{"id":33278,"date":"2023-09-11T07:47:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T05:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.cycladic.gr\/ektheseis\/chaironeia-2-avgoustou-338-p-ch-mia-mera-pou-allaxe-ton-kosmo\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T09:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T07:58:55","slug":"chaeronea","status":"publish","type":"exhibition","link":"https:\/\/cycladic.gr\/en\/ektheseis\/chaeronea\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaeronea, 2 August 338 BC: A day that changed the world"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chaeronea, 2 August 338 BC:
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXHIBITION<\/p>

DECEMBER 14, 2023 UNTIL APRIL 23, 2024<\/p><\/header>

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THE EXHIBITION<\/h2> <\/header>\n\n \n
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\n \u03a4he exhibition explores one of the most important historical events of Greek antiquity \u2013 the battle of Chaeronea that brought Alexander the Great onto the political stage and laid the foundations for the creation of the modern world. \n <\/div>\n \n \n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n
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\u03a4he new exhibition \u2018Chaeronea, 2 August, 338 BC: A day that changed the world\u2019 organized by the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, in collaboration with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, is part of the new series of archaeological exhibitions \u2018Human Histories\u2019 and is presented at the Stathatos Mansion and the Neophytou Douka Wing, under the supervision of the Scientific Directors of the Museum Dr. Panagiotis Iossif, Professor at the Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands, and Dr. Ioannis Fappas, Assistant Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.<\/p>\n

The exhibition highlights the importance the Battle of Chaeronea had in ancient times, at the transition from the Classical to the Hellenistic period. The latter became an era in which Greek civilization was dominant for centuries and laid the foundations of what we call the Western world. The theme is the battle that opposed the Macedonian army of Philip II against that of the allied Greek cities of southern Greece \u2013 and in particular the Sacred Band of Thebes and the army of Athens \u2013 a conflict that for the first time brought the eighteen-year-old Alexander to the front line of history: Alexander who was soon to conquer the world with his great campaigns in Asia.<\/p>\n

In addition to introducing the two worlds that collided, the exhibition presents the burial practices of the two armies: the Polyandrion (mass grave) of the 254 Theban members of the Sacred Band with their guardian monument of the Lion of Chaeronea, and the Tumulus of the Macedonians. Special emphasis is placed on the archaeological recovery of the aftermath of battle, highlighting the work of two pioneers of Greek archaeology at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th, namely Panagiotis Stamatakis and Georgios Sotiriadis.<\/p>\n

The exhibition \u2018Chaeronea, 2 August, 338 BC: A day that changed the world\u2019 is the first of a new series of exhibitions of the Museum of Cycladic Art with the title \u2018Human Histories. Stories, that is, about the life, manners and works of mortals, which influenced the life, perceptions and thinking of later generations. This exhibition is going to tell such a story, based on the testimonies of the ancient sources, and the remains left by its protagonists.<\/p>\n

Finally, as part of the exhibition, there will be organized guided tours for the public, while the Department of Education and Social Programs of the Museum will offer educational tours for Secondary Education students as well as guided tours in sign language.<\/p>\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

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EXHIBITION VIDEO<\/h2> <\/header>\n\n
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