Greece
There are 1147 items in Greece:
Laurion
Laurion (Greek: Λαύριον): area in southeastern Attica, famous for its silver mine. Laurion Situated just north of the port of Cape Sounion…
Laurion |
Lead figurine of Athena |
Lebadeia, Relief of Trophonius |
Lekythos with an Amazon |
Lemnos, Tombstone of an Etruscan (?) warrior |
Leonidas
Leonidas (Greek Λεωνίδας): king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty (r.488-480), killed in action in the battle of Thermopylae. Accession Sparta, Temple of…Leonnatus
Leonnatus (356-322): one of the officers of Alexander the Great, saved his king's life in India and played a minor role in the wars of the Diadochi.Leonnatus was the son of Anteas, a member of the royal house of Lyncestis,…
A Linear-B tablet mentioning sheep, goats, oxen, and pigs being brought to a place called Si-ra-ro. |
Literature
Modern Literature There are many books on this war. As a first introduction, read Thucydides' History and continue with Xenophon's Hellenica. Donald Kagan, The Peloponnesian War. Athens and Sparta in Savage Conflict, 431-404 BC (2003) is an excellent and accessible narrative. If…Lysimachus
Lysimachus (361-281): bodyguard of Alexander the Great, one of the Diadochi. Lysimachus Relatives: Father: Agathocles of Pella First wife: Nicaea (daughter of Antipater) Children: Agathocles,…
Lysimachus |