The huge krater shown here is one of the many valuable finds from the ancient town of Euonymon located just 4 miles southeast from the center of Athens. Made about 725 BC, it was produced by the artisans who had been working here since Neolithic times. This was a thriving center during Mycenaean times as well […]
I just returned from Greece where this view of the ancient city walls of Athens was too appealing to pass up. The archway shown here was where the Eridanos River emerged from the city at the Sacred Gate on Athens’ northwest side. This was immediately beside the mighty Dipylon Gate which was the major portal […]
These elegant women carved from marble combined to form one of the iconic images of the Acropolis in Classical Athens. They are the Caryatids who stand in place of pillars to support the south porch of the Erechtheion temple. This intricate temple with its picturesque statues was built during the Classical Age of Greece, and still holds a lofty […]