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Sports also served military purposes in a ancient Greece, especially in Sparta where all citizens received stoic military training from early childhood, in almost the same sports as in ancient China.

The palaestra, with its spacious courtyard, was particularly important for wrestling and other combat sports. It's a testament to the dedication and discipline that characterized the ancient athletes.

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

During the end of Greece’s Bronze Age, between approximately 1700 and 1100 B.C., Mycenaean civilization flourished throughout the Peloponnesian Peninsula.

Admission to Ancient Thera costs 6 euros (about $6.50). The site is open Thursday through Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. You can reach the site via bus from Kamari, by car or on foot.

Photo: Ministry of Culture, Greece. The orchestra pit, meanwhile, was discovered carved into natural rock in a perfect circle some 54 feet in diameter. A stone frame encircles it.