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Date 1200 BCE - 323

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Athens: Acropolis
Athens
national capital, Greece
Metropolis (cathedral) dedicated to St. Demetrios at Mistra
Sparta
ancient city, Greece
Delphi
Delphi
ancient city, Greece
Ephesus, Turkey: Temple of Artemis
Ephesus
ancient city, Turkey
Acropolis of Athens
acropolis of Athens
ancient citadel, Athens, Greece
Macedonia
Macedonia
ancient kingdom, Europe
Albion
Albion
island, Europe
Mycenae, Greece
Mycenae
ancient city, Greece
Pátrai
Peloponnese
peninsula, Greece
Pergamum
Pergamum
ancient city, Turkey
Olympia
Olympia
ancient site, Greece
Temple of Poseidon
Attica
ancient district, Greece

Key People

Aristotle
Aristotle
Greek philosopher
Socrates
Socrates
Greek philosopher
Plato
Plato
Greek philosopher
Euripides
Euripides
Greek dramatist
Pericles
Pericles
Athenian statesman
Plutarch
Plutarch
Greek biographer
Sophocles
Sophocles
Greek dramatist
Demosthenes
Demosthenes
Greek statesman and orator
Pindar
Greek poet
Xenophon, statue in front of the parliament building in Vienna.
Xenophon
Greek historian
Aristophanes
Aristophanes
Greek dramatist
Polybius, statue in Vienna.
Polybius
Greek historian
Isocrates
Greek orator and rhetorician
Schliemann, Heinrich
Heinrich Schliemann
German archaeologist
Hippocrates
Hippocrates
Greek physician
Hesiod
Hesiod
Greek poet
Epicurus
Greek philosopher
Alcibiades and Timon
Alcibiades
Athenian politician and general
Epaminondas
Greek statesman
Miltiades the Younger
Athenian general

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