at Peloponnesos,
Epidaurus, Greece,
Photographic Print

Epidaurus was the birthplace of Apollo's son Asclepius, the god of medicine and healing. The theatre at Epidaurus was built from the proceeds of the many people who visited seeking a cure for their illness.

Aesculapius & Hippocrates


Royal Grave Circle "A", 16th century BC, Mycenae, Greece, Photographic Print
Royal Grave Circle "A",
16th century BC, Mycenae, Greece,
Photographic Print

(37º43'51"N 22º45'22"E)

In the second millennium BC Mycenae, as a military stronghold dominating much of southern Greece, was one of the major centers of Greek civilization.


Old City Walls, Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe, Photographic Print
Old City Walls, Rhodes, Dodecanese, Greek Islands,
Greece, Europe,
Photographic Print

(36º26'0"N 28º13'0"E)

Rhodes, Greece, on the island of Rhodes, is remembered as the site of the Colossus of Rhodes, a 107 ft statue of the sun god Helios.

The Colossus, one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, stood at the harbor entrance for 56 years before being destroyed in an earthquake c. 226 BC.


The Theatre at Ancient Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece, Photographic Print
The Theatre at Ancient Sparta, Peloponnese, Greece,
Photographic Print

(37º4'55"N 22º25'25"E)


The ancient city-state of Sparta, Greece, is noted for its unique social structure based on military training. Located in south-eastern Peloponnese, in the area called Lacedaemon, a landscape that is a natural fortress.

In Greek mythology Sparta was the daughter of Eurotas and Clete, and the wife of Lacedaemon who was the son of Zeus and the Pleaid Taygete.

The adjective “spartan” is used to suggest “simplicity, frugality, or avoidance of luxury and comfort”. The term “laconic” describes the terse and concise way of speaking that was characteristic of the Spartans.


Bakers Kneading Dough to the Sound of a Flute, Found at Thebes, Boeotia, 6th Cent. BC, Photographic Print
Bakers Kneading Dough to the Sound of a Flute, Found at Thebes, Boeotia, 6th Cent. BC,
Photographic Print

(38º19'0"N 23º19'0"E)

The Grecian city Thebes, on the Boeotian plain, played an important role in Greek mythology as the setting of stories of Cadmus, Oedipus and Dionysus.

Archaeological excavations in and around Thebes have revealed an early Mycenaean settlement; at one time a major rival of Athens, Thebes was destroyed by Alexander the Great in 335 BC.

Notable people associated with Thebes include the poet Pindar, whose house was not destroyed by Alexander.


Agia Sofia Church, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe, Photographic Print
Hagia Sofia Church, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe,
Photographic Print

(32º4'0"N 34º47'0"E)

Thessaloniki, Greece's second major economic, industrial, commercial, political, and transportation center, is also renowned for its festivals, events and vibrant cultural life.

The city has a history of over 2,300 years: its Byzantine and Christian monuments have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.


The Eruption of the Santorini Volcano, Illustration from "Etudes Sur Les Volcans", Giclee Print
The Eruption of the Santorini Volcano, Illustration from “Etudes Sur Les Volcans”,
Giclee Print

One of the largest volcanic eruptions on Earth, of the Santorini Volcano, destroyed the civilization and it was only rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century, and named after the mythical King Minos and the labyrinth.

Afterwards, Mycenaean Greek culture became dominant at Minoan sites in Crete.


Mount Olympus, as seen between Larissa and Baba, Plate 22 from Part 4 of 'Views in Greece', Giclee Print
Mount Olympus,
Giclee Print

Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece, was considered the home of the gods by the Ancient Greeks.

Olympic Games, Giclee Print
Olympic Games,
Giclee Print

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Rhyton in the shape of a bull's head, from Knossos, Minoan, 1700-1400 BC (marble and gold), Giclee Print
Rhyton (ceremonial drinking cup) in the shape of a bull's head, from Knossos, Minoan, 1700-1400 BC (marble and gold),
Giclee Print

The Throne Room of King Minos, 1500-1400 BC, Giclee Print
The Throne Room of King Minos, 1500-1400 BC,
Giclee Print

Funerary mask from Mycenae, formerly thought to be that of Agamemnon (gold) Giclee Print
Funerary mask from Mycenae, formerly thought to be that of Agamemnon (gold)
Giclee Print

Lion Gate over the entrance to the Palace of Mycenae, Greece, 15th century BC, Giclee Print
Lion Gate over the entrance to the Palace of Mycenae, Greece, 15th century BC, Giclee Print

A Bronze Age civilization arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately 2700 to 1450 BC. • more mask posters

Ulysses and His Companions Gouging Out the Eye of the Cyclops Polyphemus, Giclee Print
Ulysses and His Companions Gouging Out the Eye of the Cyclops Polyphemus, Giclee Print

Ulysses and His Companions Gouging Out the Eye of the Cyclops Polyphemus

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Pericles Marble Bust, c.430 BC, (Roman copy of a Greek original, Giclee Print
Pericles Marble Bust, c.430 BC, (Roman copy of a Greek original,
Giclee Print

Bust of Pericles, statesman, orator & general
c.430 BC, (Marble Roman copy of a Greek original)


Marble kouros, so-called Strangford Apollo possibly Cyclades, c.500 BC, Giclee Print
Marble kouros, so-called Strangford Apollo possibly Cyclades, c.500 BC,
Giclee Print

Marble kouros, so-called Strangford Apollo possibly Cyclades, c.500 BC


The Euthydikos Kore, from the Acropolis, c.490 BC (marble) , Giclee Print
The Euthydikos Kore, from the Acropolis, c.490 BC (marble) , Giclee Print

The Euthydikos Kore, from the Acropolis, c.490 BC (marble)


Statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, c.330 BC, Praxiteles, Giclee Print
Statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, c.330 BC, Praxiteles, Giclee Print

Statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, c.330 BC, Praxiteles


Venus de Milo, Giclee Print
Venus de Milo,
Giclee Print

The Aphrodite de Milo, better known by the Roman name Venus, was acquired by French naval officer and explorer, Jules Dumont d'Urville, in 1819.


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