Greece
There are 1361 items in Greece:
Crete
Crete (Greek Κρήτη, Latin Creta): largest island in Greece. Psychro Cave, often identified with the Dictaean Cave of Greek mythology Crete is…
Head of Croesus on a Greek vase |
Ctesias of Cnidus
Ctesias of Cnidus: Greek physician who stayed at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II Mnemon from 404 to 398/397. Ctesias wrote several books about Persia and India. These books are now lost but were quoted by ancient authors;…Ctesias, Overview of the works
Ctesias was a Greek physician who stayed at the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes II Mnemon from 404 to 398/397. He wrote several books about Persia and India. These books are now lost but were quoted by ancient authors;…Cumae
Cumae: Greek town in Italy, best-known for its prophetess, the Sibylla.History Relief with a home-coming hero Metal trade between the Etruscans and…
Cumae, Relief of a hero, riding a horse |
Cybele
Cybele (Greek Κυβέλη): Anatolian mother goddess, also worshipped in Greece and the Roman Empire. Ostia, Statue of Cybele The Great Mother was the…Cyclopes
Cyclopes (Greek Κύκλωπες): name of mythological giants who had one round eye, set in the middle of the forehead. The most famous story about a Cyclops is Homer’s tale of Polyphemus, who was blinded by Odysseus.Homeric shepherds …
Cyclops |
Cynoscephalae, Between the small villages Zoodochos and Chalciades |
Cynoscephalae, Possible location of the battle |
Cynoscephalae, Probable site of a Roman camp, north of Zoodochos |