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Ancient Greek fortifications in Greece (2 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Ancient Greek fortifications" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Map of the Themistoclean Wall with the later Diateichisma. The Themistoclean Wall (Greek: Θεμιστόκλειον τείχος), [1] named after the Athenian statesman Themistocles, was built in Athens, Greece during the 5th century BC as a result of the Persian Wars and in the hopes of defending against further invasion.
Hellenistic fortifications are defense structures constructed during the Hellenistic Period in the eastern Mediterranean and into West Asia (323 - ca. 30 B.C.E.) by the states which succeeded Alexander the Great.
Pages in category "Ancient Greek fortifications in Greece" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pythia, the oracle, resided in the temple, receiving pilgrims from all Greece. In the 6th century BCE, Delphi was seen as the religious centre and symbol of unity of the ancient Greek world. [6] Acropolis, Athens: Attica: 1987 404; i, ii, iii, iv, vi (cultural) The Acropolis of Athens stands on a steep hill above the city.
The fortifications of Classical Athens, including the Themistoclean Wall around the city and the Long Walls. The city of Athens, capital of modern Greece, has had different sets of city walls from the Bronze Age to the early 19th century. The city walls of Athens include: the Mycenaean Cyclopean fortifications of the Acropolis of Athens
It is likely that the fortifications were damaged severely by earthquakes, [7] [9] which contributed to the rapid deterioration of the wall between renovations during Justinian [9] and Manuel II's reigns. Most damaging was perhaps the earthquake of 551, which Procopius mentions as being particularly destructive to Greece as a whole.
The fortifications of Chania are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Chania in Crete, Greece. The inner city walls were first built in antiquity, and were rebuilt by the Byzantine Empire. The outer walls were built in the 16th century by the Republic of Venice. Some of the fortifications were ...