The culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, beginning in Minoan and later in Mycenaean Greece, continuing most notably into Classical Greece, while influencing the Roman Empire and its
The Parthenon is an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and the Athenian democracy. It is regarded as one of the world's greatest cultural monuments.
Restored North Entrance with charging bull fresco of the Palace of Knossos (Crete), with some Minoan colourful columns
The Temple of Hephaestus on the Agoraios Kolonos Hill (Athens, Greece), circa 449 BC, unknown architect
Mosaic in the Hosios Loukas (Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra, Greece), circa 10th century AD
Ancient Greece was an ancient civilization existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, comprising a loose collection of culturally and linguistica
Culture of Greece
…on modern Greek culture. Modern democracies owe a debt to Greek beliefs in government by the people, trial by jury, and equality under the law. The ancient Greeks pioneered in many fields that rely on systematic thought, including biology, geometry, history, philosophy, and physics. They introduced important…
The Parthenon, a temple of Athena on the Acropolis in Athens.
Dipylon Vase of the late Geometric period, or the beginning of the Archaic period, c. 750 BC.
Early Athenian coin, depicting the head of Athena on the obverse and her owl on the reverse – 5th century BC
Bust of Pericles, a leading Athenian politician at the outbreak of the Peloponnesian war.