The most prestigious of the ancient Greek city-states, Athens was established around 1400 BC by the Mycenaeans. The name of the city is connected to …
Achaia
The province of Achaia derived its name from the region which the Achaean people, also known as the Greeks, inhabited in ancient times (Homer, Iliad). …
Mount Olympus and the Olympian Gods
On the border between the ancient lands of Macedonia and Thessaly, about 50 miles southwest of Thessalonica, is the highest mountain in Greece, famous …