Greece
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Buthrotum, Theater, Stage |
Buthrotum, Well and temple of Athena |
The acropolis of Byzantium |
Cadmus
Cadmus (Greek Κάδμος): name of the mythological founder of Thebes. Europa and the bull According to Greek myth, Cadmus was the son…
Caere, Vase with Medea |
Callisthenes of Olynthus
Callisthenes of Olynthus (ca.370-327): early biographer of Alexander the Great. Aristotle, Callisthenes' teacher When Alexander, the young king of Macedonia, invaded Asia…Çanakkale, Archaeological Museum
Çanakkale is a few kilometers east of the ruins of Troy, but it appears that few visitors of the ancient city also go to the museum. We were the only ones over there, and the guards had to switch on…
Cape Artemisium with Magnesia in the distance |
Caria
Caria: the southwest of modern Turkey, incorporated in c.545 BCE the ancient Achaemenid empire as the satrapy Karkâ. Its capital was Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum).Early history …
Carystus, Funerary relief of a man |
Ajax and Cassandra. |
Chaeronea (338 BCE)
Battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE): decisive battle in which king Philip II of Macedonia overcame Athens and Thebes, which meant, essentially the end of Greek independence. …