Athens Collection (page 16)

Themistocles in Persia
Themistocles, ostracised from Athens for boasting of his achievements, is received by Artaxerxes, King of Persia

Lycurgus of Athens
LYCURGUS Athenian statesman of aristocratic birth and high principles

Socrates, Greek philosopher of Athens
Socrates, Classical Greek philosopher of Athens, one of the founders of Western philosophy

Eight heads of Socrates, Classical Greek philosopher of Athens, one of the founders of Western philosophy

Zeno of Citium, Greek philosopher, founder of the Stoic school philosophy, which he taught in Athens from about 300 BC

Shakespeare / Timon
French production at the Theatre Antoine, Paris - scene from Act V

St Paul preaching at Athens, as described in the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 17

Lysander Destroys Athens
Lysander destroys the walls of Athens

Olympics / 1896 Marathon
The Marathon winner arrives in the stadium

Olympics / 1896 Committee
1896 Olympic Committee: Baron Pierre de Coubertin is second from the left

Olympics / 1896 Loues
Spyridon Loues, winner of the race from Marathon

Olympics / 1896 Loues
Spyridon Loues winning the race from Marathon

Parthenon Pediments 1674
The two pediments of the Parthenon in the state in which they were in the year 1674

Greece / Eleusis / Salamis
Eleusis: sacred way from Athens to Eleusis, looking towards Salamis

Athens / Acropolis / Parthen
Acropolis: the Parthenon, from the north end of the eastern portico of the Propylaea

Athens / Areopagus / Theseum
Athens: the Areopagus (Mars Hill) on the left and the Temple of Theseus in the distance on the right

Olympics / 1896 Burke
The start of the 100m won by Burke, America (wearing red shorts)

Solons Laws
Solon establishes the laws of Athens

Finds from Mycenae / 1877
Schliemanns finds from his dig at Mycenae on display at Athens

Guided Tour of Athens
A party of tourists are taken on a conducted tour of the antiquities of Athens

Phidiass Zeus Statue
Phidiass statue of Zeus, in the temple of Zeus at Athens

Saint Quadratus
SAINT QUADRATUS Bishop of Athens

Greece / Athens Market
The market place in Athens

Parthenon Construction
CLASSICAL GREECE The construction of the Parthenon, Athens

Myth / Athena / Minerva
Patron goddess of Athens also identified with Minerva, the Italian goddess of crafts

Naval battle at Siragusa, Sicily
Naval battle in the harbour of Siragusa (Syracuse), Sicily, during the Peloponnesian War

Old Quarter of Athens, Greece
Tourists from Western Europe find the smells in a Greek street hard to take

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