Greeks Collection (page 10)

Trojan War Scene
A scene from the Trojan War, when heroes battled with heroes : Aeneas tries to defend the walls of Troy against the Greeks - but its a losing battle

Battle of Cunaxa 401 Bc
The defeat of Cyrus the Younger, Persian prince by his brother Artaxerxes at the Battle of Cunaxa. The battle resulted in the retreat, under Xenophon of 10, 000 Greeks

Persian Spy Observes
A Persian spy hides behind some rocks observing the Spartan troops of Leonidas before reporting back to Xerxes, his king, that the Greeks are few in number

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

Brasidas Drops Shield
The Spartan admiral Brasidas, bombarded by Athenians defending the fortress of Pylos, drops his shield into the sea, an omen to the Greeks, who soon defeat him

Daniels Vision
He has a vision of four beasts coming from the sea : they represent the four monarchies of the Assyrians, the Persians, the Greeks and the Romans

Cimon Ostracised
Cimon is ostracised by democratic vote

Buildings / 7 Wonders
Built by the Greeks, almost entirely from marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name

Greek Armour Race
Ancient Greeks race while running in armour and carrying a shield

Iphigenia at Aulis
She is sacrificed at Aulis, as the only way whereby the Greeks can obtain a favorable wind to enable them to sail to Troy (fortunately she will be rescued by Artemis)

Shadow Timekeeper
The ancient Greeks are said to have used shadows to measure time, the length of a persons shadow, varying at different times of day, giving a rough indication as to the time

Greek Hanging Game
In the delightful hanging game of the Ancient Greeks, if you don t cut the rope quickly enough, you lose the game (and your life)

Instruments / Cithara
Four different types of CITHARA used by the ancient Greeks

Ancient Instruments
Syrinx, flutes, lyre, tambourines, khelya and cithara, used by the ancient Greeks and no doubt by other ancient cultures

Aeneas in Battle
Aeneas tries to defend the walls of Troy against the Greeks - but its a losing battle

Hector Attacks Greeks
Hector having driven the Greeks to their retrenchments breaks down the palace walls with a great stone & with his troops drives them to their ships

Ancient Greek Games
A selection of weird and wonderful games played by the ancient Greeks

Otto II Escapes
Emperor Otto II escapes from hostile Greeks by swimming to his ship, after being disastrously thwarted in his attempt to assert his claim to southern Italy

Sappho / Manners of Greeks
SAPPHO Greek lyric poet with Alcaeus

Battle of Plataea
BATTLE OF PLATAEA The Greeks, led by the Spartan Pausanias, defeat a Persian army twice their size, thereby freeing Greece from the Persian menace

First Use of Oil
THE FIRST USE OF OIL in lamps, by Greeks and Hebrews

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

7 Wonders / Diana / Won. Mus
Built by the Greeks, almost entirely from marble, in Ephesus, now part of Turkey. Destroyed by Herostratus in 356 BC in an attempt to immortalise his name

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