Virtual tour in ancient Athens (5th century BC) - 3D reconstruction

3D reconstruction of Classical Athens in the late 5th century BC. The city is presented the way it would look in the years before the defeat in the Peloponnesian War (404 BC).
The city of Athens was completely destroyed by the Persian army in the years 480-479 BC. In the years that followed, the Athenians managed to rebuild their city and by the middle of the 5th century BC, the statesman and general Pericles ordered an extensive construction programme that made Athens the centre of classical Greece. It was the time when the great temples on the Acropolis hill were built (Parthenon, Erechtheion) and many buildings of public administration for the Athenian Democracy.

The video presents almost all of the important monuments, spaces and areas within the city. The 3d reconstructions were made after the most recently published international research and a great effort was made to be as accurate as possible. Of course simplifications and artistic license are present in order to technically manage a big project as this one.

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INDEX
0:00 intro
0:49 city overview
1:47 the Demes of the city
2:02 main locations
2:13 the Acropolis
3:02 the Parthenon
3:32 the temple of Athena Nike
3:52 the Erechtheion
4:22 the Propylaea
4:58 Acropolis southern slope
5:05 the Theatre of Dionysus
5:19 the Archaic Agora
5:47 the Agora
6:43 the Mint, southeast Fountain and South Stoa of the Agora
6:59 public administration buildings of the Agora: Tholos, Bouleuterion, Stoa of Zeus, Basileios (Royal) Stoa
7:18 Temple of Hephaestus
7:34 Altar of the 12 Gods, Perischoinisma, Poikile Stoa, Lawcourts, Eleusinion, Panathenaic Way
8:10 the Pnyx
8:38 Collytus & Melite district (Amyneion, shrine of Heracles Alexicacus, Stenopos Kollytos)
9:00 temple of Artemis Aristoboule
9:13 Road to Piraeus and Piraeus Gate
9:28 Kerameikos
9:49 Sacred Gate and Dipylon
10:10 Demosion Sema (Kerameikos cemetery) and Academy
10:37 eastern part of the city: Olympieion, temple of Apollo Delphinius, Delphinion Lawcourt and shrine of Codrus
11:06 temple of Ilissus (Artemis Agrotera)

Music by Savfk - Music:
"For Tomorrow", "Eight Mountains", "Precious Life", "The Hunt"
This music is licensed under a ‘Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)’.

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[StoptheHateJustDebate]

This makes me emotional every time I watch it. What an amazing culture. Return the Parthenon’s Marbles to Athens! I am profoundly grateful to your massive amount of creativity and technological expertise to produce such an important piece of education, history and inspiration. Truly worthy of your ancestors! Pericles smiles!

[deluxieeee]

Thank you for showing me my "home", where I see myself in millennia past. I am a professional philosopher, a fan of Greek culture. Finally I have a view, an overview of a city where one could, at least on occasions, think aloud. Hope you do some more more of the sort.

Prof. Leonard Wessell

[britishidentity]

When I was a kid I always believed that the Parthenon and it’s architecture is a symbol of western civilization, and even when I suffer from the supreme reality it still stands as a symbol of the truth and what’s really important for everybody.

[racker]

This is a cardinal example of how history should be taught. It should be in every school’s curriculum. Thank you!

I fell in love with Greece reading "The Iliad" as a kid... I fell in love with history reading Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War"... Great video... Thanks

[Priit]

I was looking for a video to show to the kids in history class to introduce Athens and this is just perfect. Thanks!

[margaretsalmon]

Fabulous! My Classical Studies pupils - in Zimbabwe of all places - are obsessed with Ancient Greece, as I am. This brings to life all the places we have talked of. Thank you so much. It will add so much to our understanding of this fascinating era.

[monsterszoke]

Breathbreaking. I have been to Athens three times, and even then I was impressed by this miracle, the power of the place. The video is fantastic. 👍❣️

[konstantinospapoutsis]

Τέλεια γραφικά. Τέλεια μουσική επένδυση. Αυτά πρέπει να διδάσκονται στα σχολεία τά παιδιά μας. Καλή συνέχεια...

[mairymakra]

Συγχαρητήρια! Εξαιρετικό το έργο σας! !Με συγκίνησε πολύ

[thefroli]

Υπέροχο!!!! Μπραβο!!! Η δύναμη της εικόνας. Ποσο αγαπητό θα γινόταν το μάθημα της ιστορίας στα παιδιά αν το διδάσκονταν με τέτοια μέσα.

[mariaGonzalez-gdrv]

Thank Just having been in Athens, I had been trying to imagine in my head the city in it's heyday. When Socrates. Aristotle, Pericles, , Plato, Euclid and many others were alive. And this video is a 5th century dream come true. Awesome!!!

[netherwent]

Wonderful work! It is amazing to think how much influence that city had on the history of the world. Here in Britain we are reminded of ancient Greece by the plentiful buildings in the ancient Greek style - still the most beautiful in my opinion.

[javiersoto]

Wonderful recreation of the Athens of the century of Pericles! Congratulations on this magnificent video of the peak period of Greek civilization!

[Ο_Θετικός]

Αυτό σημαίνει κύριοι ''ΕΠΙΚΟ ΒΙΝΤΕΟ''! Μπράβο σε όσους δούλεψαν πάνω στο έργο! Θετικός

[Katy-tjrr]

Συγκλονιστικό! Αριστούργημα το Εργο σας για την Ιερή Αθήνα μας και σας ευγνωμονούμε! Α magnificent tour back in time....Θα ήθελα πολύ να βρισκόμουν εκεί την συγκεκριμένη εποχή! Μένουμε Παπάγου-Χολαργό, στην γενέτειρα του Περικλή!

[davidbennett]

A brilliant depiction. It always amazes me that this brief period, a single human life-span, irrevocably changed the course of history, philosophy, art, commerce, government, literature, theatre, and the very foundations of western culture.

[Dreamlord]

If this could be implemented in 1st person VR at some point in the future it would be amazing! Walking and exploring the city as it was. Breathtakingly beautiful video! Many thanks for this!

[boomer]

Excellent work. Wish I could have seen this before visiting Athens.

[romainvicta]

This is very Emotional- A masterpiece in art form . Oh how wonderful it would have been in its time!