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Athens

Was one of several Greek colonies that grew into city-states after the Dorian invasions of about 750 B.C. and is generally considered one of the two greatest of the city-states.

Sparta

Was the second leading city-state in ancient Greece and was profoundly militarily focused.

Thermopylae

It was the only way an army could move between Northern to Southern Greece during the classical period.

Marathon

The battle held in 490 B.C., which was one of the most decisive battles in the world's military history.

Dionysus

Located in Athens, it is probably the most famous of the ancient Greek theaters.

Peloponnesian War

Took place between Sparta and Athens during the fifth Century B.C., also sometimes called the Age of Pericles.

Peloponnesus

The southern peninsula of Greece.

Mysteries

These were religious celebrations honoring certain gods or goddesses.

Greek Sculpture

An art form that broke with the traditional artistic expressions...

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