Archaeological site, Ancient Greece
Acropolis
Acropolis means Upper City, although it hasn't been a city where people live since the 6th century BC.
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Agrigento
Agrigento or Akragas was founded in the 6th century BC by Greek settlers originating from Rhodes and Crete.
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Archaeological Site of Aigai
The Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) became famous in 1977, when the tomb of Alexander the Great's father, King Philip of Macedon, was discovered there.
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Archaeological Site of Delphi
Delphi reached its height in the 4th century BC, when large numbers of pilgrims came to ask advice of its oracle.
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Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
Mycenae and Tiryns were the two greatest cities of the Mycenaean civilisation. Between 1600 and 1200 BC, its kingdom was the most powerful in Greece.
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Cyrene
The ancient Greek city of Cyrene is now an archeological site near the village of Shahat. One of its more significant features is the Temple of Apollo which was originally constructed as early as 7th century BC.
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Delos
Delos is a small island and archaelogical site that is part of the Cyclades island group.
It has been made a WHS because of:
- its role in early archaeology,
- its part in Aegean history,
- its important role as cosmopolitan Mediterranean port from the 4th to the 1st century BC,
- it being the mythological birthplace of Apollo and Artemis.
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Hierapolis-Pamukkale
This entry combines the Greek/Roman heritage of Hierapolis with the natural sight Pamukkale, located in the same town.
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Olympia
Already in the 10th century BC, Olympia became a center of worship to Zeus. It flourished until AD 426, the year in which the emperor Theodosius II closed all the ancient sanctuaries.
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Paphos
Paphos has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age. In ancient times it was known for its Aphrodite-cult: the Myceneans - the rulers of Cyprus at the time - erected temples for this fertility goddess.
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Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos
The Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos are the remains of two impressive classical architectural structures.
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Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
Epidauros, situated on the Peloponnesus peninsula, is dedicated to Asclepius. To the ancient Greeks he was the God of Medicine.
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Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
The site with many names. Bassai/Bassae/Vasses stands for "little valleys", the name of this area. The actual sanctuary is dedicated to Apollo.
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Troy
The Archaeological Site of Troy is the traditional location of Homeric Troy. In the 1870s Heinrich Schliemann, excavated the area.
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