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24 October 2026

Dispilio-Kastoria

Dispilio (Greek: Δισπηλιό) is an archaeological site containing remains of a Neolithic lakeshore settlement that occupied an artificial island near

Alexander III of Macedon, known as Alexander the Great (21 July 356 BCE – 10 or 11 June 323 BCE),

Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, and he played an influential role in the proclamation of

The Mycenaean civilization flourished in the late Bronze Age, from the 15th to the 13th century BCE and extended its

By about 1100 BCE, a number of changes can be identified in the archaeological record affecting burial practices, settlements, and

The Greek Dark Age is the interval between the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization, around 1200 BCE, and the Greek

The Bronze Age, a period that lasted roughly three thousand years, saw major advances in social, economic, and technological advances

With defeat at Thermopylae, the inconclusive naval battle at Artemision, and Xerxes’ Persian army on the rampage, the Greek city-states

Thermopylae is a mountain pass near the sea in northern Greece which was the site of several battles in antiquity,

From the archaeological evidence, we come to think that the area was first colonized by the Thassians between 650 and 625 BC.