Greece
There are 1147 items in Greece:
Halos, Southwestern wall |
Harmodius and Aristogeiton
Harmodius and Aristogeiton (†514 BCE): half-legendary tyrannicides, who killed the brother of the tyrant Hippias. Statue of Harmodius and Aristogeiton, the…Hecataeus of Miletus
Hecataeus of Miletus (c.550-c.490): Greek geographer and researcher, designer of a world map and author of a book on chronology. Hecataeus'…
Hecataeus' world map |
Helicon, Valley of the Muses |
Hellenistic ruler |
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…
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,…
Hermes as messenger, pouring a libation (Sabouroff Painter) |