Bc Collection (#5)

Italy. Rome. Pons Fabricius. 62 BC
Italy. Rome. Pons Fabricius. Built in 62 BC by Lucius Fabricius. Tiber Island

Ara Pacis Augustae. Scrolling acanthus relief
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Dated 13 BC. Scrolling acanthus relief. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy

Plato (428-348 BC). Bust
Plato (428-348 BC). Greek philosopher. Bust. Marble. Roman copy of 1st century after a greek original of 4th century BC. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany

Appius Claudius the Censor (340-273 BC). Engraving. Colored
Appius Claudius the Censor (340-273 BC). Roman Censor. Engraving by Sabattini after a fresco by Cesare Maccari. The Iberian Illustration, 1898. Colored

Drunken old woman. Roman sculpture after original of about 200 BC. The woman clasps a wine jug. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Parthenon. Athens. Greece
Greece. Athens. Parthenon. 447-438 BC. in Doric style under leadership of Pericles. The building was designed by the architects Ictinos and Callicrates. Acropolis

Homer (c. 8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an ori
Homer (c.8th century). Greek epic poet. Bust. Copy of an original from 2nd century BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy. Rome. Italy

Etruscan. Cineray urn on podium. Chamber tomb of the Pruni family near Chiusi, Etruria. 200-100 B.C. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Statue of the Goddess Sakhmet. Egypt
Statue of the Lion Goddess Sakhmet. Diorite. Reign of Amenophis III. C. 1400-1365 BC. Origin unknown. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Athens. Panoramic view of the Acropolis. Parthenon. Attica. Central Greece

Athens. Panoramic view of the Acropolis at night. Attica. Central Greece

IRAN. Pasagarda. Tomb of Cyrus II the Great, founder of Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty. Persian art. Achaemenid period. Architecture

Acrobat. Minoian art
Acrobat. 16th c. BC. Minoan art / Cretan art. Sculpture on ivory. GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum. Proc: GREECE. CRETE. IRAKLION. Knossos. Knossos Palace

Discobolo Lancellotti. ca. 460 - 450 BC. Replica of the Discobolus of Myron. Roman copy. Classical Greek art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. National Roman Museum

China. Han Dynasty (206 aC-220 BC). Invention

THORs STONE
Thors Stone, a natural rock formation, where Vikings are reputed to have offered human sacrifices to Thor, the god of thunder; Thurstaston, Merseyside, England. Date: BC

Hippocrates Saves Athens
By his sensible precautions, the Greek physician Hippocrates saves the people of Athens from the worst effects of the plague which threatens them

Alexanders Diving Bell
Alexander the Great, king of Greece, is said to have used a diving vessel for seeing underwater

Punic Wars, attack on Carthage, Sicily
PUNIC WARS : war with Carthage begins when the Roman senator Appius Claudius Caudex backs an unjustified attack on the Carthaginian colony in Sicily

Curius Dentatus refusing bribes from Samnites
Manius Curius Dentatus, Roman consul and plebeian hero, though living on turnips, refuses bribes from the Samnites. He is noted for ending the Samnite War

Terracota antefix tarantini. Gorgon
Terracota antefix tarantini that represents the head of a Gorgon. Late VI century early V century B.C. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Menander (ca. 342-ca. 292 BC). Portrait
Menander (ca.342-ca.292 BC). Greek dramatist, representative of the athenian New Comedy. Roman copy of a Greek original. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Armillary Sphere. Astronomicon by Gaius Julius Hyginus. 1st century. Incunabula 283. Edition of 1485. Venice. Library of the University of Barcelona. Catalonia. Spain

Temple of Ramses III. The pharaoh Ramses III with Khepresh. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

Queen Mutbenert
QUEEN MUTBENERT also known as MUTNEZEMT etc sister of Queen Tiy, and a queen in her own right, possibly as wife of Horemheb Date: circa 2350 BC

Chinook Basket Maker - British Columbia, Canada. The use of the word Kloochman on this postcard is an example of chinook jargon, meaning Wife. Date: circa 1910s

Robert Blackburn and B C Hucks
Robert Blackburn (standing right) and B.C. Hucks with the Mercury I in the cliff-top hangar at Filey in 1911. Date: 1911

BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Lysistrata
" BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Lysistrata. 1896. Lysistrata defending the Acropolis. Drawing of the Aristophanes play " Lysistrata" edition illustrated by Beardsley (411 BC)

ARISTOTLE (384-332 BC). Greek philosopher. Ethica, Politica, Aeconomia (15th c.), Latin translation by Leonardo Bruni d Arezzo. Naples coat of arms is depicted on the inside margin. Renaissance art

JONAH (783-743 BC). Minor Prophet in the Old
" JONAH (783-743 BC). Minor Prophet in the Old Testament. Jonah on the beach. Illustration from " Sacred Bible" of Martin Luther. Edition printed in Franckfurt in 1704. Engraving."

Bust of Euripides. 5th c. BC. Greek art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. Capitoline Museums

The boy from Marathon. 325 -300 BC. Work of Praxiteles workshop. Classical Greek art. Sculpture on bronze. GREECE. Athens. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: GREECE. Marathon

Pan and Olympus. 4th-2nd c. BC. Roman copy. Greek art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Naples. National Museum of Archaeology

Druidess / Vercingetorix
A Druidess of the Ile de Sayne reveals the destiny of Gaul to Vercingetorix, who leads his countrymen to defeat by the Romans Date: circa 60 BC

Stanton Drew Stones
Stanton Drew Stone Circle, ancient standing stones in Somerset, England, said to be a wedding party, turned into stone by the Devil for dancing on the Sabbath. Date: BC

Wayland Smiths Cave, Berkshire, England. Formerly an underground chamber of some prehistoric king or priest. Wayland was a mythical smithy who made invincible swords. Date: BC

Family of Ancient Gaul
a Family of Ancient Gaul

Alexander Fights Porus
The troops of Alexander the Great meet the elephants of Porus on the Hydaspes

Democritus / Blake / Rubens
DEMOCRITUS Greek philosopher

Hipparchus / Figuier
HIPPARCHUS/ASTRONOMER Greek astronomer who flourished 146 - 127 BC

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. Humiliated, Gadifer and Betis retreat from Alexanders army

Democritus / Day / Rome
DEMOCRITUS Greek philosopher

Warriors and Druid
Warriors of ancient Gaul seek the approval of the gods for an expedition from a druid priest

Ancient Greek Bookseller
An ancient Greek travelling bookseller holds up a scroll and has more scrolls in the basket at his feet

Themistocles / Chapman
THEMISTOCLES Athenian statesman and general

Plato, Bust
PLATO also known as Aristocles Greek philosopher

Alexander Issus 333Bc
At Issus (near Iskanderun in Turkey) Alexander routs a vast horde of Asiatics and mercenaries, driving Darius, King of Persia, from the field

Buildings / Seven Wonders
Built by the Greeks, almost entirely in marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name

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