Greece
There are 1361 items in Greece:
Helot
Helots: class of unfree peasants in Spartan society, who may be defined as state-owned serfs.In Antiquity, all humans were unequal. Citizenship was a privilege; magistracies were usually reserved for men; not everyone was allowed to serve in the army; the…
![]() Hephaestus, Thetis, and the arms of Achilles. |
Heraclea Minoa
Heraclea Minoa (Greek: Ἡράκλεια Μινῴα): Greek town in southern Sicily.History The theater of Heraclea Minoa. The soft stones are protected against…
![]() Heraclea Minoa, Black-figured lekythos with warriors |
![]() Heraclea Minoa, Theater |
Heracles
Heracles (Latin: Hercules): most important of the Greek demigods. Several dynasties, like the twin royal houses of Sparta and the Argeads of Macedonia, claimed to descend from this son of Zeus.Youth …
![]() Heracles killing Nisos |
Heraclitus
Heraclitus of Ephesus (c.500 BCE): one of the pre-Socratic philosophers of ancient Greece. Heraclitus Heraclitus was a rich man from Ephesus and…Heraklion, Archaeological Museum
Main archaeological museum of Crete, with finds from all over the island. There are 13 items in Heraklion, Archaeological Museum: …Herald
Herald: in ancient Greece the man who made announcements on behalf of a king or the city's government. Sabouroff Painter: Hermes,…
![]() Herculaneum, Villa of the Papyri, Archidamus III |
![]() Herculaneum, Villa of the Papyri, Heraclitus |