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theatre of dionysos, athens, greece - the theatre of dionysos, 330 b.c. and successive modifications. no trace has been preserved of the 5th-century theatre which must have been simple in form with a few rows of wooden and stone seats. the preserved ruins belong to the monumental theatre built by lycourgos. the permanent skene (stage) was then constructed, extending in the width of the orchestra. after its destruction by sulla in 86 b.c., the theatre and the skene were rebuilt. the old temple of dionysos sheltered the old, cult statue of dionysos eleuthereus. it was constructed in the 6th century b.c. , during the rule of tyrant peisistratos and his successors. the later temple of dionysos sheltered the chryselephantine statue of the god, a work of the sculptor alkamenes. the building cannot be dated earlier than the middle of the 4th century b.c. as is attested by the pottery found in its foundations in 1963.

421133 - theatre of dionysos, athens, greece

greece, peloponnese, nauplion, pyramid of hellenikon - hellenistic pyramid of hellenikon near nauplion 4th century bce (?) maybre a polyandron (collective tomb)or, better, a guard tower

DSCN5843 - greece, peloponnese, nauplion, pyramid of hellenikon

greece, mycenae, royal shaft graves circle a - greece, mycenae, royal shaft graves circle a, from the ramp of entrance to the royal palace first period 1600-1500 bce; second period about 1250 bce just inside the lion gate in the western quarter of the citadel were the royal shaft tomb in what has become known as circle a. excavated by schliemann in 1874, this consisted of six tombs dating to the middle helladic period, all richly furnished with weapons, drinking vessels, jewellery, face-masks, and pottery. stela carved with images of chariots, hunting scenes, and spirals marked the position of each tomb. grave iv was the richest in the circle and contained the burials of two women and three men. these and other rich burials were considered by schliemann to be members of the legendary house of atreus recorded by homer; indeed he believed one of the gold masks he found was that of agamemnon, ‘king of men' who led the achaean expedition to war against troy. it is now known that circle a pre-dates the late helladic prominence of mycenae and the burials in it are thus too early for schliemann's interpretation.

424095 - greece, mycenae, royal shaft graves circle a