Archaeology

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Pasargadae, Palace S

Pasargadae: one of the oldest residences of the Achaemenid kings, founded by Cyrus the Great (r.559-530). It resembled a park of 2x3 km in which several monumental buildings were to be seen. …

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Pasargadae, Paradise

Pasargadae: one of the oldest residences of the Achaemenid kings, founded by Cyrus the Great (r.559-530). It resembled a park of 2x3 km in which several monumental buildings were to be seen. …

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Pasargadae, Tall-e Takht

Pasargadae: one of the oldest residences of the Achaemenid kings, founded by Cyrus the Great (r.559-530). It resembled a park of 2x3 km in which several monumental buildings were to be seen. …

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Pasargadae, Zendan

Pasargadae: one of the oldest residences of the Achaemenid kings, founded by Cyrus the Great (r.559-530). It resembled a park of 2x3 km in which several monumental buildings were to be seen. …

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Patara

Patara (Greek: Πάταρα) or Arsinoe (Greek: Ἀρσινόη): town in ancient Lycia, port of Xanthus, modern Gelemiş.Early History Patara, Colonnaded Street Natural harbor…

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Pausanias

Pausanias (c.125-c.180?): Greek author, writer of a Description of Greece. Portrait of a Roman man, third quarter of the second century No…

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Pediment

Pediment: the (usually triangular) upper part of a gable in an ancient building, often decorated with a relief. Pediment of a…

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Pella

Pella (Greek: Πéλλα): capital of ancient Macedonia.History Aristocratic house Pella is situated in the southeast of Bottiaia, the alluvial plain enclosed by…

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Pella (photos)

Pella (Πéλλα): capital of ancient Macedonia.Excavation On this page, several photos have been collected from the excavation of Pella. Some are from the archaeological museum just north of the site. There…

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Penteconter

Pentekonter (Greek πεντηκόντορος): a small warship with fifty rowers, popular in the Archaic Age of Greece. Vase painting of an archaic…

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