Amphiareion of Oropos, Attica Greece
Amphiareion of Oropos was one of the few Sanctuaries in ancient antiquity dedicated to Amphiaraos, a mythical figure that refused to take part on the attack on Thebes, described so wonderfully in the tragic drama of Aeschylus, 'Seven against Thebes' because he believed that the fight was futile.
The Sanctuary was considered as one of the greatest in its time. People gathered from all around Greece to seek healing as well as consult the oracle for future events. The surviving theater show the wealth of the Sanctuary and its well established position as religious center in ancient antiquity.
The Amphiareion of Oropos
The sanctuary of Amphiarion at Oropos is only 37 kilometers outside of Athens and is a great place for a day trip. From the 5th. C. onwards it was considered to be one of the best known spas and mental health centres in Classical times. For more videos on Athens visit
The archaeological site of Ramnous, Attica, Greece
The archaeological site of Ramnous in Attica is very close located to Marathon, where the famous battle took place. During the war between Athens and Sparta, Ramnous was an important military installation for the Athenians for the control of trade vessels passing through the Euboean Gulf. In Ramnous also, there was the sacred temple of Nemesis, among the first built in Greece.
One begins the tour of the archaeological site with the sightseeing of the remains of the temple of Nemesis before following the path to the ancient fort. The ancient path follows the route of the burial chambers of Ramnountian citizens before the main gate of the fort. The fort itself has a wide fortification perimeter of 800m in length. Inside the fort, various public buildings existed including housing. In the same area it was located the Agora of the city of Ramnous. Among them one can see the remains of the theater as well as a gymnasium. In the top of the hill, there was a small inner fort where military installations were housed. From there, one can see the two ports the city had in the left and at the right edge of the city where a small garrison of troops controlled the shipping transport in the area.
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LP0063 - The Sanctuary of Heracles - A tour of Thebes, from Pausanias' Description of Greece
Legendary Passages #0063 - The Sanctuary of Heracles -
A tour of Thebes, from Pausanias' Description of Greece.
The next six episodes will be our final review of Heracles and his family for quite a while. This time we shall cover Theban monuments to Cadmus, Heracles, and several gods.
After the Ismenian Hill and Manto's Chair, the tradition of the Laurel-Bearer is discussed, as Heracles was one of those boys. After the tomb of Caanthus, is the House of Amphitryon, where his wife Alcmena gave birth to Heracles. The tomb of Heracles' children is here also, as well as the Chastiser Stone, which ended his madness.
At the Sanctuary of Heracles there is a marble statue of him called Champion; and an ancient wooden one made by Daedalus, after Heracles found and buried his son on Icaria. The Twelve Labors are depicted in carvings, except for the Augean Stables and Stymphalian Birds. And of course there is a gymnasium and a race-course.
Lastly are stories of Cadmus and his family. The Oracle at Delphi told Cadmus and his tribe to follow a specific cow, and when it finally laid down, to there build the city of Thebes. Cadmus himself built an alter to Athena on the spot. The bridal-chamber of his wife Harmonia is now in ruins, but the spot where the Muses sang at their wedding is in the market-place. The bridal chamber of their daughter Semele is forbidden to all men, and contains a log that fell from heaven.
Next time, the story of Heracles' 7th labor: The Cretan Bull.
The Sanctuary of Heracles,
a Legendary Passage,
from Pausanias' Description of Greece,
translated by W. H. S. Jones.
[9.10.1] - [9.12.6]
X. Not far from the gate is a common tomb, where lie all those who met their death when fighting against Alexander and the Macedonians. Hard by they show a place where, it is said, Cadmus (he may believe the story who likes) sowed the teeth of the dragon, which he slew at the fountain, from which teeth men came up out of the earth.
On the right of the gate is a hill sacred to Apollo. Both the hill and the god are called Ismenian, as the river Ismenus Rows by the place. First at the entrance are Athena and Hermes, stone figures and named Pronai (Of the fore-temple). The Hermes is said to have been made by Pheidias, the Athena by Scopas. The temple is built behind. The image is in size equal to that at Branchidae; and does not differ from it at all in shape. Whoever has seen one of these two images, and learnt who was the artist, does not need much skill to discern, when he looks at the other, that it is a work of Canachus. The only difference is that the image at Branchidae is of bronze, while the Ismenian is of cedar-wood.
Here there is a stone, on which, they say, used to sit Manto, the daughter of Teiresias. This stone lies before the entrance, and they still call it Manto's chair. On the right of the temple are statues of women made of stone, said to be portraits of Henioche and Pyrrha, daughters of Creon, who reigned as guardian of Laodamas, the son of Eteocles.
The following custom is, to my knowledge, still carried out in Thebes. A boy of noble family, who is himself both handsome and strong, is chosen priest of Ismenian Apollo for a year. He is called Laurel-bearer, for the boys wear wreaths of laurel leaves. I cannot say for certain whether all alike who have worn the laurel dedicate by custom a bronze tripod to the god; but I do not think that it is the rule for all, because I did not see many votive tripods there. But the wealthier of the boys do certainly dedicate them. Most remarkable both for its age and for the fame of him who dedicated it is a tripod dedicated by Amphitryon for Heracles after he had worn the laurel.
Higher up than the Ismenian sanctuary you may see the fountain which they say is sacred to Ares, and they add that a dragon was posted by Ares as a sentry over the spring. By this fountain is the grave of Caan...
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1:00 Map of Attica's demes (and what you need to know on it)
4:50 The setting of Plato's Republic: sites in and around Athens
6:30 Opening of the Republic and speakers in the dialogue
8:34 Plans of an ancient Greek house; Dion
11:42 Socrates; Critias and Charmides , the Thirty Tyrants
13:02 Different translations of the Republic
14:28 Plato's Seventh Letter and why he chose not to participate in Athens' political life
16:18 Republic = Politeia (meaning 'constitution')
18:55 Synopses of Republic 1, 2; opening discussion of what justice is in book 1
20:30 Glaucon and Adeimantus resume discussion of justice in book 2, Socrates introduces idea of a city
21:43 The City of Pigs; the luxurious city that needs protection
23:20 Socrates proposes the ideal city ( = Callipolis)
23:40 3 classes in Callipolis; Sparta and Athens
26:00 Historical Context of Plato's Republic
28:21 Archaeological Sites in Attica
28:41 Acharnai
29:56 Marathon
30:30 Salamis
31:24 Piraeus
32:50 Eleusis
34:00 Sounion, Thorikos
35:20 Brauron
36:36 Ikaria
37:48 Another map of the demes of Attica
- For an online course, Cities of the Classical World, in the Department of Classics at Rutgers University, Spring 2017, by Kristina Chew
Thebes and Delphi Travel Vlog
I visited Greece last October with my brother and finally got confident in my vlog abilities to bring you my adventures!
I hope you enjoy it is much as we did!
Part 1: Athens
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Fortress of Eleutherae, Greece
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