Greece
There are 1361 items in Greece:
Socrates
Socrates (Greek Σωκράτης; 469-399): Athenian sculptor, philosopher, teacher of Plato, Xenophon, and Antisthenes. Socrates Thales, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, and Democritus had been…
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Solon
Solon (c.650-561): Athenian statesman, poet, and lawgiver, one of the Seven sages. Solon, mosaic from Suweydie near Baalbek In the course of…Somatophylax (Bodyguard)
Somatophylakes or Bodyguards: Greek and Macedonian court officials.As it is in our own time, important persons in Antiquity had a bodyguard to protect them and clear the road when they were approaching. For example, the king of Sparta could command…Sophocles
Sophocles (497-406): Athenian poet, author of many tragedies, of which seven survive. Sophocles Sophocles is the second of the three great Athenian…
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Sozopol, Archaeological Museum
Greek, Late Roman, Byzantine objects. There are 1 items in Sozopol, Archaeological Museum: …
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Spalatum (Split)
Spalatum or Aspalathos (Greek: Ασπάλαθος): port in Dalmatia, famous as residence of the retired emperor Diocletian, modern Split.History Ruins of Spalatum today s.III-II BCE:…Sparta
Sparta (Greek Σπάρτα): one of the main city-states of ancient Greece, leader of the Peloponnesian League. The city-state is also called Lacedaemon.History …
![]() Sparta-Magoula, Relief of a young hero |