Epidavros was the most celebrated healing center of the ancient world, where the ill people went in hope of being healed. Asklepios was the god of medicine and healing. He was the major god of the healing site, which brought great economic prosperity for the sanctuary. However, after 1000 BC, Apollo displaced the prehistoric deity, and assumed his name. He was worshipped until the end of the ancient world.
Theater at Epidavros (above) is one of the most perfect and the best preserved of the ancient Greek theaters. The theater is marveled for its exceptional acoustics.
Mycenae is an archaeological site (below), which was one of the major centers of Greek civilization, a military stronghold, which dominated much of southern Greece. It gave its name to a period and a civilization that evolved throughout the entire Greek world between the 16th and 12th BC.
Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece. Around 650 BC, it rose to become the dominant military land-power in ancient Greece. Sparta was unique in ancient Greece for its social system and constitution, which completely focused on military training and excellence. Spartan women enjoyed considerably more rights and equality to men than elsewhere in the classical world.
Ancient Sparta with a view of modern Sparta (above). Modern Sparta is a center for processing of goods such as citrus and olives.
