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Achilles and Penthesilea: A Moment of Surrender Amid the Chaos of the Trojan War

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

Pygmalion and Galatea: Desperate Love Carved Out of Stone

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Echo and Narcissus: Desperate Love Never Realized

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Orpheus and Eurydice: An Ancient Greek Tale of Desperate Love

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Coinage in Ancient Greece: A New Standard of Money Changes Business and Trade in the Aegean

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Prostitution in Classical Athens: Independent Women at the Mercy of Athenian Men and Themselves

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Ancient Greek Clothing: Styles and Types of Everyday Ancient Greek Costume

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Pirates of the Mediterranean: Pillaging and Plundering in Ancient Times

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Olympia and the Olympic Games: Athletic Perfection and Ultimate Glory in Ancient Greece

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Monuments of Ancient Corinth: The Buildings and Shrines of a Powerful Greek City-State

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Ancient Corinth: The Eyes and Ears of Ancient Greece

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The Erechtheion: The multi-level, multi-use Ancient Greek temple

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The Temple of Athena Nike: A small shrine dedicated to one of Athena's many incarnations

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The Propylaia: Monumental gateway to the Acropolis

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The Parthenon: Temple to Athena, Symbol of Ancient Athens

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The Athenian Acropolis: Religious center of one of the Greek world's most prominent cities

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Theseus and the Minotaur: Maneuvering the maze of the labyrinth

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Theseus: Legendary King of Athens

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Perseus and Andromeda: A Kingdom for a Gorgon's Head

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Perseus and the Gorgon: Retrieving the head of Medusa, and fulfilling a destiny

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Heracles: The Superman of Greek Mythology

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Jason, the Argonauts, and Medea: Getting by with a little help from his friends

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Jason and the Golden Fleece: A Greek hero getting even

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The Women of Athena's Cult: Women Wielding Power in the City of Athens

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

Pherenike the Trainer: A Greek woman with the heart of a fighter

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

Aspasia: Influential Concubine to Pericles

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Hipparchia the Cynic: Devoted wife, mother, and outspoken Greek philosopher

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

Sappho of Lesbos: Ancient Greek Poetess

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The Women of Sparta: Athletic, Educated, and Outspoken Radicals of the Greek World

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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus: The Un-Greek Temple and Wonder of the Ancient World

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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia: A Wonder of the Ancient World that Inspired Kings and Emperors

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The Roman Agora: The end of the Agora, but not its political or cultural legacy

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The Hellenistic Agora: Countdown to Roman Rule

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Classical Agora, final chapter: The beginning of the end for the heyday of Ancient Athens

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Law and Politics in the Agora: Ancient Democracy at Work

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Pericles and the Agora: Ancient symbol of commerce and democracy

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Kimon and the Agora: Beautifier of the Athenian Agora

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The Classical Athenian Agora: Setting the standard for democracy

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The Archaic Athenian Agora: Gateway to Classical Athenian Democracy

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The Unmovable Spartans: Disciplined and Dedicated Warriors

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The Mighty Mycenaeans: Early Greek Military Power

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

The Greek Pantheon: Glossary entry of the Greek Pantheon

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The Twelve Labors of Heracles: Definition of the glossary term twelve labors of Heracles

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

Parts of a Basic Greek Temple: Explanation of the general design of an ancient Greek temple

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

The Mysterious Minoans: A Peaceable, Yet Powerful Ancient Civilization

By: Feature Writer Robin Fowler

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