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Pangrati ( Greek: Παγκράτι) is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece, having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates ("All Powerful"), its frontage runs from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue along to Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue and Vassileos Alexandrou Avenue, just a few minutes walk from ...
Gouva (Greek: Γούβα pronounced [ˈɣu.va]), also known as Agios Artemios (Greek: Άγιος Αρτέμιος pronounced [ˈaʝos aɾˈte.mi.os]) is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. It is located to the southeast of central Athens between the First Cemetery of Athens and Dafni. The district built at the beginning of the 20th century ...
Peplos Kore, c. 530 BC. Among the most ancient korai found on the Athenian acropolis, are Acropolis 619 and Acropolis 677 which date from the first half of the 6th century and derive from Samos and Naxos respectively, while the Kore of Lyons, dating to the middle of the century, represents the first example of Ionian influence on Attic sculpture, as well as the first use of typical Ionian ...
Exterior of the church in 2016. The Little Metropolis (Greek: Μικρή Μητρόπολη, romanized: Mikrí Mitrópoli), formally the Church of St. Eleftherios (Greek: Άγιος Ελευθέριος, romanized: Áyios Elefthérios) or Panagia Gorgoepikoos (Greek: Παναγία Γοργοεπήκοος, romanized: Panayía Gorgoepíkoos, lit.
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The major sources for the lives of women in classical Athens are literary, political and legal, [3] and artistic. [4] As women play a prominent role in much Athenian literature, it initially seems as though there is a great deal of evidence for the lives and experiences of Athenian women. [5] However, the surviving literary evidence is written ...
Peplos Kore. The Peplos Kore is an ancient sculpture from the Acropolis of Athens. It is considered one of the best-known examples of Archaic Greek art. Kore is a type of archaic Greek statue that portrays a young woman with a stiff posture looking straight forward. Although this statue is one of the most famous examples of a kore, it is ...
Description Ancient Macedonian soldiers, from the tomb of Agios Athanasios, Greece.jpg. English: Paintings of Ancient Macedonian women, legs, and flowers, from the tomb of Cleopatra VII in Rome, Italy. A variety of bright colors are used in illusionistic fashion to portray the women and patterns of their flowers. Date. 4 th century BC.