Greece
There are 1147 items in Greece:
![]() Statue of a Greek general |
![]() The strait of Salamis |
Strymon
Strymon: river in Thrace. Today, it is called Struma (in Bulgarian) and Strymonas (in Greek). The poetic name Kara Su, "the black waters", is Turkish. …Sybota (433 BCE)
Naval Battle of Sybota: battle between the Corinthians and Corcyraeans, one of the direct causes of the Peloponnesian War.Introduction In 445, Athens and Sparta put an end to a war that had lasted fifteen years. Both sides were exhausted. The Spartans…Syloson
Syloson (Greek: Συλοσών): tyrant of Samos (since 517 BCE), brother of Polycrates. Statue of a warrior from Samos We know about Syloson…Syloson's Cloak
In the following text, Herodotus of Halicarnassus tells how Persian king Darius the Geat found a loyal supporter on the Greek island of Samos - although the story is told from another perspective. In 522 or 521 BCE, the leader…
![]() Syracuse, Temple of Apollo |
Tellis
Tellis (third quarter of the fifth century): influential Spartan, father of Brasidas. Fifth-century hoplite. The Spartiate Tellis is mentioned two times in…Tempe
Tempe: canyon between the Olympus and Ossa. The canyon of Tempe The so-called "vale" of Tempe is the deep canyon between the…
![]() Tempe, Canyon |
![]() Tempe, Cliffs north of the canyon |
![]() Thasos, Coin showing a satyr raping a girl |