Bc Collection (#3)

Battle of Salamis
A Persian admiral, the bravest of the brothers of King Xerxes, is killed by the Greeks at the Battle of Salamis

Miracle Fire in Temple
When a mysterious flame bursts out in the temple of fertility goddess Bona Dea, the Vestal Virgins interpret it as a portent favorable to Cicero; but it is probably a trick

Arion on a Dolphin
A Greek poet and musician, reputed to have been cast into the sea by mariners but carried to Taenaros on a dolphins back

Badoit Discovered
A druidess of Ancient Gaul, holding the sacred mistletoe, reveals to a group of warriors the spring which to this day gives us naturally sparkling BADOIT MINERAL WATER

Ancient Persian Music
A Dervish of Ancient Persia in long green robe with fur trimming; he wears an ornate hat and plays a woodwind instrument

Persian Archers
Soldiers from Elam, armed with spear, bow and arrows, in the service of Darius when he attacked Greece

Akhenaton / Egypt / Brunton
AKHENATON also known as AMENHOTEP IV or AMENOPHIS IV Egyptian ruler, began a new religion of Aton, the sun disc

Nefertiti / Brunton
queen NEFERTITI wife of Pharaoh AKHENATEN (Amenhotep IV) daughter of the vizier Ay and mother of six

Horace in Archway
QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS Roman lyric poet and satirist

Indian Military Elephant
Elephant employed in war by Indians in ancient times : only his head and trunk are armoured, and he carries a howdah equivalent to a miniature fort

Map / Europe / Greece 323Bc
the Empire of Alexander

Socrates & Xanthippe (1)
SOCRATES with his wife Xanthippe, a notorious shrew

Pythagoras (Thevet)
PYTHAGORAS Greek philosopher and mathematician

Aristippus of Cyrene
ARISTIPPUS OF CYRENE Greek philosopher, studied under Socrates, founded hedonist school advocating the (prudent) pursuit of pleasure

Julius Caesar (Rubicon)
GAIUS JULIUS CAESAR Roman Emperor Seen here addressing his troops after crossing the Rubicon in 49 B.C

LAO-TZU Chinese philosopher

Thucydides / Bust
THUCYDIDES Greek historian, wrote his history while exiled for perceived military failure

Alexander the Great
ALEXANDER THE GREAT King of Macedon, Greece depicted as a sun-god

Roman Beekeeping / Virgil
A Roman beekeeper tends his bees

Epicurus / Full Length
Epicurus Greek Philosopher

Egyptian Hieroglyphics
An example of Egyptian hieroglyphics

Caesar Crosses Rubicon
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, marking the frontier of his province, thus symbolising his intention to invade Italy

Punic War, Cato & Senate
PUNIC WARS Cato insists to the Senate that Carthage is a threat to Rome and must be destroyed

Druids lunar ceremony

Cicero (From a Bust)
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO Roman statesman and author

Pericles / Bust Bori
PERICLES Athenian statesman

Cicero in the Senate
Catiline, plotting to seize power in Rome, is denounced in the Senate by Cicero

Epicurus / Cooke
EPICURUS Greek philosopher Date: 341 - 270 BC

Roman Beekeepers / Virgil
Roman beekeepers watch their bees swarming

CICERO
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO Roman statesman and orator

Homer / Profile / Chapman
HOMER Blind Greek poet with the Iliad and the Odyssey below

Herodotus / Gooch / Sepia
HERODOTUS Greek historian

Thucydides (Gucht)
THUCYDIDES Greek historian

Socrates (Bonneville)
SOCRATES Athenian philosopher

Rameses III / Mummy
RAMESES III, PHARAOH (19th dynasty) Photograph of the head of his mummy

Jesus of Nazareth
JESUS OF NAZARETH with his right hand raised in a blessing gesture

Caesar Releases Domitius
Julius Caesar captures his opponent Domitius, but diplomatically releases him as a gesture of conciliation

ARISTOTLE Greek philosopher; tutoring Alexander the Great

Punic War, Scipio
PUNIC WARS Scipio blockades Carthage, and perfidiously obtains its surrender; the city is razed to the ground

Portrait of King Solomon (c. 1011-c. 928 BC). Engraving by Gus
Solomon (c.1011-c.928 BC). King of Israel. Book of Kings, Chapter 3. Engraving by Gustave Dore (1832-1883). Colored

Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Sekhmet, the lion-headed g
Egyptian Art. Temple of Kom Ombo. Ptolemaic Dynasty. 2nd century B.C. Dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and falcon god Haroeris

Greek Art. The lady of Kalymnos. Bronze statue. Found by a fisherman on the Sea of A?a?A?a?Kalymnos in late 1994. Probably belongs to the Hellenistic Period, perhaps late 2nd century B.C

Ancient Greek Cockfight
Two Greek youths hold out their fighting cocks to allow their instinctive hostilty to turn into aggression

Minoan art. Greece. 16th century B. C. Fresco of boxing kids
Minoan art. Greece. 16th century B.C. Fresco of boxing kids. Fight between two teens provided with gloves and a belt. Painted stucco. Room B1 from Akrotiri (Thera). (1550-1500 BC)

Spartacus and rebellion of Gladiators
In 73 B.C Spartacus was sold, into the service of Lentulus Batiates, a man who taught at a ludus for gladiators. Spartacus and two Gallic gladiators led a riot at the school

Catalhoyuk (Catal Hoyuk and Catal Huyuk) - a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7100 BC to 5700 BC

Gold, Silver, Lapis and Obsidian in the Splendid Swords of the Kings - The Royal Treasure of Dorak c.3000 BC - report of the finds from the excavations by James Mellaart, Assistant Director

Parthenon. East Pediment. Acropolis, Athens. 438-432 BC. Bri
Parthenon. East Pediment. Helioss horses and Dionysos, Demeter and Kore, Artemis. Acropolis, Athens. 438-432 BC. Marble. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

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