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- Κοινωνική δομή στην Αρχαία Σπάρτη
- Σύνταξη των θεσμών της Αθηναικής κοινωνίας
- Ιατρική στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα (01)
- Ιατρική στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα (02)
- Οι διωγμοί κατά των Φιλοσόφων (01)
- Οι διωγμοί κατά των Φιλοσόφων (02)
- Η ζωή στην Αρχαία Αθήνα (01)
- Η ζωή στην Αρχαία Αθήνα (02)
- Η ζωή στην Αρχαία Αθήνα (03)
- Η ζωή στην Αρχαία Αθήνα (04)
- Η ζωή στην Αρχαία Αθήνα (05)
- Ο αθλητισμός στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα (01)
- Ο αθλητισμός στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα (02)
- Ο αθλητισμός στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα (03)
- Τελετές στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα
- Περσικοί Πόλεμοι: Η Ιωνική Επανάσταση
- Περσικοί Πόλεμοι: Πρώτες επιχειρήσεις των Περσών στην Ελλάδα. Η Ελλάδα προετοιμάζει την άμυνά της
- Περσικοί Πόλεμοι: Η μάχη του Μαραθώνα. Κρίσιμες αποφάσεις για την άμυνα των Ελλήνων
- Περσικοί Πόλεμοι: Πολιτικές ανακατατάξεις στις ελληνικές πόλεις. Η κατάσταση στην Περσία
- Περσικοί Πόλεμοι: Η εκστρατεία του Ξέρξη. Θερμοπύλες - Αρτεμίσιο - Σαλαμίνα - Πλαταιές
- Μια μέρα απο την ζωή μιας Αρχαίας Αθηναίας (01)
- Μια μέρα απο την ζωή μιας Αρχαίας Αθηναίας (02)
- Μια μέρα απο την ζωή μιας Αρχαίας Αθηναίας (03)
- Μια μέρα απο την ζωή μιας Αρχαίας Αθηναίας (04)
- Μια μέρα απο την ζωή μιας Αρχαίας Αθηναίας (05)
- Λίλιθ - Λάμια
- Η αγωγή των νέων στην Αρχαία Αθήνα
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (01)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (02)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (03)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (04)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (05)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (06)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (07)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (08)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (09)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (10)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (11)
- Μορφές στην Αρχαία ελληνική Ιστορία (12)
- Ινδοευρωπαϊκές γλώσσες, επαφή της ελληνικής με τις προελληνικές διαλέκτους
- Αρχαία Ελληνική Τεχνολογία
- Ο Ενδυμίων
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- Οι γερανοί του Ίβυκου
- Ο κατακλυσμός: Μύθος ή πραγματικότητα
- Η ψυχανάλυση στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα (01)
- Η ψυχανάλυση στην Αρχαία Ελλάδα (02)
- Ο Ορφέας
- Το σεντούκι του Κύψελου
- Οι σοφιστές και ο Σωκράτης (01)
- Οι σοφιστές και ο Σωκράτης (02)
- Οι σοφιστές και ο Σωκράτης (03)
- Οι μήνες των Αρχαίων Ελλήνων
- Ιστορική ανασκόπηση της Αθήνας
- Οι αρχαίοι Ελληνες πολιτικοί και φιλόσοφοι: ο Σόλων (01)
- Οι αρχαίοι Ελληνες πολιτικοί και φιλόσοφοι: ο Σόλων (02)
- Οι αρχαίοι Ελληνες πολιτικοί και φιλόσοφοι: ο Επίκουρος
- Οι αρχαίοι Ελληνες πολιτικοί και φιλόσοφοι: ο Κλεισθένης
- Οι αρχαίοι Ελληνες πολιτικοί και φιλόσοφοι: ο Ξενοφώντας
- Αριστοφάνης
- Αρίσταρχος ο Σάμιος
- Ο Πεισίστρατος 605 - 527 πΧ
- Ο Αίσωπος
- Ο Αριστοτέλης (01)
- Ο Αριστοτέλης (02)
- Ο Αριστοτέλης (03)
- Ο Θουκυδίδης (01)
- Ο Θουκυδίδης (02)
- Λινός ήταν ο θώρακας του Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου
- Προιστορική βάρκα στο βυθό
- Οι αμφορείς δείχνουν τους εμπορικούς δρόμους των Κυκλάδων
- Κάτω απο τις γραμμές του τρένου εντοπίστηκαν τα Μακρά Τείχη
- Αλήθειες και ψέματα για το Ακρωτήρι
- Ο Μέγας Αλέξανδρος κατακτά την Αθήνα
- Με δικαστική απόφαση η επιστροφή αγάλματος στην Ιταλία απο το Γέτι
- Πως φορολογούσαν οι Αρχαίοι
- Ο Περικλής επισκέπτεται την Αθήνα
- Αρχαιότητες στο φως
- Τα μυστήρια του Μαραθώνα
- Αρχαιολογία με την συμμετοχή του κοινού
- Κατολίσθηση ρήμαξε τις Αιγές
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Homeric Times
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Alexander and Hellenistic Times
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Engineering an Empire: The Byzantine Greeks
- The Minotaur's Island
- Clash of the Gods: Zeus
- Clash of the Gods: Hercules
- Clash of the Gods: Minotaur
- Clash of the Gods: Medusa
- Clash of the Gods: Odysseus - Curse of the sea
- Clash of the Gods: Odysseus - Warrior's revenge
- Jason and the Argonauts
Homeric Times
- Troy
- Troy 02
- The Siege of Troy
- Helen of Troy
- The Truth of Troy
- In Search of Troy
- Heinrich Schliemann and the discovery of Troy
- The Minoans
Ancient Greece
- An ancient temple is moving
- Ancient warriors: The Spartans
- Battles BC: Judgment day at Marathon
- Engineering an Empire: Greece
- The last Stand of the 300 Spartans (01)
- The last Stand of the 300 Spartans (02)
- Spartans: Their rise and fall (01)
- Spartans: Their rise and fall (02)
- The Greeks (01)
- The Greeks (02)
- The Greeks (03)
- The theft of the Parthenon Marbles
- Lost worlds - Athens Supercity
- Time Commanders: The Battle of Marathon
- Discovery Channel - War and Civilization (First Blood)
- History Channel - Ancient Discoveries- Machines of the Gods
- Secrets of Ancient Empires - First Armies
- The Acropolis
- The Battle of Marathon 490 BC
- Athens: The truth about Democracy
- The Spartans
- The Seven wise men of Antiquity
- The seven wonders of Ancient Greece
- The mystery of the Parthenon
- Oracle of Delphi
- Ephesus and Pergamun
- Lost Gods
- What the ancients did for us: Greeks
Alexander and Hellenistic Times
- The man behind the legend
- Decisive Battles: Guagamela 331BC Alexander vs Persians
- Battles BC: Alexander Lord of War
- Engineering an Empire: Age of Alexander the Great
- The True Story of Alexander the Great (01)
- The True Story of Alexander the Great (02)
- Alexander the Great
- Time Commanders: The Battle of Gaugamela
- Time Commanders: The Battle of Leuctra
- BBC Documentary: Alexander the God King
- Discovery Channel: Fall of Great Empires - Storm Over Persia
- Alexander the Great's Mysterious death
- The Greatest Heroes of History - Alexander the Great
- Alexander's siege of Tyre
- Secrets of archaeology- The Fabulous Centers of Hellenism
- Ancient Mysteries - The Rosetta Stone
- Ancient Mysteries - The Lost Treasure of the Alexandria Library
- BBC Documentary - A Civilization Uncovered
- Pissanos Documentary - Searching for Alexander's Tomb
- The Great Commanders - Battle of Issus
- Cleopatra: A portrait of a killer
- Engineering an Empire: The Persians
- History Channel: Gaugamela
- Ancients Behaving Badly
- Eurasia: Alexander the Great conquers the world
- Eurasia: Quest for the forgotten Alexandria
- Alexandria: The Greatest City
- In the footsteps of Alexander the Great 01
- In the footsteps of Alexander the Great 02
- In the footsteps of Alexander the Great 03
- In the footsteps of Alexander the Great 04
Rome
- Ancient warriors: The Legions of Rome
- Battle of Cynoscephalae
- Battles BC: Caesar Super Siege
- Engineering an Empire: Rome
- Archimedes Secrets
- What the Ancients did for us: Romans
- Roman Emperors: Julius Caesar
- Roman Emperors: Augustus
- Roman Emperors: Nero
- Roman Emperors: Hadrian
- Roman Emperors: Constantin
- Roman Emperors: Justinian
Engineering an Empire: The Byzantine Greeks
Articles
- Not Philip II of Macedon
- The forgotten realm of Alexander
- Three profs and a conqueror
- Classic Alexander?
- Alexander the Underwhelming
- Riding with Alexander
- Losing Alexander
- From the President: Everyone's hero
- Finding lost tombs
- Gem of a find
- The elusive tomb of Alexander
- Alexander on the printed page
- Alexander's Isthmus, Tyre, Lebanon
- Alexander piece by piece
- Winning at Olympia
- Gold and Aristotle
- Ancient Greek lessons about Gay marriage
- Sculptures of Stoa of Attalos in ancient Agora to be showcased
- New hope for a forgotten city
- Royal Tomb Robbery
- Alexander's epic march
- The Ptolemies
- Alexander Quotes
- Alexander the Great Terms
- The Hellenistic Period in Modern Historiography
- The Hellenistic Age (330 - 30 B.C.)
- The Hellenistic Political World
- Historiography of the Hellenistic Period
- Greeks and Non - Greeks in the Hellenistic World
- The Polis
- Egypt and the Near East
- Culture in the Hellenistic Period
- Culture in the Hellenistic Greece
- Culture of Hellenistic Egypt and the Near and Middle East
- Rome and the Transformation of Hellenism
- Archontiko dig bears witness to rich warrior society
- Overview of the Battle of Issus (November 333 B.C.)
- A gleaming new showcase of the Acropolis
- A new way to see Athens
- Elgin Marble Argument in New Light
- Virtual Tour of the Parthenon Frieze
- Evidence found on Parthenon coloring
- 2,000 year old Greek Antikythera mechanism rebuilt in Lego
- Warring Greeks Find Peace in Ancient Egypt
- How ancient Greeks honoured heroes
- Halleys comet was spotted by the ancient Greeks
- Ancient Greeks introduced wine to France, Cambridge study reveals
- Ancient Greeks homes may have doubled as bars and brothels
- Ancient astronomy: Mechanical inspiration
- Decoding An Ancient Computer: New Astonishing Truths
- Antikythera Mechanism: The technology behind the worlds oldest computer
- Sunken Greek treasures at risk from scuba looters
- Archimedes and the 2000-year-old computer
- 4th century BC Shipwreck may yield secrets of antiquity
- The first true image of Cleopatra
- Divers plunder Greece's sunken treasure troves
- British Library puts Greek manuscripts online
- More on Vergina Tomb Twister: Skeleton May Be Alexander the Greats Father
- Ancient Greek vessel docks for Pompey refit
- Experts question claim that Alexander the Greats half brother is buried at Vergina
- Alexander the Great Killed by Toxic Bacteria?
- Macedonian Archaeologists Discover Ancient Coins near Ohrid
- Scientists give a face to ancient Greek girl
- 2000 year old pills found in Greek shipwreck
- More on Greeks discover Odysseus palace in Ithaca, proving Homers hero was real
- Greek archeologist discovers palace of Odysseus in Ithaca
- Maronia Cave, home of the mythological Cyclops Polyphemus
- Journey of Trojan hero Aeneas to be re enacted
- Project Troia: Bronze Age Troy Just Keeps on Growing
- Science Historian Cracks the Plato Code
- Hellenistic Coins Discovered in Northern Syria
- Laminated Linen Protected Alexander the Great
- How the Alexander Mosaic was Seen
- Archaeologists Discover Wall of Ancient City of Vergina
- Evidence Alexander the Great Was not First at Alexandria
- Pythagoras, a math genius? Not by Babylonian standards
- Greek archaeologists begin work to restore ancient Aristotle school
- Aristotle school to become museum
- Greek Masterpieces Show Lives Of Women In Ancient Athens
- Was Ancient Historian One Of The First Spin Doctors?
- Excavations in Ancient Tegea
- Greek archaeologists uncover ancient austerity
- Computer reveals stone tablet handwriting in a flash
- Two Great Historians Talk Alexander the Great Part 3
- Two Great Historians Talk Alexander The Great, Part 4
- Alexander The Great: Gay or Straight?
- Two Great Historians Talk Alexander The Great, Part 6
- What Caused The Death Of Alexander The Great?
- How Great a General was Alexander?
- The Dating of the Coinage of Alexander the Great by Zoe Sophia Kontes 01
- The Dating of the Coinage of Alexander the Great by Zoe Sophia Kontes 02
- The Dating of the Coinage of Alexander the Great by Zoe Sophia Kontes 03
- Greeks and Macedonians by E. Badian 01
- Greeks and Macedonians by E. Badian 02
- Greeks and Macedonians by E. Badian 03
- Greeks and Macedonians by E. Badian 04
Time Commanders: The Battle of Marathon
Time Commanders - The Battle of Marathon by AlexanderMacedon
The battle of Marathon is one of history's most famous military engagements. It is also one of the earliest recorded battles. Their victory over the Persian invaders gave the fledgling Greek city states confidence in their ability to defend themselves and belief in their continued existence. The battle is therefore considered a defining moment in the development of European culture.
In September of 490 BC a Persian armada of 600 ships disgorged an invasion force of approximately 20,000 infantry and cavalry on Greek soil just north of Athens. Their mission was to crush the Greek states in retaliation for their support of their Ionian cousins who had revolted against Persian rule.
Undaunted by the numerical superiority of the invaders, Athens mobilized 10,000 hoplite warriors to defend their territory. The two armies met on the Plain of Marathon twenty-six miles north of Athens. The flat battlefield surrounded by hills and sea was ideal for the Persian cavalry. Surveying the advantage that the terrain and size of their force gave to the Persians, the Greek generals hesitated.
One of the Greek generals - Miltiades - made a passionate plea for boldness and convinced his fellow generals to attack the Persians. Miltiades ordered the Greek hoplites to form a line equal in length to that of the Persians. Then - in an act that his enemy believed to be complete madness - he ordered his Greek warriors to attack the Persian line at a dead run. In the ensuing melee, the middle of the Greek line weakened and gave way, but the flanks were able to engulf and slaughter the trapped Persians. An estimated 6,400 Persians were slaughtered while only 192 Greeks were killed.
The remaining Persians escaped on their ships and made an attempt to attack what they thought was an undefended Athens. However, the Greek warriors made a forced march back to Athens and arrived in time to thwart the Persians.
Sculptures of Stoa of Attalos in ancient Agora to be showcased
The magnificent sculptures of the Stoa of Attalos in the Ancient Agora in central Athens will be showcased in the upper floor of the two-storey 159 BC structure, which will reopen to the public after remaining closed for three decades.
Dozens of stone antiquities will be put back on display, together with a plethora of antiquities that have not been previously exhibited.
The 1,440 square meter upper floor has up to now served as a storage space for artifacts, archives and offices of the American School of Classical Studies that is conducting excavations in the area.
The Finance Ministry has approved a joint proposal by the School and the First Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities for showcasing the rich antiquities of the site in a more 'museum-like' concept, which was also endorsed by the Council of Museums.
A total of 56 stone-made antiquities will be on display again, while the exhibition will also be enriched with ancient findings never exhibited before.
The study for the rearrangement of the exhibits takes place within the framework of the project called "Reviving the Ancient Agora, the place where Democracy was born".
The proposal suggested that the presentation of sculptures takes place in thematic sections and chronological succession allowing the visitors to witness the evolution of sculptural art during the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Times highlighting the course from the Ancient Greek idealism to the Roman realism.
The Stoa of Attalos houses the Museum of the Ancient Agora. Its exhibits are mostly connected with the Athenian democracy.
Dozens of stone antiquities will be put back on display, together with a plethora of antiquities that have not been previously exhibited.
The 1,440 square meter upper floor has up to now served as a storage space for artifacts, archives and offices of the American School of Classical Studies that is conducting excavations in the area.
The Finance Ministry has approved a joint proposal by the School and the First Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities for showcasing the rich antiquities of the site in a more 'museum-like' concept, which was also endorsed by the Council of Museums.
A total of 56 stone-made antiquities will be on display again, while the exhibition will also be enriched with ancient findings never exhibited before.
The study for the rearrangement of the exhibits takes place within the framework of the project called "Reviving the Ancient Agora, the place where Democracy was born".
The proposal suggested that the presentation of sculptures takes place in thematic sections and chronological succession allowing the visitors to witness the evolution of sculptural art during the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Times highlighting the course from the Ancient Greek idealism to the Roman realism.
The Stoa of Attalos houses the Museum of the Ancient Agora. Its exhibits are mostly connected with the Athenian democracy.
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