Orchomenus: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Orchomenos • Erchomenos

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Delphi Knossos Mycenae Olympia Pella Epidaurus Verghina Eleusis Dodona Eretria

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

Greece

country, Europe

Key People

Schliemann, Heinrich

Heinrich Schliemann

German archaeologist

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