Greeks Collection (page 9)

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470. Scenes from the interview between Hector and Achilles and the battle between Greeks and Trojans

The Trojan War: Achilles Tent. ca. 1470. Central

Lion Gate. s. XIV BC. GREECE. Mycenae. Gate located
Lion Gate. s.XIV BC. GREECE. Mycenae. Gate located at the northern side of the wall. Mycenaean art. Architecture

IKTINOS (5th C. BC);PHIDIAS (490 -431 BC);CAL̓RATES
IKTINOS (5th C. BC); PHIDIAS (490 -431 BC); CAL̓ RATES, (5th C. BC). Parthenon. GREECE. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon. Classical Greek art. Architecture

GREECE. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon, Propylaea and Erechtheum

GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Theatre of

Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae. 450 BC. GREECE. PELOPONNESE. ARCADIA. Bassae. Classical Greek art

Trojan War. Battle between Greeks and Trojans. Fol. 110r of the Codex Benito Santa Mora (15th c.). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial

Prince of lilies. Stucco relief. About 1550 BC. Minoan art / Cretan art. Late Minoan period. Fresco. GREECE. Iraklion. Archaeological Museum. Proc: GREECE. Knossos. Knossos Palace

MNESICLES (5th C. BC);CAL̓RATES, (5th C. BC)
MNESICLES (5th C. BC); CAL̓ RATES, (5th C. BC). Temple of Athena Nike. GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Temple of Athena Nike. Classical Greek art

Pediment and frieze from the treasury of the Siphnians. ca. 525 BC. Detail of the frieze. Scene of fight between Greeks and Trojans. Archaic Greek art. Relief on marble. GREECE. Delphi. Delphi Museum

Sphinx of Naxos. ca. 570 BC. Archaic Greek art. Sculpture on marble. GREECE. Delphi. Delphi Museum. Proc: GREECE. Delphi. Temple of Apollo

Greece. Northern Aegean. Samos. Pithagorion

GREECE. WESTERN GREECE. ELIS. Olympia. Palestra or gymnasium (3rd c. BC). Remains of columns. Hellenistic art

Bust of adolescent. 98-117. Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture on ivory. SPAIN. Madrid. National Museum of Archaeology. Proc: GREECE. Athens

HERODOTUS (484-430 BC). Greek historian. Portrait
" HERODOTUS (484-430 BC). Greek historian. Portrait of the book " Illustrium Imagines". Engraving. Xylography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library."

GREECE. WESTERN GREECE. ELIS. Olympia. Archaeological ruins. Greek art. Architecture

GREECE. CENTRAL GREECE. PHOCIS. Delphi. Temple of Apollo. Temple of Apollo (510-330 a.C.). Greek art. Architecture

Temple of Olympian Zeus (Olympeion). 174 BC. GREECE. ATTICA. ATHENS. Athens. Greek art. Architecture

GREECE. CENTRAL GREECE. PHOCIS. Delphi. Sacred Way. Greek art. Architecture

PLUTARCH (45-125). Greek writer, philosopher
" PLUTARCH (45-125). Greek writer, philosopher and historian. Frontispiece of a French edition of the work " Life of the Noble Greeks and Romans"

Goat Head Shaped Rython. 6th c. Archaic Greek art. Ceramics. ITALY. Ferrara. National Museum of Archaeology

Odeon of Herodus Atticus. ca. 161 BC. GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Classical Greek art. Architecture

GREECE. CENTRAL GREECE. PHOCIS. Delphi. Stadium (6th c. BC). Track and stands. Greek art. Architecture

Pediment and frieze from the treasury of the Siphnians. Detail of the frieze. Scene from the war between Greeks and

Turks Enter Larissa 1897
Turkish troops enter Larissa after the Greeks had abondoned it on the 23rd April 1897. Date: 1897

Gaziantep - Turkey
Gaziantep (Aintab), Turkey. Considered to be on of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The sixth largest city in Turkey in the south-eastern Anatolia region

British Consul and his wife on Smyrna (Izmir) Quay
British Consul and his wife on Smyrna Quay during the Kemalist Proclamation. Following the capture of the Greek Commander in Chief, General Trikupis

Turks Take Larissa
During the war with Turkey, the Greeks are driven from Larissa : but at the end of the war it will be handed back to them

Turks Take Missolonghi
After several tries, the Turks under Ibrahim Pasha take Missolonghi (now Mesalongion) from the Greeks, massacring many - 3000 Greek heads are displayed on the walls

Greek Weaving Etc
Weaving and tapestry among the ancient Greeks

Third Treasury Mycenae
The Third Treasury at Mycenae. Later Greeks described the massive polygonal masonry at Mycenae as Cyclopean, built of stones that only a Cyclops could lift. The name has stuck

Sphinx - Alexander Era
The Greeks of Alexanders army are impressed

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

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