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A researcher simulated the Athenian temple’s lighting conditions at different times of the day, discovering that its interior ...
The economy of Ancient Athens was more than just silver coins - it was an early model of a financial empire. With an extensive trade network and a reliance on imported grain, Athens developed ...
Athens-based independent scholar Demetrius Savvides has shown that in Amphipolis, northern Greece, where the Kastas Monument ...
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What Was the Polis?
For the Greeks, the idea was a fluid one—a literal place and a civic ideal that allowed for democracy to flourish.
The cataphract model had a deck to protect the oarsmen ... wages and a social status that reflected their importance in ancient Athens. The bronze rams, however, would survive centuries at ...
The model has already enabled archaeologists ... for more human remains where the teeth were found. The ancient ship was filled with Greek artworks when it sank — it contained several bronze ...