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Also Known As	Mantinea

Topics

Delphi Knossos Mycenae Olympia Pella Epidaurus Verghina Eleusis Dodona Eretria

Arcadia-Kastanitsa

Arcadia

region, 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

Key People

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Epaminondas

Greek statesman

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

History Buff Quiz

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