Archaic period to 1820s
Acrocorinth: The Fortress Above Corinth
Acrocorinth, a rock rising 574 metres above ancient Corinth, was fortified from the Archaic period into the 19th century. From its summit,…
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Peloponnese
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c. 450–404 BC
Alcibiades: Ambition and Betrayal
Alcibiades was an Athenian aristocrat, general and political celebrity. His shifting loyalties made him one of the most controversial figures of the…
Read story →Founded 369 BC
Ancient Messene: The City Founded After Leuctra
After Thebes defeated Sparta at Leuctra in 371 BC, the Theban general Epaminondas founded Messene on the slopes of Mount Ithome in…
Read story →1769–1835
Andreas Miaoulis
Andreas Miaoulis became the leading naval commander of the Greek Revolution. His experience, authority and understanding of merchant vessels helped hold together…
Read story →Especially important from the Classical period onward
Asclepieia and Ancient Greek Medicine
Asclepieia were sanctuaries dedicated to Asclepius, the god of healing. Visitors sought cures through purification, sacrifice, sleep rituals and the care provided…
Read story →16th – early 20th century
Dimitsana: Water Power and Gunpowder
Along the Lousios river below Dimitsana, water drove mills, fulling mills and gunpowder works for centuries. During the Revolution of 1821 the…
Read story →Archaic and Classical periods
Education in Athens and Sparta
Education in Athens and Sparta aimed to prepare young people for adult roles, but access, content and institutions differed. Modern comparisons often…
Read story →Active especially 371–362 BC
Epaminondas and the Rise of Thebes
Epaminondas became the leading figure of Theban power after Leuctra. Through repeated campaigns he helped free Messenia, supported new states and challenged…
Read story →Sanctuary from 6th century BC; theatre late 4th century BC
Epidaurus: Theatre and Sanctuary of Asklepios
At Epidaurus in the Argolid, a healing sanctuary of Asklepios became one of the best-known cult centres of the Greek world. Its…
Read story →From before 25,000 BC to the Neolithic period
Franchthi Cave: Twelve Thousand Years of Human Life
Franchthi Cave was used from the Upper Palaeolithic through the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Its unusually long archaeological sequence documents changing diets,…
Read story →c. 1355–1452/1454
Gemistos Plethon and the Revival of Plato
Georgios Gemistos, known as Plethon, was a late Byzantine philosopher and teacher associated with Mystras. His admiration for Plato challenged the dominance…
Read story →1797–1864
General Makriyannis
Ioannis Makriyannis rose from merchant activity to military leadership during the Revolution. He later became a central supporter of the constitutional movement…
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