A PICTORIAL OF GREECE'S GLORIOUS HISTORY

LEAFS FANATIC · June 30th, 2005, 08:40 PM

Well, we all love to dream of skyscrapers one day popping up in Athens and perhaps Thessaloniki, but let's be honest here, skyscrapers can be built anywhere and anytime.

However, what cannot be duplicated or "mass produced" as the skyscrapers of today are the ancient temples, buildings, stadiums, and theatres of Greece's glorious past. Below I present pictures of some, and I REPEAT, some, of Greece's most fabulous ancient works of wonder. In Greece no matter where you turn there is thousands of years' of history surrounding you, so below I have posted the ones that I can think of:

Athenian Treasury, Delphi:

Temple of Apollo, Delphi:

Theatre at Delphi:

More Delphi:

Ancient Stadium at Delphi:

The Parthnon of Athens:

(With two honeys in front of it):

Parthenon During the Winter:

The Fortified Walls of the Parthenon:

The Massiveness of the Parthenon:

Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounion:

The Beauty of the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion:

The Lion Gate at Mycenae:

Mycenaen Tomb:

The Citadel of Mycenae:

Temple of Zeus at the Base of the Acropolis:

Massive Theatre at Epidavros:

Ancient City of Corinth:

Ancient Olympia (Site of the First Ever Olympic Games):

Beautiful Knossos, Crete:

chicagogeorge · June 30th, 2005, 09:22 PM

Truly, Greece is a magical place!

Outstanding pictures!

Pavlvs · July 10th, 2005, 11:59 PM

Some Greece's Heritage in Italy (Magna Graecia):

Doric temple os Segesta

Segesta's Theatre

Selinunte

Metaponto

Poseidonia

Agrigento
Tempio della concordia

Tempio di Castore e Polluce

Siracusa- teatro greco (the greatest in all greek world)

Taormina and Etna Vulcan

chicagogeorge · July 11th, 2005, 04:26 AM

Some of the best preserved temples of the Greek world are in southern Italy and especially Sicily.

Greco+ Italiano = una fatsa una Ratsa

Poliochni · July 24th, 2005, 04:35 PM

Wow ! The cradle of civilisation in all its glory !!!!!!

June 30th, 2005, 08:40 PM	#1
LEAFS FANATIC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto and Athens Posts: 3,144 Likes (Received): 72	A PICTORIAL OF GREECE'S GLORIOUS HISTORY Well, we all love to dream of skyscrapers one day popping up in Athens and perhaps Thessaloniki, but let's be honest here, skyscrapers can be built anywhere and anytime. However, what cannot be duplicated or "mass produced" as the skyscrapers of today are the ancient temples, buildings, stadiums, and theatres of Greece's glorious past. Below I present pictures of some, and I REPEAT, some, of Greece's most fabulous ancient works of wonder. In Greece no matter where you turn there is thousands of years' of history surrounding you, so below I have posted the ones that I can think of: Athenian Treasury, Delphi: Temple of Apollo, Delphi: Theatre at Delphi: More Delphi: Ancient Stadium at Delphi: The Parthnon of Athens: (With two honeys in front of it): Parthenon During the Winter: The Fortified Walls of the Parthenon: The Massiveness of the Parthenon: Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounion: The Beauty of the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion: The Lion Gate at Mycenae: Mycenaen Tomb: The Citadel of Mycenae: Temple of Zeus at the Base of the Acropolis: Massive Theatre at Epidavros: Ancient City of Corinth: Ancient Olympia (Site of the First Ever Olympic Games): Beautiful Knossos, Crete:

June 30th, 2005, 09:22 PM	#2
chicagogeorge Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South suburban Chicago Posts: 5,312 Likes (Received): 105	Truly, Greece is a magical place! Outstanding pictures! __________________ for the Pelasgians, too, were a Greek nation originally from the Peloponnesus The Roman Antiquities of Dionysius of Halicarnassus http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/...assus/1B.html Macedonia, of course, is a part of Greece". Strabo, VII, Frg. 9 http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/...ragments.html But north of the gulf, the first inhabitants are Greeks called Epirotes.... Procopius http://books.google.com/books?id=9m6...page&q&f=false

July 11th, 2005, 04:26 AM	#4
chicagogeorge Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South suburban Chicago Posts: 5,312 Likes (Received): 105	Some of the best preserved temples of the Greek world are in southern Italy and especially Sicily. Greco+ Italiano = una fatsa una Ratsa __________________ for the Pelasgians, too, were a Greek nation originally from the Peloponnesus The Roman Antiquities of Dionysius of Halicarnassus http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/...assus/1B.html Macedonia, of course, is a part of Greece". Strabo, VII, Frg. 9 http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/...ragments.html But north of the gulf, the first inhabitants are Greeks called Epirotes.... Procopius http://books.google.com/books?id=9m6...page&q&f=false

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July 10th, 2005, 11:59 PM	#3
Pavlvs DIABOLIKVS Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,285	Some Greece's Heritage in Italy (Magna Graecia): Doric temple os Segesta Segesta's Theatre Selinunte Metaponto Poseidonia Agrigento Tempio della concordia Tempio di Castore e Polluce Siracusa- teatro greco (the greatest in all greek world) Taormina and Etna Vulcan

July 24th, 2005, 04:35 PM	#5
Poliochni Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens / London Posts: 273 Likes (Received): 0	Wow ! The cradle of civilisation in all its glory !!!!!!