Tag: Ancient Greek city

Traveling back to the history of Greece, we discover details and events unknown to most. Many parts of the country hide secrets and treasures that came to light after thousands of years. This was also the case with an ancient Greek city that no longer exists. It was located in Pindos at an altitude of 1,200 meters. Somewhere in Eastern Pindos, in Kastri of Grevena, archaeological excavations brought to light the remains of a remarkable building complex, as well as a stone-built astyle temple. Kastri was the fortified acropolis of ...

While Thebes may not be a top tourist destination in Greece, it’s renowned for its rich history, earning it a spot among Europe’s oldest cities. Legend has it that Cadmus, a figure of Greek mythology, founded this city in Viotia. However, Homer’s epics credit its creation to the brothers Zethos and Amphion. As the story goes, Amphion’s lyre-playing enchanted the stones, causing them to form the famed walls of the seven-gated city on their own. Thebes and its port have a storied past that continues to this day. Thebes and ...

Stories, mysteries, legends, and traditions... These accompany the various locations and cities of Greece. Places that have been more or less explored and ruins that suggest and reveal great events from antiquity. This is also the case with the ancient Greek city with the king who should not have been seen by the sun. An area unknown to many but impressing you with what it can do to you "narrate" through what is left there. The reason for Oiniades, an ancient city in Aitoloakarnania. It is the second ancient Greek ...