The Portara of Naxos

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Today, our virtual journey will take us to Naxos, the largest of the Cycladic islands. Endowed with more resources (such as arable land, emery and fine quality marble) than most of the others, the island flourished during the archaic period … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas

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Merry Christmas with an artifact from the Byzantine Museum of Athens:   People usually associate the Orthodox tradition with Byzantine-style icons or murals, but sculptural representations of the life of Christ were not unheard of in the early Christian tradition. … Continue reading →