Ancient Megara

ancient socratic school

thumb|right|300px|Sciron beaten by Theseus, Attic red-figure cup, 500–490 BC, [[Louvre (G 104).]]

Megaris () was a small but populous state of ancient Greece, west of Attica and north of Corinthia, whose inhabitants were adventurous seafarers, credited with deceitful propensities. The capital, Megara, was famous for white marble and fine clay. Mount Geraneia dominated the center of the region. The island of Salamis was originally under the control of Megara, before it was lost to Athens in the late 7th century BCE.

thumb|This map depicts the long walls which connected Nisaea to the ancient City State of Megara.

economic sanctions imposed by the Delian League on Megara

424 BCE battle between Athens and Megara

building at Delphi