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Courtyard and columns of Heliopolis, Temple of Baalbek
Plan of the courtyard of Heliopolis, or the Temple of Baalbek, and columns in the temple and the Hexagonal court, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon

The Shield of Achilles, used in his battle with Hector

Busts of seven principal heroes of the Trojan War. From left to right: Menelaus, Paris, Diomedes, Ulysses, Nestor, Achilles and Agamemnon. Sette principali Eroi della Guerra Trojana

View of the ancient city of Babylon
View of the city of Babylon, showing the ancient city with the Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens. Citta di Babilonia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by B

Medea and Jason stealing the Golden Fleece
Depiction of Medea and Jason from Greek mythology. Medea drugs a serpent while Jason prepares to kill it and steal the Golden Fleece. Venus and a winged youth stand at their side

Roman bridge over the River Rhine, Germany. Built by Julius Caesar and his legions using timber pilings and beams during the Gallic War. Ponte gettato sul Reno

Roman legionaries in armour building fortifications. One cuts wood with an axe, other bring lime in baskets, stones and timbers. From Trajans Column. Fortificazioni

Muslim women bathing in a public baths
Muslim women and children bathing in a public baths. They fill basins at spigots, wash each others hair, nurse babies and wear high wooden sandals. Bagni Pubblici

Ancient Germanic warrior with heads of his victims
Ancient Germanic warrior on horseback, in short cape and pants, with severed heads of his victims impaled on his lance and hanging from his waist

Ancient Germanic warriors. They are naked except for animal skins with heads and antlers, and carry lances, clubs and wood and wicker shields. After Philipp Cluvers Germania Antiqua

Map of Palestine, circa 1800. From Gaza and Ashkelon in the south to Tyre and Sidon (Lebanon) in the north. La Palestina

The Ali Qapu Palace, or Imperial Palace, in Isfahan, Iran. Built by Shah Abbas I in the early 17th century. Palazzo Reale

Cybele, goddess of the Phrygians, in a chariot
Cybele, goddess of the Phrygians, with orb and sceptre in a chariot drawn by four lions. With Attis in Phrygian cap holding syrinx panpipes and shepherds crook. Cibele, Ati, &c

Musical instruments of the ancient Hebrews. Harp, lyres, flute, psaltery, organ, horn, panpipes, bagpipes, drum, trumpet, bell, sistrum, triangle, rattle, etc. Strumenti musicali

Costumes of the Kings of the Hebrews. King Saul of Israel and Judah in purple cape over white robes kneels before Hebrew rabbi and menorah candlelanbrum. Abiti de Re, &c

Ancient Greek method of mounting and riding a horse bareback

Ancient Germanic deities, Svetovid and Triglav
Ancient Germanic deities. Svetovid, Slavic war god with four heads worshipped by the Rugians, and Triglav, three-headed Slavic god, worshipped by the Vandals. Suantovito, Trigla

Ancient Germanic gods: Irmensula, Crodo and Prono
Ancient Germanic deities: Irmensula, god of the Saxons and Westphalians depicted in medieval armour 1, Crodo or Cronus (Saturn) with spear and shield 2, and Prono or Brennus

Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen, monumental Roman column erected in Lutetia (Paris) in honour of Jupiter by the guild of boatmen in the 1st century AD

Cross-section and plan of St. Peters Basilica, Rome. Spaccato della Chiesa di S. Pietro. Pianta della Piazza e Chiesa di S. Pietro

Plan and elevations of the Arch of Constantine, Rome, a triumphal arch built to commemorate Emperor Constantine Is victory over Maxentius. Arco di Costantino

Map of Italy in 1836 by Ab. Bartolomeo Borghi
Map of Italy in 1836. Showing the kingdoms of Sardinia, Lombardy, Venice, Rome, Tuscany, Parma, Naples and Corsica. Map by Ab. Bartolomeo Borghi, Florence. l Italia dell Ab. B. Borghi, Firenze 1836

Ancient Germanic cavalry. They wear helmets, capes, pants and socks, and carry severed heads, lances and shields. From Philipp Cluvers Germania Antiqua. Guerrieri Germani a cavallo

Farmers and hunters in ancient Germanic peoples. Hunters wear short woven tunics, the farmers are naked apart from a short cape. The farmers hold a hoe and jug. From Philipp Kluvers Germania Antiqua

Ancient sepulchral monument in Germany. Burial mound or tumulus or the ancient Germanic people. Monumento Sepolcrale

Ancient Germanic warriors at a banquet. Warriors in animal skins eating and drinking, women grilling meat over a fire, in a large wooden structure

Albrecht Gessler, Habsburg bailiff at Altdorf, 14th century
Albrecht Gessler, Habsburg bailiff at Altdorf and arch enemy of William Tell, 14th century. Il Governatore Gesslero

The three confederates of the Old Swiss Confederacy, 1307
The three confederates or Eidgenossen of the Old Swiss Confederacy, 1307. Walter Furst from Uri, Werner Stauffach from Schwyz, and Arnold von Melchtal of Unterwalden

William Tell is arrested in Altdorf, Switzerland
Swiss hero William Tell, with his son and holding a crossbow, is arrested in Altdorf for not saluting Albrecht Gesslers hat mounted on a pole. Guglielmo Tel

Women of the Persian harem, 1800s
Princess 7, gentleman 8, slave 1, bajadera or dancer 5, and other ladies in a Persian harem 2, 3, 4, 6, . Women drinking tea, playing music, looking in a mirror, playing with a bird, etc

The tomb of the prophet Jeremiah, 1800s. Tomba di Geremia

Gian Galeazzo Visconti and his three sons
Gian Galeazzo Visconti 1 and his sons Filippo Maria 2, Gian Maria 3 and Gabriele Maria 4. Filippo holds a model of Certosa di Pavia, a monastery in Pavia, Lombardy

View of the town of Quebec, Canada, circa 1800
View of the town of Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River, circa 1800. Sailing ships in the bay, and a watermill in the foreground. Veduta di Quebec

Entrance to the Tomb of Lazarus, Bethany, 1800s
Entrance to the Tomb of Lazarus, Bethany, near Bethlehem, 1800s. Ingresso alla tomba di Lazzaro

View of Jerusalem with the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1800s. Parte di Gerusalmme colla Chiesa del S. Sepolero

Reservoir of the Sealed Fountain near Bethlehem, 1800s. Serbaloio del Fons Signatus

Entrance to the bazaar or market of Jerusalem, Israel, 1800s
Entrance to the bazaar, besestein or market of Jerusalem, Israel, 1800s. Ingresso del mercato

Plan, tomb and column from the Temple of Bel, Palmyra, Syria
Plan, tomb and column from the Temple of Bel or Baal, Palmyra, Syria, Pianta della Corte del Tempio di Palmira

Inside a Zurkhaneh, traditional Iranian or Persian gymnasium. Two men wrestle at koshti pahlavani, while athletes train with meels, Indian clubs, and musicians play drums and cymbals

Ancient Persian musical instruments
Baglama or tanbur 1, sciehizdeh 2, kemancheh or rebab 3, setar 4, scienk 5, 7, psalter 6, nefir 8, carhana 9, sciak-nefir or horn 10, sorna 11, musicar 12, dembal 13, dohol drum 14

Initiation ceremony of disciples of Zoroastrianism
Initiation ceremonies of gabr or disciples of Zoroastrianism in ancient Persia. A priest pours water in a babys mouth, washes a child and holds another over a pyre. Iniziazione de Guebri

Ancient Persian priests performing ritual sacrifices
Ancient Persian priests in white robes performing ritual sacrifices at a pyre. Pireo e Sacerdoti Persi

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Shah of Persia, sitting on his bed throne with scimitar and hookah pipe. Princes to the right, court clerks at left, and other courtiers

Portraits of the Kings of Persia. Shah Tahmasp 1, Shah Abbas the Great 2, Nadir Shah 3, Mohammad Karim Khan Zand 4. Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar 5 and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar 6. Ritratti di Re de Persia

Costumes of the Achaemenid kings of Persia
Costumes of the Achaemenid kings. King Cyrus the Great on his golden throne, King Xerxes I under parasol, Persian king riding a quadriga or four-horse chariot, and on a galley

Entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 540BC
The triumphal entrance of King Cyrus of Persia into Babylon, 29 October 540BC. Solenne Pompa di Ciro in Babilonia

Male costumes of the ancient Armenians of Babylon. Soldiers with bow and arrow, spear and whip. Armeni Babilonesi

The corpse of Hector brought into Troy. The Trojan soldiers wear helmets that resemble Phrygian caps. Priam kneels at the left, and Hectors wife Andromache and son Astyanax mourn at right

The Grand Mosque of Mecca, showing the Kaaba, 1800s. Tempio della Mecca

The arch of Laodicea in Syria, near Latakia
View of the ruins of the hexagonal court in the Heliopolis, Temple of Baalbek, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. Mistakenly labeled Arco di Laodicea

The Arena Civica built in 1807 in Milan, Italy. Designed by the neo-classical architect Luigi Canonica. Arena di Milano. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre Jr

View of the 14th century Gothic Milan Cathedral
View of Milan Cathedral, Gothic church built from 1386 by architects Simone da Orsenigo and Nicolas de Bonaventure. Duomo di Milano

Ludovico Sforza and wife Beatrice d Este, 15th century
Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, 1452-1508, and wife Beatrice d Este, Duchess of Bari, 1475-1497

Podestas or Mayors of Milan, 13th / 14th century
Equestrian statue of Oldrado da Tresseno, Podesta or Mayor of Milan, 13th century. Grave effigy of Mafiolo Visconti, Podesta of Milan, brother of Matteo I Visconti, 14th century

Antependium of altar in the Basilica di Sant Ambrogio
Rear of the antependium of the altar in the Basilica di Sant Ambrogio, Milan. Bas-relief formed of sheets of gold decorated with scenes from St. Ambroses life

Facade of St. Marks Basilica, Venice, 1823. Facciata di S. Marco in Venezia. After Seroux d Agincourts Architecture, 1823

Architectural details of St. Marks Basilica Venice, 1823. Section through the church, plan, carved capitals, columns, etc. Spaccato della Chiesa di S. Marco in Venezia. Facade of St

View of the Basilica of San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, 1800s. Chiesa di S. Michele in Pavia

Milanese Carroccio and medieval Italian weapons
Carroccio, medieval four-wheel wagon with insignia and banner of Milan. From a design in Vicende di Milano. Weapons including crossbow, shield and helmet

Facade and plan of the Byzantine church Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Facade and plan of rooms in an ancient Greek house

Plans and section of the Odeon of Pericles, Athens, Greece
Plans and section of the Odeon of Athens or Odeon of Pericles in Athens, Greece. Odeo di Pericle

Plan and elevation of the Erechtheion, Athens
Plan and elevation of the Erechtheion or Erechtheum A, Temple of Neptune B, Temple of Minerva Polias with Porch of the Caryatids C, and Temple of Pandrosus or Pandrosion D. Athens, Greece

The Propylaea, entrance to the Acropolis, Athens, Greece
View of the Propylaea, entrance to the Acropolis, Athens, Greece. At right, the Temple of Athena Nike, and at left, the building with the paintings of the Greek painter Polignotus. I Propilei

Extenal elevation of the Parthenon. Esterno inalzamento del Partenon

Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture. Column from the Parthenon 1, and the Propylaea 2, 3. Esempi di proporzione dorica

The interior of the Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos, Greece
The interior of the Cave of the Apocalypse, church on the Aegean island of Patmos, Greece. Interno della chiesa dell Apocalisse nell Isola di Patmos

The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece. The goddess Ceres sits on the Puteal on the Callirhoe well surrounded by dancing virgins

Temple of Zeus or Jupiter at Mount Olympus
Elevation and plan of the Temple of Zeus or Jupiter at Mount Olympus. Pianta ed Elevazione del Tempio di Giove Olimpico

Pronaos or vestibules of the Temple of Zeus
View of the front 1 and rear 2 pronaos or vestibule of the Temple of Zeus or Jupiter, Mount Olympus. Pronao anteriore del Tempio di Giove Olimpico

Principal Greek gods on Mount Olympus

Ancient Greek method of riding a horse bareback

Pyrrhic Dance, ancient Greek war dance. From a Greek vase in the collection of Sir William Hamilton. Danza Pirrica

Eponymous archons or chief magistrates of ancient Greece
Eponymous archon or chief magistrate examining a young man 1, and archon with two deputies 2. From ancient Greek vases. Arconti nelL Esercizio del loro Magistrato

Lancers or Uhlan light cavalry in the Imperial Army
Lancers or Uhlan light cavalry in the (German) Imperial Army, 19th century. Ulani

Gosauzwang aqueduct in Goisern, Upper Austria, 1822
The aqueduct called the Gosauzwang in Goisern, Upper Austria, 1822. It conveys brine from the Hallstadt salt mine to the boiling houses at Ischl and Ebensee. Acquedotto

Ancient Germanic gods and kings: Flins and Radgost
Ancient Germanic deities and kings: Flinna or Flins, god of death in Wendish mythology, idol of the Vandals 1, and Radagasto or Radgost with ax, bird crown and bull breastplate

View of the encampment of German and Roman armies
View of the battle formation, encampment and entrenchment of German and Roman armies in ancient Germany. Roman legions with eagles, cavalry and barracks

The god Thor and goddess Nehalennia
Germanic or Norse deities: the god Thor and goddess Nehalennia. Labeled with their interpretatio romana translations Hercules Magusanus and Massom Salus (Massonius Laetus)

Fragment of the Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy. Depicting Roman legionnaires and lions in a river. Framinento della colonna Antonina

Trajans Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome
Plan and elevation of Trajans Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius (the Antonine Column), Rome. Colonne, Trajana ed Antonina

Plan of the ancient Roman temple, the Pantheon, Rome. Pianta del Panteon

Plan and elevation of the Verona Arena, built in AD30. Anfiteatro di Verona

Roman suovetaurilia or suovitaurilia sacrifice ceremony. A woman offers a prayer in front of an altar to Mars, young men in laurel wreaths bring a bull, a ram and a pig for sacrifice

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