The Academy of Athens is Greece's national academy, and the highest research establishment in the country. It was established in 1926, and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. The building was designed as part of an architectural "trilogy" in 1859 by the Danish architect Theophil Hansen, along with the University and the ...
Sarcophagus in the courtyard of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. An Amazonomachy was a portrayal of legendary battle between Greeks and Amazons. The mythic all-female warrior society was believed to have been defeated by the likes of Heracles and Theseus.
View of the exterior of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. The museum holds and interprets artifacts from the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods, mostly from the city of Thessaloniki but also from the region of Macedonia in general. The museum is housed in a building designed by architect Patroklos Karantinos and is an exa...
Architectural marble member of a temple (top of column?) on exhibit at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. The piece dates from the Archaic period, end of the 6th century BC, and was discovered west of the Greek agora in Thessaloniki.
View of the Arch of Hadrian, a monumental gateway located southeast of the Acropolis in Athens. The Arch spanned an ancient road from the center of Athens to the complex of structures on the eastern side of the city that included the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Head of the god Asklepios made of marble on exhibit at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. The sculpture was discovered in Thessaloniki at the Sanctuary of Serapis.
Vendor at Batis Beach. Batis Beach is located about 4 kilometers west of Kavala and was the final stop on the full-day excursion to Amphipolis, Philippi, and Kavala by members of the 29th International Summer School for Greek Language, Literature and Culture.
Batis Beach is located about 4 kilometers west of Kavala and was the final stop on the full-day excursion to Amphipolis, Philippi, and Kavala by members of the 29th International Summer School for Greek Language, Literature and Culture.
Batis Beach is located about 4 kilometers west of Kavala and was the final stop on the full-day excursion to Amphipolis, Philippi, and Kavala by members of the 29th International Summer School for Greek Language, Literature and Culture.
Batis Beach is located about 4 kilometers west of Kavala and was the final stop on the full-day excursion to Amphipolis, Philippi, and Kavala by members of the 29th International Summer School for Greek Language, Literature and Culture.
The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in downtown Athens. The museum houses Greek works of art from the prehistorical to the modern times, an extensive collection of Asian art, hosts periodic exhibitions and maintains a state-of-the-...
Exterior view of the Church of Panagia Chalkeon, an 11th-century Byzantine church in Thessaloniki. The church is located at Dikastirion Square. The archaeological site of the city's Roman forum is located northeast, while its name, which translates as "the Virgin of the Copper-smiths", derives from its proximity to the area traditionally occupie...
Exterior view of the Church of Panagia Chalkeon, an 11th-century Byzantine church in Thessaloniki. The church is located at Dikastirion Square. The archaeological site of the city's Roman forum is located northeast, while its name, which translates as "the Virgin of the Copper-smiths", derives from its proximity to the area traditionally occupie...
Exterior rear view of the Church of Panagia Chalkeon, an 11th-century Byzantine church in Thessaloniki. The church is located at Dikastirion Square. The archaeological site of the city's Roman forum is located northeast, while its name, which translates as "the Virgin of the Copper-smiths", derives from its proximity to the area traditionally oc...
Grounds of the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary of Dion. The Hellenistic theater, built in the second half of the 3rd century, is in the background.
Unidentified ruins, possibly near the Great Baths on the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The great baths of Dion were built in the late second century AD and were used until destroyed by an earthquake in the second half of the following century.
Caldarium at the Great Baths on the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The great baths of Dion were built in the late second century AD and were used until destroyed by an earthquake in the second half of the following century.
Mosaic floor at the Great Baths on the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The great baths of Dion were built in the late second century AD and were used until destroyed by an earthquake in the second half of the following century.
Mosaic floor at the Great Baths on the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The great baths of Dion were built in the late second century AD and were used until destroyed by an earthquake in the second half of the following century.
Ruins at the Great Baths on the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The great baths of Dion were built in the late second century AD and were used until destroyed by an earthquake in the second half of the following century.
Mosaic floor at the Great Baths on the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The great baths of Dion were built in the late second century AD and were used until destroyed by an earthquake in the second half of the following century.
Mosaic floor at the Great Baths on the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The great baths of Dion were built in the late second century AD and were used until destroyed by an earthquake in the second half of the following century.
Ruins of the Roman theater at the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The theater was built in the second century AD, probably during the rein of Hadrian.
Ruins of the Roman theater at the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The theater was built in the second century AD, probably during the rein of Hadrian.
Interior of the Temple of Aphrodite in the Sanctuary of Isis among the ruins at the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The statue of Aphrodite Hypolympidia, 2nd century BC is in the background niche. The sanctuary of Isis was built in the second century AD on the site of an earlier one dedicated to divinities ...
The cult statue of Isis Tyche behind the spring with the sacred water in the Sanctuary of Isis among the ruins at the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The sanctuary of Isis was built in the second century AD on the site of an earlier one dedicated to divinities associated with fertility and motherhood. The s...
Sanctuary of Isis among the ruins at the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The sanctuary of Isis was built in the second century AD on the site of an earlier one dedicated to divinities associated with fertility and motherhood. The sanctuary was destroyed by earthquake and flood in the fourth century.
Sanctuary of Isis among the ruins at the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The sanctuary of Isis was built in the second century AD on the site of an earlier one dedicated to divinities associated with fertility and motherhood. The sanctuary was destroyed by earthquake and flood in the fourth century.
Sanctuary of Isis among the ruins at the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The sanctuary of Isis was built in the second century AD on the site of an earlier one dedicated to divinities associated with fertility and motherhood. The sanctuary was destroyed by earthquake and flood in the fourth century.
Sanctuary of Isis among the ruins at the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The sanctuary of Isis was built in the second century AD on the site of an earlier one dedicated to divinities associated with fertility and motherhood. The sanctuary was destroyed by earthquake and flood in the fourth century.
Sanctuary of Isis among the ruins at the archaeological site of the ancient sanctuary to Zeus Olympios at Dion. The sanctuary of Isis was built in the second century AD on the site of an earlier one dedicated to divinities associated with fertility and motherhood. The sanctuary was destroyed by earthquake and flood in the fourth century.
View from the tour bus on the way to Amphipolis, Philippi, and Kavala as part of the 29th International Summer School for Greek Language, History, and Culture organized by the Institute for Balkan Studies in Thessaloniki.
View from the tour bus on the way to Amphipolis, Philippi, and Kavala as part of the 29th International Summer School for Greek Language, History, and Culture organized by the Institute for Balkan Studies in Thessaloniki.
Funerary stele of Agenor on exhibit at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. The stele is of Tasian marble and dates from the Classical period, end of the 5th century BC. It was discovered in Ierissos.
Grave stele of a girl from Nea Kallikratia, Chalkidiki. It was made by a Parian sculptor, an artist who was the equal of those who carved the sculptures from the Parthenon frieze. The dead girl wears a Dorian peplos and holds a dove, an iconographic motif known from other funerary stelai of the 5th century B.C. About 440 B.C. On exhibit at the A...
Galerius' small arch on exhibit at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. Small marble arch from the area of the Octagon, the most formal hall of the roman palace. It is richly decorated with floral designs and allegorical figures. Two medallions contain the busts of Galerius and the personification of the Fortune of Thessaloniki. Galerius p...
View of the Gate of Athena Archegetis looking down from the Acropolis in Athens. The gate is situated west of the Roman Agora and considered to be the second most prominent remain in the site after the Tower of the Winds. Constructed in 11 BCE by donations from Julius Caesar and Augustus, the gate was made of 4 Doric columns and a base of Pentel...
Grave stele with the representation of a woman and her servant. It reproduces Athenian prototypes, late 5th century BC. On exhibit at the Archaeological Museum of Amphipolis.
View of the Greek countryside between Kavala and Thessaloniki with Lake Koroneia in the background. In the 1950s was among the lakes of Greece with the biggest fish production. In the summer of 2002 the lake was nearly dried up.
Marble statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian on exhibit in the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. The statue dates from the Roman period, 2nd century AD and was discovered in Thessaloniki.
Statue of Eleftherios Venizelos by Yannis Pappas, on the western side of the Parliament courtyard. Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932. Ven...
Part of the walk along the Heptapyrgion in Thessaloniki. The Heptapyrgion, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece.
Part of the walk along the Heptapyrgion in Thessaloniki. The Heptapyrgion, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece. View is from the southeast.
Part of the walk along the Heptapyrgion in Thessaloniki. The Heptapyrgion, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece.
Part of the walk along the Heptapyrgion in Thessaloniki. The Heptapyrgion, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece.
Part of the walk along the Heptapyrgion in Thessaloniki. The Heptapyrgion, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece.
Part of the walk along the Heptapyrgion in Thessaloniki. The Heptapyrgion, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece.
Part of the walk along the Heptapyrgion in Thessaloniki. The Heptapyrgion, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece.
Part of the walk along the Heptapyrgion in Thessaloniki. The Heptapyrgion, also popularly known by its Ottoman Turkish name Yedi Kule, is a Byzantine and Ottoman-era fortress situated on the north-eastern corner of the acropolis of Thessaloniki in Greece.