Archaeology

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Glanum - Residential Area

For Antiquity, Glanum was a modern city. Its main street had a drain. The city's market, four porticoes surrounding a courtyard bordered by Doric columns, was an example of the best that Roman civilization had to offer. Many people settled…

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Glass

Glass: a hard, brittle substance made by fusing silica sand with soda. In Antiquity, it was used to make drinking containers, jewelry, amulets, small windows, and other articles. …

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Glykon

Glykon or Glycon: snake god, associated with the Greek prophet Alexander of Abonutichus. Statuette of Glykon The cult of the snake god…

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Goedereede

Goedereede: location of a Roman port and fort on the shore of the North Sea.In 173, the Chauci, a tribe that lived in what is now called Groningen and Ostfriesland, and was well-known for its sea-faring qualities, attacked what is…

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Gogdara

Gogdara: town in a part of the Swat valley that is known for several important Buddhist monuments. Petroglyphs Near Odigram, Gogdara rock…

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Gordium

Gordium: capital of ancient Phrygia, modern Yassihüyük.Phrygian capital Tomb MM ("the Tomb of Midas") Gordium is situated on the place where the…

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