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Also Known As	Deceleia

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site of ancient Decelea, Greece

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Verghina Delphi Knossos Mycenae Olympia Pella Epidaurus Eleusis Dodona Eretria

Temple of Poseidon

Attica

ancient district, Greece

Greece

country, Europe

The Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece, surrounded by ancient stone walls and ruins, with city buildings and a distant hill in the background.

ancient Greek civilization

historical region, Eurasia

Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.

Ancient Greece