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Judgement of Paris, Mosaic from Antioch
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A mosaic made from marble, limestone and glass terrerae depicting the Judgement of Paris from Greek mythology. Paris, the prince of Troy, has to decide which of the three goddesses Hera, Athena or Aphrodite is the prettiest. He chose Aphrodite...
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The Landscape of Akraiphnion, Boeotia
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The view from the hilltops of Mt. Ptoion in Boeotia, Greece.
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Polycrates' Crucifixion
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Polycrates' Crucifixion, oil on canvas by Salvator Rosa, 1664.
Art Institute of Chicago.
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The Sanctuary of the Kabeiroi, Thebes
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The Kabeiroi sanctuary is located 8 km (4.97 miles) west of Thebes, Greece. The Kabeiroi were revered as vineyard and animal fertility guardians. The sanctuary's cult originated in the archaic period and lasted until late antiquity.
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The Sanctuary of Nemesis, Attica
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The sanctuary of Nemesis was built during the 5th century BCE. It is located in Rhamnus, a deme of ancient Athens.
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The Amphiareion of Oropos
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The Amphiareion of Oropos in Attica, Greece was a sanctuary dedicated to the hero Amphiaraos in the late fifth century BCE.
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The Temple of Poseidon, Sounion
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The temple of Poseidon, relatively well-preserved even today, was constructed in 450-440 BCE. According to modern scholars, it was designed by the same architect who designed the Theseion in Athens' Ancient Agora and the Temple of Nemesis...
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The Landscape of Sounion, Attica
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The landscape west from the temple of Poseidon at Sounion, Attica.
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A Valley at Boeotia
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The landscape of Boeotia, Greece during the spring from the monastery of Hosios Loukas near the town of Distomo.
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The Sanctuary of the Brauronian Artemis, Attica
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Artemis was worshiped in Brauronia as the goddess of greenery and hunting, as well as the protectress of women during childbirth and of babies. The sanctuary, located in Attica, Greece, dates to the first half of the 5th century BCE.