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This photograph of the Straights of Salamis was taken from Piraeus, Greece. The Straights of Salamis was the site of the famous navel battle between a loose confederation of ancient Greek city-states (commanded by the Athenian, Themistocles) and the…

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This photograph depicts the remaining columns and base of a megalithic temple dedicated to Zeus as the King of the Olympians. Located not far from the base of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, construction on this temple began in 520 BCE under the…

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This photograph depicts a detail view of the remaining columns of a megalithic temple dedicated to Zeus as the King of the Olympians. Located not far from the base of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, construction on this temple began in 520 BCE under…

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This photograph depicts the Horologion Aerides, or, The Tower of the Winds. Built by the Macedonian scholar, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, in 50 BCE, the structure acted as one of the central timepieces (i.e. a water-clock) for Athens in the first century…

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The Horologion Aerides, or, The Tower of the Winds was built by the Macedonian scholar, Andronicus of Cyrrhus, in 50 BCE. The structure acted as one of the central timepieces (i.e. a water-clock) for Athens in the first century BCE. It was…

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This video depicts a funerary lekythos, a vessel used to offer wine and olive oil to the deceased. Lekythoi are similar to other amphorae, but their main distinguishing characteristic was the alabaster color of the vessels surface. This artifact is…

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This artifact is an audio recording of Christopher Proctor demonstrating the sound of the Greek language as it was used during the Hellenistic Period. This late form of Ancient Greek is known as Koine, or, Common Greek, and was the language in which…
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