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Map of Greece 1903.png 3,472 × 2,768; 15.57 MB This page was last edited on 25 October 2019, at 20:39 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
[4] [5]: 4 [6] [7]: 2 Horses were used for human transport, either as riding animals or harnessed to a chariot; for heavy transport, donkeys, oxen and mules were used. [8]: 89 The saddle and the stirrup were unknown in ancient Greece, but the spur and a simple bridle were used.
Horse racing in Greece (1 C, 1 P) This page was last edited on 28 July 2020, at 01:53 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre hosted the equestrian events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. [1] The venue is located at Markópoulo on the outskirts of the Athens suburbs. It was completed in December 2003 and officially opened on 12 August 2004, shortly before the beginning of the competition.
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The image of the goddess Nike is engraved on the horse's right thigh, holding a wreath in raised hands—a brand for racehorses in Ancient Greece. The horse dwarfs its jockey, a boy only 84 centimetres (2.76 ft) tall and perhaps 10 years old, possibly from Africa based on his physiognomy and original black patinated surface colouring.
Topographic map of Greece. Greece is located in South Eastern Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a peninsular country, with an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. It has a total area of 131,957 km 2 (50,949 sq mi), [6] of which land area is 130,647 km 2 and internal waters (lakes and rivers) account for 1,310 km 2.
Central Greece: 1987 393; i, ii, iii, iv, vi (cultural) Delphi, located at the foot of Mount Parnassus, was the site of the Temple of Apollo, a Panhellenic sanctuary, and in Greek view the "navel of the world" (the Omphalos). Pythia, the oracle, resided in the temple, receiving pilgrims from all Greece. In the 6th century BCE, Delphi was seen ...