Category: Archaeological site
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Epidaurus and the ancient theatre
Built in a sheltered picturesque bay, Epidaurus boasts both for its natural beauty and for the fact that it has been hosting, for thousands of years, monuments of world cultural heritage and more.
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Pompeii, when time froze
Pompeii is the best preserved ancient city in the world because of a huge and historic natural disaster.
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Eupalinio trench in Samos, the miracle of engineering
This is yet another technological achievement of incredible difficulty by the ancient Greeks. The Eupalinio trench, a 1,036-metre underground tunnel, was built in the 6th century BC to serve as an aqueduct for the nearby city of Pythagorion, which was the port and capital of Samos at the time. Another engineering marvel What makes the…
