The highest mountain in Greece. It is located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Pieria and Larissa. The highest peak, Mytikas, meaning “nose”, rises to 2,917 metres. In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, “Olympus” was Continue Reading
The king of the kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. He was the father of Alexander the Great and Philip III. The rise of Macedon, its conquest and political consolidation of most of Classical Greece during the reign of Continue Reading
The Panathenaic Stadium (Panathinaïko Stadio) or Kallimarmaro is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. One of the main historic attractions of Athens,it is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble. A stadium was built on the site of a simple racecourse by the Continue Reading
