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The Aphaia temple on Aigina, Saronic islands The ancient Greeks had a keen eye for a location: the Aphaia temple is compellingly situated on top of a pine-covered hill. The building is modest in scale but perfect in execution. The famous marble sculptures in the temple’s pediments, which depict ...

The Aphaia temple on Aigina, Saronic islands The ancient Greeks had a keen eye for a location: the Aphaia temple is compellingly situated on top of a pine-covered hill. The building is modest in scale but perfect in execution. The famous marble sculptures in the temple’s pediments, which depict ...

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The Sites of Ancient Greece The Aphaia temple on Aigina, Saronic islands The ancient Greeks had a keen eye for a location: the Aphaia temple is compellingly situated on top of a pine-covered hill. The building is modest in scale but perfect in execution. The famous marble sculptures in the temple’s pediments, which depict ... The Sites of Ancient Greece The fortress of Larissa, Argos, Argolis The citadel of Argos, on the summit of Larissa Hill above the theatre, has its origin in Mycenaean times. While the Byzantines added to some still-upright walls of the ancient acropolis, the structure owes its present shape to the French Knightsof the Four... The Sites of Ancient Greece The acropolis of Lindos, Rhodes, Dodecanese In Greek myth, Lindos is a very special place: this is where the goddess Athena sprang from the head of Zeus, making her father so happy that he let gold rain down on the island of Rhodes. There was a sanctuary dedicated to Athena on top of the rock fr... The Sites of Ancient Greece Athens, Attica The monuments of Athens’ heritage are like jewels that stud the fabric of the modern metropolis, which has more than four million inhabitants. The Acropolis stands out as the city’s crowning glory, with the Odeum of Herodes Atticus and the Theatre of Dionysos on its slopes, the si... The Sites of Ancient Greece The Sites of Ancient Greece, photographs by Georg Gerster, with an introduction by Paul Cartledge, $69.95 / $69.95 CAN, Phaidon 2012