The Southern Peloponnesus
The
Laconian War
of 195 BC was fought between the Greek city-state of
Sparta
and a coalition composed of
Rome
, the
Achaean League
,
Pergamum
,
Rhodes
, and
Macedon
.
During the
Second Macedonian War
(200?196 BC), Macedon had given Sparta control over
Argos
, an important city on the Aegean coast of
Peloponnese
. Sparta's continued occupation of Argos at the end of war was used as a pretext for Rome and its allies to declare war. The anti-Spartan coalition laid siege to Argos, captured the Spartan naval base at
Gythium
, and soon
invested
and besieged Sparta itself. Eventually, negotiations led to peace on Rome's terms, under which Argos and the coastal towns of Laconia were separated from Sparta and the Spartans were compelled to pay a war indemnity to Rome over the next eight years. Argos joined the Achaean League, and the Laconian towns were placed under Achaean protection. (
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Our Lady of Tinos
, the major Marian shrine in Greece (from
Culture of Greece
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Crete (
NASA
photograph) (from
Geography of Greece
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Traditional flag used from 1769 to the War of Independence (from
Culture of Greece
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Depiction of the
Battle of Corinth (146 BC)
on the last day before Roman legions looted and burned the city of
Corinth
.
The last day on Corinth
,
Tony Robert-Fleury
, 1870. (from
History of Greece
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Greece's cities, main towns, main rivers, islands and selected archaeological sites. (from
Geography of Greece
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Aristarchus of Samos
was the first known individual to propose a
heliocentric system
, in the 3rd century BC (from
Culture of Greece
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Archery matches in
Panathenaic Stadium
during the 2004 Olympics. (from
Culture of Greece
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Image 9
The major
Hellenistic
realms included the
Diadoch kingdoms
:
Also shown on the map:
The orange areas were often in dispute after 281 BC. The
Attalid kingdom
occupied some of this area. Not shown:
Indo-Greek Kingdom
. (from
History of Greece
)
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Image 10
Late 4th century AD "Mosaic of the Musicians" with
hydraulis
,
aulos
, and
lyre
from a Byzantine villa in
Maryamin
,
Syria
(from
Culture of Greece
)
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Image 11
A bottle of
retsina
(from
Culture of Greece
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Shards of pottery vases on the street, after being thrown from the windows of nearby houses. A
Holy Saturday
tradition in
Corfu
. (from
Culture of Greece
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Image 13
The landing of Greek troops in
Kavala
during the Balkan Wars (from
History of Greece
)
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The ancient theatre of
Epidaurus
continues to be used for staging ancient Greek plays. (from
Culture of Greece
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The division of the
Byzantine Empire
after the
Fourth Crusade
. (from
History of Greece
)
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A map of Greater Greece after the
Treaty of Sevres
, when the
Megali Idea
seemed close to fulfillment, featuring
Eleftherios Venizelos
. (from
History of Greece
)
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Topographic map of Greece (from
Geography of Greece
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Depiction of the
Greek fire
in
John Skylitzes
'
Madrid Skylitzes
(late 11th century). (from
History of Greece
)
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Proto-Greek
linguistic area according to linguist
Vladimir I. Georgiev
. (from
History of Greece
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The
Temple of Hephaestus
in
Athens
is the best-preserved of all ancient Greek temples. (from
Culture of Greece
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Traditional Greek
taverna
, integral part of Greek culture and cuisine. (from
Culture of Greece
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Part of the Byzantine
Walls of Thessaloniki
(from
History of Greece
)
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The I Battalion of the
Army of National Defence
marches on its way to the front, 1916. Greece joined united with the Allies side in summer 1917. (from
History of Greece
)
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George I
was King of the Hellenes from 1862 to 1913 (from
History of Greece
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Members of the
National Organisation of Youth
(EON) salute in presence of dictator
Metaxas
(1938) (from
History of Greece
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The ancient theatre of
Dodona
(from
History of Greece
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Bust of
Herodotus
in
Stoa of Attalus
, one of the earliest nameable historians whose work survives. (from
History of Greece
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Mosaic from
Daphni Monastery
(ca. 1100) (from
Culture of Greece
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Peplos Kore
at the
Acropolis Museum
. Relics of the
polychromy
are visible. (from
Culture of Greece
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Clashes in Athens during the
Dekemvriana
events (from
History of Greece
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Organization and military bases of the Communist led "
Democratic Army
", as well as entry routes to Greece. (from
History of Greece
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Alexander the Great
also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon, was one of the most successful military commanders in history. (from
Culture of Greece
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Nikos Kazantzakis
, one of the most prominent modern Greek writers (from
Culture of Greece
)
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Map of the
Delian League
("Athenian Empire or Alliance") in 431 BC, just prior to the
Peloponnesian War
. (from
History of Greece
)
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Proclamation of the Second Hellenic Republic in 1924. Crowds holding placards depicting
Alexandros Papanastasiou
,
Georgios Kondylis
and
Alexandros Hatzikyriakos
(from
History of Greece
)
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Image 42
The territorial evolution of
Kingdom of Greece
until 1947 (from
History of Greece
)
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A page from a 16th-century edition of the 10th century Byzantine
encyclopaedia
of the ancient Mediterranean world, the
Suda
. (from
Culture of Greece
)
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Image 44
Climate regions of Greece according to
Koppen climate classification
(from
Geography of Greece
)
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The
Parthenon
is an enduring symbol of
ancient Greece
and the
Athenian democracy
. It is regarded as one of the world's greatest cultural monuments. (from
Culture of Greece
)
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Image 47
Greek Resistance
cavalry during the Axis occupation (from
History of Greece
)
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Terracotta
kylix
that depicts a man holding a
lyre
, circa 480 BC, in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art
(New York City) (from
Culture of Greece
)
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The
Battle of Navarino
, in October 1827, marked the effective end of Ottoman rule in Greece. (from
History of Greece
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Mycenaean Greece,
c.
1400?1100 BC. (from
History of Greece
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Mikis Theodorakis
, popular composer and songwriter, introduced the
bouzouki
into the mainstream culture. (from
Culture of Greece
)
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Greek cavalry attacking during the
Greco-Turkish War (1919?1922)
. (from
History of Greece
)
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Image 59
Georgios Tsolakoglou
with
Wehrmacht
officers arrives at Macedonia Hall of
Anatolia College
in Thessaloniki, to sign the surrender (April 1941) (from
History of Greece
)
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Nafplio
, the first capital of independent Greece during the governance of
Ioannis Kapodistrias
(from
History of Greece
)
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Map of earthquakes in Greece and adjacent countries 1900?2017 (from
Geography of Greece
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Overview of the campus of the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
, the largest university in Greece and the Balkans (from
Culture of Greece
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Mosaic in the
Hosios Loukas
(
Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra
, Greece), circa 10th century AD (from
Culture of Greece
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The socialist prime minister
Andreas Papandreou
(from
History of Greece
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The
Temple of Hephaestus
on the Agoraios Kolonos Hill (
Athens
,
Greece
), circa 449 BC, unknown architect (from
Culture of Greece
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The
Little Metropolis
(
Athens
), 9th?13th century, unknown architect (from
Culture of Greece
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Idealized portrait of
Homer
,
British Museum
(from
Culture of Greece
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The most famous artist born in Greece was probably Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known as
El Greco
(
The Greek
) in Spain. He did most of his painting there during the late 1500s and early 1600s. (from
Culture of Greece
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Restored North Entrance with charging bull fresco of the
Palace of Knossos
(
Crete
), with some Minoan colourful columns (from
Culture of Greece
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View of the Roman Odeon of
Patras
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History of Greece
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Exterior view of
Hosios Loukas
monastery, artistic example of the
Macedonian Renaissance
(from
History of Greece
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Protest against the junta by Greek political exiles in Germany, 1967 (from
History of Greece
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that
the Greeks were the first to develop an
alphabet with vowels
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that
the
Greco-Buddhist art
is an artistic manifestation of
Greco-Buddhism
, a cultural syncretism between the Greek culture and Buddhism, which developed in Central Asia after the conquests of
Alexander the Great
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that
the
Rio?Antirrio bridge
between the
Peloponnese
and mainland Greece is the
longest cable stayed-suspended deck in Europe
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that
the country's highest mountain,
Mount Olympus
was said to be the home of the
Greek Gods
in ancient Greek religion?
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that
the
Olympic Games
, originated in Greece 3000 years ago, and that the 1st games of the
modern Olympics
were held in Greece in 1896, as a revival of the Games?
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that
the Greek state comprises only the centre of the
ancient Greek world
, which comprised also Southern Italy, the coastal areas of modern Turkey and the Black Sea, as well as some colonies in North Africa, Southern France and Spain?
- ...
that
even though the modern Greek state was established in 1832, some areas of
Greece
were not liberated until after the
Balkan Wars
and
WW2
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Literature and philosophy
In Greece, from ancient times down to the present, has been produced countless world-famous poetry in addition to philosophers like
Socrates
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Plato
and
Aristotle
and historians like
Herodotus
and
Thucydides
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Odysseas Elytis
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Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Zeus fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another.
Greek art began in the Cycladic and Minoan prehistorical civilization. The art of ancient Greece has exercised an enormous influence on the culture of many countries from ancient times until the present, particularly in the areas of sculpture and architecture. In the West, the art of the
Roman Empire
was largely derived from Greek models. In the East, Alexander the Great's conquests initiated several centuries of exchange between Greek, Central Asian and Indian cultures. During the
Renaissance
, the
humanist
aesthetic and the high technical standards of Greek art inspired generations of European artists.
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