Bce Collection (page 2)

Roman Catapult, Siege of Carthage - Carthage must be destroyed is carved into the wood in Latin. Date: 146 BCE

The Lions of Delos, Greece
The Lions of Delos once graced the famous Terrace of the Lions on the sacred island of Delos, Greece. The Terrace of the Lions was dedicated to Apollo by the people of Naxos shortly before 600 BCE

DEATH OF EPAMINONDAS
Epaminondas, Theban general, dies fighting the Spartans at the battle of Mantinea risking his own life to save that of his friend Pelopidas. Date: 362 BCE

MARCELLUS MOURNED
In his funeral oration, the emperor Augustus laments the death of Marcellus, his nephew and favourite. Date: 23 BCE

POMPEY'S HEAD
Pompeius's head is shown to Caesar, as evidence of his death. Date: 48 BCE

REGULUS RETURNS
After failing to agree peace terms in Rome, Roman ambassador Atilius Regulus returns to Carthage as he promised, though this means certain death. Date: 255 BCE

TITUS MANLIUS
An exemplar of Roman obedience, Titus Torquatus Manlius condemns his own son to death for fighting an unauthorised duel. Date: circa 360 BCE

MOSES SEES AND DIES
God permits Moses to view the Promised Land from the heights of Pisgah, but he doesn't get a chance to set foot there, but dies. Date: BCE

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CANOPIC JAR
Canopic jars, from the city of Canopis, are used to store the hearts or other organs of deceased people whose bodies have been mummified. Date: BCE

LIFE OF BUDDHA
BUDDHA - his birth, his preaching mission and his death depicted in three ancient native representations. Date: 563? BCE - 483 BCE

Leuctra, where Thebes overcame Sparta, Greece
Leuctra, where Thebes overcame Sparta in 371 BCE, Greece Date: 1907

Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi. 2nd century BCE

Ancient Greek ships - Galleys. Date: BCE

Etruscan vase, British Museum, London
Etruscan vase on display at the British Museum, London. Date: BCE

DEMETER / CERES
Demeter / Ceres, and Dionysos / Bacchus, depicted on an onyx vase owned by Ferdinand Albrecht, herzog von Braunschweig-Luneberg. (one of two) Date: BCE

GOD THE COMMANDER
God writes ten commandments, for the instruction of his chosen people, graving them in stone. When hes done, Moses will present them to the assembled public. Date: BCE

EARLY MAN CARVES
Stone age sculptor working with stone tools at the Laugerie Basse site, France. Date: BCE

LAOCOON SCULPTURE 2
The Laocoon, antique marble sculpture by Hagesander, Polydorus and Athenodorus, of Rhodes : it was rediscovered in a vineyard in Rome in 1506, and is now in the Vatican. Date: 1st century BCE

Eastern chariots, mostly depicted on coins
Eastern chariots (Roman, Persian, Sidonian), mostly depicted on coins and in the centre Roman women sitting in an ox-cart, watched by a soldier. Date: circa 0 BCE / O CE

ANCIENT EGYPT CATTLE
Cattle belonging to Prince Mourhet. Date: BCE

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. He fights Hindus and Persians at Ephesus. Date: 356 - 323 BC

Carboniferous landscape in Europe
European landscape, with animals, during the Carboniferous Era. Date: 360-286 million BC

Roman banquet to celebrate the Saturnalia
A Roman banquet to celebrate the Saturnalia, 17-19 December. Date: circa 100 BC

Julius Caesar, Roman politician and leader, portrait bust
Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BC), Roman politician and leader, portrait bust. Date: BCE

Detached head - Bronze Greek Equestrian sculpture - Florence
The detached head of a full-scale Greek equestrian sculpture in bronze from the second half of the 4th century BCE. It was already recorded in 1494 as part of the collections in the Medici palace

Ancient Greek costume, a variety of combinations of high quality dress for men and women. BCE

A selection of ancient Greek and Roman sandals
A selection of ancient Greek and Roman shoes and sandals. BCE

LEMURIA
The Lost Continent of Lemuria, located in todays Pacific Ocean, may have housed a highly developed civilisation with advanced technology and a sophisticated culture

Peruvian Quipo
Quipos - coloured cords, with knots at appropriate points, enabled the ancient Peruvians and Mexicans to communicate in a non-verbal manner

Archangel Michael
SAINT MICHAEL, who combines the roles of angel and saint, overcomes Satan in single combat - but not permanently, as the Devil continues to plague mankind

David & Jonathan
Jonathan, son of Saul, befriends David after the slaying of Goliath

Trade Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptians trading with neighbouring countries

Phoenician Traders
The Phoenicians are the great traders of ancient times : here they are trading in bronze objects at Carthage

Ancient Egyptian costume. From left to right: woman and man in ordinary clothing, Numidian woman, baby and man, aristocratic Egyptian man, three native Egyptian men. BCE

Greece. Hellenistic period. Statue of a woman. Marble. Ashkelon. 2nd century BC. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Greek art. Classical period. Initial Period. Zeus. Bronze sculpture. Dated to the year 460 BCE Found at sea from Cape Artemision. Severe Style. Detail of the head. National Archaeological Museum

Druid, Boadicea and British chieftainess

A room with a low ceiling and dirt floor
Black and white. A room with a low ceiling and dirt floor. The stone walls (partly in ruins) have been carved decoratively and there are several doorways

Irish Druid and Ollamh
An Irish Ollamh, a high- ranking bard, talks with a Filidhe, or herald bard, who holds a traditional Irish harp. Both had functions within the Druidic order. Date: BCE

England Stonehenge
Celebrating a grand conventional festival at Stonehenge : priests and bards perform their functions, oxen drag the Avane, containing a monster from the lake. Date: BCE

Albania / Feniki
The ruins of Fenike : there was a Greek settlement with a theatre here in the 4th century BCE

Pericles Funeral Oration
Pericles delivers a funeral oration over the bodies of soldiers who have given their lives for Athens

Greek Theatrical Masks
Masks were worn by the actors in ancient Greek theatre which evolved from the cult of Dionysos : all actors were male, so masks were especially necessary for female roles

Idols of Bible Times 1
Tartak, human but with a sheeps head (or is it a goat ?) is the god of choice of the Avites, a people settled in Samaria by the king of Assyria. (Second Kings 17.31)

NEHEMIAH
Nehemiah, cupbearer to the king of Babylon, asks to be allowed to go to Jerusalem so that he can rebuild the walls there. The king says yes

Daniel in the Furnace
Daniel, along with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, is cast into a fiery furnace for refusing to worship the idol ordered by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. They survive

Naaman and Elisha
Naaman, king of Syria (at war with Israel, of course) is cured of his leprosy when his Israeli captive advises him to consult prophet Elisha, who recommends bathing in Jordan

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