Bce Collection (page 5)

Mounted British Warrior
A mounted British warrior of the pre-Roman period, riding bareback and armed with a clumsy club. Date: BCE

Ancient Roman charioteer driving four horses
An Ancient Roman charioteer drives his four horses hard around the track. The prime venue for this type of sport was the Circus Maximus in Rome. Date: BCE

Breenus and his Sword
When Brennus defeats the Romans, he measures their tribute with false weights, they protest, he adds his sword, saying Vae victis ! (Woe to the defeated). Date: 4th century BCE

Egyptian Chair
On this handsome seat a Pharaoh may have rested after a busy morning supervising the work on his new Pyramid. Well, its possible... Date: BCE

Owen Jones Egyptian 6
Egyptian designs for palm columns, usually found in temples. Date: 1868

Aristides and the Farmer
Asked by Aristides why he had voted against him, the farmer replies, Because I m fed up with everyone describing you as Aristides the Just

Alexanders Carriage
The carriage used when traveling by Alexander the great

Oedipus Tyrannus 1
Suppliants before the palace of Oedipus and Jocasta at Thebes

Gallic Chief
A Gallic chief at the time of the struggle with Rome

Gallic Chiefs
In the face of Roman invasion, chiefs of the Gallic tribes swear mutual aid

Ruins of Italica
Ruins of the ancient city of Italica, in Andalucia, founded by Scipio Africanus in 206 BCE, Much of the stone and marble has been plundered for building

Lyon Seat of Govt
Lyon is designated the seat of government in Gaul, by Roman emperor Augustus

Alcibiades Murdered
The Athenian general and statesman Alcibiades, who has fled from his enemies to the Persian Pharnabazus, is murdered in Phrygia by his political enemies

Heroism of Epaminondas
At the battle of Mantinea (between one clutch of Greek states and another) Theban general Epaminondas risks his own life to save that of his friend Pelopidas

Nearchoss Voyage
Nearchos, one of Alexanders generals, sails from the Indus to the Persian Gulf

Agesilaus & Persian
Agesilaus II, ruler of Sparta, meets with the Persian ambassador Pharnabazos

Oedipus Tyrannus 5
left, a messenger : right, Oedipus, having blinded himself, embraces his children, before taking to the roads as a wanderer with his daughter Antigone

Persian Ambassadors
The Persian general Mardonius sends delegates to negotiate with the Athenians, hoping to separate them from their Greek allies. But of course they refuse

Demetrius Poliorcetes, ruler of Macedonia, defeats Ptolemy in a naval battle off Salamis

Oedipus Tyrannus 4
Tiresias, blind soothsayer who foretells gloom and woe : a messenger from Corinth who brings bad news : a herdsman of Laius who has disquieting revelations

Oedipus Tyrannus 2
Chorus of Theban elders

Death of Philoedemon
Philopoemon, general of the Achaean League, is captured by the Messenians : knowing he would prefer death to dishonour, they offer him poison, which he drinks

Aristomenes Hides
During the war with Sparta, Aristomenes hides in a cave

Tunisia Utica
Reconstruction of Utica, Phoenician trading port and colony, 24 km from ancient Carthage and modern Tunis

Roman Mountain Tactics
Romans lower platforms from above to deal with enemies who have taken refuge in mountain caves. The Dutch caption includes the name Herod, but we don t know when and where

USA Ohio Mounds
Distant view of the ancient Native American mounds or tumuli, near Marietta, Ohio

Turkey Pergamom
Restoration of Pergamum (aka Pergamon), Greek city which flourished in the 3rd/2nd centuries BCE

Greece Philippi
Scene of the battle of 42 BCE, where Brutus and Cassius were defeated by Octavius & Mark Antony : this, too, was where Paul preached to the Philippians

Italy Appian Way
The Appian Way as it is in 1880, and as it was in happier days. Date: BCE / 1880

Greece Salamis
The Gulf of Salamis, scene of the battle of 480 BCE when the Persian fleet of Xerxes was defeated by a Greek fleet, though outnumbered three to one

Greece Marathon
Site of the battle of 490 BCE when a Greek army (mainly Athenian) defeated the very much larger force of Persian invaders. A messenger ran back to Athens with the news

Greece Thermopylae
Scene of the battle in 480 BCE when 300 Spartans and 700 Thespians fought a heroic defensive action against invading Persians under Xerxes

Greece Piraeus
Reconstruction of Piraeus, the port of Athens, BCE, showing the highway leading to the city

Ancient Egyptian Masks
The masks worn by ancient Egyptian priests generally represented animals, symbolising their deities - birds, dogs, hippopotamus etc

Chinese Official
A Chinese official reads a message brought to him by a courier

SACRED OAK
The oak, sacred tree of Thor, god of thunder, was revered by the Druids, and particularly by the German tribes : Thors Oak at Geismar was cut down by missionary Winfrid (Boniface)

Sacred Mistletoe
The MISTLETOE was revered by the Druids, and has been a traditional decoration at the winter solstice ever since

Egyptian Writing
Egyptian hieroglyphs developed the scope of visual symbols to an extraordinary degree, graphic as well as decorative

Arabian Script
Apart from its practicality, the Arabs developed the art of calligraphy to supreme heights, using it to ornament buildings and objets d art

Wampum Message
Wampum beadwork is not merely a decorative object, but is a method of recording treaties, agreements, historic events and the like, which it is desired to preserve

Greek Weaving Etc
Weaving and tapestry among the ancient Greeks

Chinese Spring Festival
Spring festival in ancient China, circa 2000 BCE

Persian New Year
The Fire-worshippers of ancient Persia celebrated the end of the old year with a mighty blaze

Ancient German Duel
One-to-one combats are a way for ancient Germans to settle disputes and at the same time prove their prowess

German Tribunal
Legal procedures were simple in ancient Germany : the protagonists stated their case before judges in open tribunal which awarded judgment and prescribed penalties

Summer Solstice
Fires were lit at solstices and equinoxes by the ancient Germans : the fires cured their ailments, and the ashes scattered in the fields ensured fertility

Bardic Recital
A bard in ancient Germany tells of the heroes, the monsters, the gods, the battles of their race

German Solstice
Ancient Germans celebrate the Winter Solstice with feasting and song

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