The lead tablets of Dodona, a unique artifact of the ancient Greek world, have been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of World Register, an initiative that showcases the most significant documents of the heritage of humanity.
Buskers are now bringing a flavor of the ancient world to the streets of modern Greece, using traditional instruments to recreate the sounds of yesteryear for tourists and locals alike.
The devotional character of the site goes back to prehistoric times, while the establishment of the sanctuary of Zeus is attested in the early historic era. In ca. 515 BC the tyrant of Athens Peisistratos initiated the construction of a monumental temple that was left unfinished...
Olympia, the sanctuary of Zeus and birthplace of the Olympic Games, lies in a verdant valley of the western Peloponnese at the confluence of the rivers Alpheios and Kladeos. A landscape of great natural beauty, the whole valley was in ancient times thickly wooded and full of wild...
