MuGeum - The Hellenic World

The Hellenic World

Curator: Alun Salt

A selection of major ancient Greek sites for students who may not know how diverse the Greek world was. Currently a work in progress.

If you'd like to be listed as a co-curator then email me at blogographos (at) timespinner (dotcom).

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Exhibit		Geographic Coordinates Coordinate Format: DD - DM - DMS Altitude Format: m - ft

1	Athens	Latitude: N 37°58.29597 Longitude: E 23°43.66802
	Athens is the most famous of the ancient Greek cities, because it is the city from which we have the most historical sources. A lot of what we know about ancient Greece, such as ancient law, is hugely dependent on the tesimony from Athens. This is problematic because Athens was not a typical Greek city. In contrast to most Greek poleis (cities) Athens was a radical democracy. Photo (CC) Tiseb.
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2	Sparta	Latitude: N 37°4.925995 Longitude: E 22°25.41595
	Sparta was the most powerful polis (city) in classical Greece. Despite this comparatibely few ruins survive today. The distance from its enemies and the strength of its army meant the Spartans had little need to fortify the settlement. Their peculiar constiution also gave them an unusual economy which may have been instrumental in the comparative lack of monumental architecture. Photo (CC) Alun Salt
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3	Corinth	Latitude: N 37°54.35989 Longitude: E 22°52.79995
	Corinth was one of the wealthiest poleis in ancient Greece. It controlled the Isthmus, the narrow neck of land that connected the Peleponnese with the rest of mainland Greece. Pulling a ship over the Diolkos, a dragway for vessels over the Isthmus, was often considered safer than sailing around the southern Peleponnese. Corinthian pottery is found at many sites around the Mediterranean indicating they exploited their commercial success. This brought them in to conflict with Athens, whose naval power enabled trade across the seas. Photo (CC) Alun Salt.
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4	Delphi	Latitude: N 38°28.88992 Longitude: E 22°30
	Delphi was home to the most respected oracle in ancient Greece. Here at the temple of Apollo Delphinios the Pythia, a priestess of Apollo, would give Apollo's opinion on various matters in a way that continues to be debated by scholars. Photo (CC) Alun Salt.
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5	Olympia	Latitude: N 37°38.34 Longitude: E 21°37.97997
	Olympia was home to the Olympic games. Like Delphi it was a panhellenic sanctuary and for the duration of the games the Greeks observed a truce. The sanctuary was administered by the Elisians. Photo (CC) Alun Salt.
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6	Miletus / Miletos	Latitude: N 37°31.85989 Longitude: E 27°16.59599
	The modern city of Milet in Turkey was founded as Miletos by the ancient Greeks. It is famed as the home of philosophy. The earliest philosophers known as the Milesian Triad were born here. It was conquered of the sixth century BC by the Persian Empire and remained subjetc to Persia until liberated by Alexander. Photo (CC) Cernavoda.
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7	Ephesus	Latitude: N 37°56.45393 Longitude: E 27°20.53196
	Ephesus or Ephesos is a Greek and later Roman city on the shores of Asia Minor. It is famous for the cult of Artemis in the city in which the goddess is depicted as having many breasts. Today it is also known for the impressive facade if the library of Celsus dating from the 2nd century BC. Photo (CC) Stuart Yeates
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