Acropolis Gallery

Pergamon Altar. Hephaistos and goddess Eos riding a horse

Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. South frieze. Gigantomachy. An unidentified goddess is followed by Hephaistos, who raises a two-headed hammer aloft. He is followed by another unidentified kneeling god who thrusts a spear into the body. Next, the goddess Eos rides sidesaddle into battle. She pulls back her horse and is armed with a torch. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

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View inside the Acropolis, Baalbec, Baalbek, Lebanon

Vintage 19th century photograph: view inside the Acropolis, Baalbec, Baalbek, Lebanon

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Facade and plan of rooms in an ancient Greek house

Facade and plan of rooms in an ancient Greek house. Thyrorion or hallway A, stables B, servant's room C, Perystilion or minor courtyard D, passageway E, Gineceo or laundry F, large room G, Thalamus or bedroom H, Amphithalamus or toilet I, Triclinium or banquet room K, maid's room L, major courtyard M, portico or Rodiaco N, passageway between courtyards O, portico P, Triclinium and Pinacotheca or picture gallery Q, reception room R, library S, square Triclinium T, guest house V, arcade X, small courtyard Y, main road Z. Facciata e Pianta di una Casa all'uso Greco. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1826

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