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South Evian gulf – Greece.

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Hadrian’s Library

 

Hadrian’s Library – Athens, Greece.

The impressive complex of Hadrian’s library is located in Plaka, Athens. It is the work of the hellenophile Roman Emperor Hadrian, the great benefactor of Athens, who wanted to create a peaceful spot near the bustling bazaar. The complex comprises of a huge atrium surrounded by four arcades looking onto the open peristyle courtyard. This rectangular building is 82 meters wide and 122 meters long with a Corinthian propylon on the west side. There is an impressive colonnade, which happens to be the best preserved part of the whole monument. The library itself was situated in a vast central hall on the eastern side of the complex, surrounded by two smaller rooms, possibly studies for visitors. On each side of the eastern wing there were two halls with successive rows of stone benches, correctly assumed to have been lecture halls. It’s easy to imagine ancient Greek scholars studying the papyruses and the parchments of the great Classics and taking relaxing strolls in the atrium’s garden while discussing the latest philosophical theories. Hadrian’s library remained an oasis for the intellectual for more than 130 years, until it was destroyed by the barbarian Herulae during the sack of Athens in 267 A.D.

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Eretria IV

Eretria IV (Full-size image)

Eretria – Evia, Greece.

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The Ferry

  The Ferry

Ferryboat on the Oropos – Eretria line, Greece.

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Gorgoneion

  Gorgoneion

Archeological Museum of Eretria, Greece.

Terracotta Gorgoneion, 4th century BC.

The ancient Greek city of Eretria has a rich past beginning in the Bronze Age. The earliest surviving mention of Eretria was by Homer in the Iliad, who listed Eretria as one of the Greek cities which sent ships to the Trojan War. It was one of the first (8th century BC) to explore the eastern and western shores of the Mediterranean where it founded colonies and trade posts. A colonial and commercial power, Eretria took part to the many struggles that were shaking Greece: looted by the Persians in 490 BC, it enjoyed a flourishing period during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC where numerous rich houses were build. Taken by the Romans in 198 BC, Eretria’s influence decreased slowly until late in the 6th century AD when all traces of human activities on the site disappeared.

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