Tourism in Ancient Greece

History of Tourism in Ancient Greece Olympia   +      Colossus of Rhodes   +  Sparta   +  Pyramid of Giza   +  Temple of Artemis   +  Lighthouse of Alexandria + Gardens of Babylon +  Mausoleum at Halicarnassus In 776 BC, the first Olympic Games were held, which consisted of athletic competitions in honor of the Gods of Olympus. Artistic and athletic offerings were offered as a gift. Many times sacrifices and prayers were also performed in honor of some god in …

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Party of Lenaia

Party of Lenaia on Ancient Greece The Leneas were celebrated in Attica in the month of Gamelion, between the current January and February, possibly between the days 12 to 19 or 21. They are relevant to the literature because in them, as in the Urban Dionysias, dramatic competitions of tragedy and comedy took place, organized by the archon basileus. In Aristophanes’s The Frogs, there are several incidental allusions to them. Religious festivals were part of the tourist traffic in Ancient …

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