Stadium from above

Nemea

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June 5th 2011
Wednesday 1st June 2011 Leaving Mycenae for the site of Ancient Nemea situated in a quiet and utterly peaceful valley, chosen as a venue for one of the Big Four ancient Greek Games. Then as now it would have been normally quiet and unvisited - erupting briefly into pulsating activity only for the period of the Games. The Sanctuary site where the three columns ( additional ones have been reconst ... read more

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more