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RMG3D9G6–Depiction of the acropolis in ancient Athens, with the Propylaea, the bronze statue of Athena Promachos and the Erechteion, temple of the tutelary goddess Athena Polias. On the other side the temple of Nike and the Parthenon.
RMRJN6RJ–Illustration showing Ancient Athens. The Erechtheum, which stands on the Acropolis at Athens, was built in honour of the Greek hero Erechtheus and contained an image of Pallas Athene, guardian of the city. It is a building of great beauty, and much of it is still standing, though it was built well over 2,000 years ago. Here we see its remarkable porch, supported by six female figures, or caryatids as they are called, instead of ordinary pillars.
RF2DP565R–This early 1900s illustration shows a reconstructed view of Piraeus, the port of ancient Athens.
RMKH8D8C–A view of ancient Athens, Greece from Piraeus. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c.1882.
RMB48A09–Draco, first lawgiver of ancient Athens, 621 BC, portrait, side view, engraving, circa 18th century, Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared
RM2AMH34K–Illustration of ancient Athenian women in tunics, taken from the book 'Life in Ancient Athens' by author TG Tucker, published by Macmillan and Co, 1907. Courtesy Internet Archive. ()
RMFFDHYG–ATHENS: THE PNYX. /nPublic place of assembly in ancient Athens, near the Acropolis. Photograph, late 19th century.
RFPRF8Y8–Original artwork (engraving) of the Erechtheion, a building in ancient Athens, Greece, a temple of Poseidon. Published in A pictorial history of the world's great nations: from the earliest dates to the present time. (Charlotte M. Yonge Selmar Hess, New York, 1882).
RMG15MAH–Aristophanes (446 BC - 386 BC) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete. These, together with fragments of some of his other plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Co
RMEFB47M–Demosthenes 384–322 BC prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens ( first century AD Vatican Museum Rome Italy )
RMWWB7NW–Partial view of Kerameikos, of the most beautiful suburbs of ancient Athens and its most impressive Necropolis. Greece.
RMD9TDK5–Aristophanes (c. 446 BC – c. 386 BC). Comic playwright of ancient Athens. Cover of his comedies. Edition in Leiden, 1624.
RMPC09DH–Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens, bust at Nordkirchen Moated Palace, Germany
RFHCG83H–This photo, taken around 1990, shows a front view of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The Acropolis in Athens, Greece, is an outcrop of rock used in ancient times as a religious center. Under the fifth-century B.C. statesman Pericles, the time of the Golden Age of Athens, the temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, the Parthenon, was built.
RM2F61EGN–An oration of Demosthenes. Demosthenes, 384 – 322 BC. Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. From Cassell's Universal History, published 1888.
RM2C8XEFJ–Dusk general view of the Parthenon and ancient Acropolis of Athens Greece from Thissio - Photo: Geopix
RFW6GPEN–A well preserved area of the Parthenon on Acropolis Hill rises above the brush and trees in ancient Athens Greece.
RM2HA4PXW–Antique 1803 engraving of Demosthenes. Demosthenes (384-322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. SOURCE: ORIGINAL ENGRAVING
RMFFDHYH–ATHENS: THE PNYX. /nThe Pnyx, a public space of assembly in ancient Athens. In the background is the Philopappos Monument, a mausoleum dedicated to Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos, a prince from the Kingdom of Commagene, 1st century A.D. Phot
RMEENYJM–Bust of Demosthenes Roman copy after a Greek original (280 BC). Roman Rome Capitoline Museum Italy Italian ( Demosthenes 384–322 BC was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens )
RMPAKNGJ–Terracotta plemochoe (vase for perfume). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm). Date: late 6th century B.C.. There were several types of vase in ancient Athens for perfumed oils. The aryballos and alabastra were small, and their round bases prevented them from standing on their own. They required a support or were suspended from a cord. The plemochoe has a flat base but on fifth-century vases is often shown being carried by a woman. The mouth is specially profiled to minimize spilling. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
RMW21FG7–A sculpture of Demosthenes (384 – 322 BCE), a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. Demosthenes learned rhetoric by studying the speeches of previous great orators. For a time, Demosthenes made his living as a professional speech-writer (logographer) and a lawyer, writing speeches for use in private legal suits.
RMPC09ER–Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens, bust at Nordkirchen Moated Palace, Germany
RMG36JX2–A depiction of the philosopher Socrates walking through the streets of ancient Athens. Date: 470 - 399 BC
RF2GH6X7G–Pericles (c. 495 - 429) was an Athenian statesman. He was largely responsible for the full development, in the later 5th century BC, of both the Athenian democracy and the Athenian empire, which resulted in Athens being the political and cultural focus of Greece. His achievements included the construction of the Acropolis, begun in 447. This bust is housed in the British Museum in London.
RM2JKM27J–Socrates (ca. 470 BC - 399 BC). Greek philosopher. Accused of corrupting the youth, he was condemned to death by the Heliaia (Supreme Court of Ancient Athens). Death of Socrates. Detail of a engraving by A. Roca, based on the painting by Jacques-Louis David. 'Historia Universal', by César Cantú. Volume I, 1854.
RM2HA4R57–Antique 1803 engraving of Demosthenes. Demosthenes (384-322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. SOURCE: ORIGINAL ENGRAVING
RM2BC75N5–Fugitives Escape from the Siege of Athens (87-86BC) by Lucius Cornelius Sulla. Woodburytype Photo of Painting by Léon Glaize (1842-1932)
RMFG1MJ1–ATHENS: THE PNYX. /nThe Pnyx, a public space of assembly in ancient Athens. In the background is the Philopappos Monument, a mausoleum dedicated to Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos, a prince from the Kingdom of Commagene, 1st century A.D. Phot
RF2DMNTMX–Ancient Athens, Greece, seen from Piraeus, illustration from 1880 / Das alte Athen, Griechenland, von Piräus aus gesehen, Illustration aus 1880, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,
RM2CCE3CG–Plague in an Ancient City by Michael Sweerts (1618-1664), oil on canvas, c.1650/52. The painting is believed to depict The Plague of Athens c.430 BC
RMF1KYFT–Ancient Athens seen from the the Port of Piraeus, a port city in the region of Attica, Greece. Founded in the early 5th century BC, when this area was selected to become the new port of classical Athens and was built as a prototype harbour, concentrating all the import and transit trade of Athens as well as the navy's base. During the Golden Age of Athens the Long Walls were constructed to fortify the route from the main settlement to the port (Piraeus). At classical times the naval base in Piraeus had 372 trireme ship sheds.
RMJ966B9–Demosthenes (384-322 BC). Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
RMA9YY0F–Gathering of the Areopagus a deliberative court that met in the open air ancient Athens. Hand-colored woodcut
RF2DYF549–This view shows the Acropolis in Athens as restored by Thiersch. The Acropolis in Athens, Greece, is an outcrop of rock used in ancient times as a religious center. Under the fifth-century B.C. statesman Pericles, the time of the Golden Age of Athens, the temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, the Parthenon, was built.
RM2JKM28P–Socrates (ca. 470 BC - 399 BC). Greek philosopher. Accused of corrupting the youth, he was condemned to death by the Heliaia (Supreme Court of Ancient Athens). Death of Socrates. The scene shows Plato seated at the foot of the bed, in a meditative attitude. Engraving by A. Roca, based on the painting by Jacques-Louis David. 'Historia Universal', by César Cantú. Volume I, 1854.
RMC089CX–Kerameikos was one of the most beautiful 'suburbs' of ancient Athens and its most impressive Necropolis. Athens, Greece
RMPPF757–Aristophanes (c. 446 BC Ð c. 386 BC). Comic playwright of ancient Athens. Cover of his comedies. Edition in Leiden (Lugdunum Batavorum), 1624. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain.
RMFFE8NP–GREECE: ATHENS AGORA. /nThe ancient Greek agora and stoa at Athens. Photograph, early 20th century.
RF2AN3MKE–Demosthenes, 384 to 322 BC, a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens, Greece, / Demosthenes, 384 bis 322 v. Chr., Ein griechischer Staatsmann und Redner des antiken Athen, Griechenland, Historisch, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
RMG15GC4–Demosthenes (384-322 BC) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. He delivered his first judicial speeches at the age of 20 and
RMEF90TE–Demosthenes 384–322 BC prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens ( first century AD Vatican Museum Rome Italy )
RMW0M5BA–The Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus is a major theatre in Athens, considered to be the world's first theatre, built at the foot of the Athenian Acropolis. Dedicated to Dionysus, the god of plays and wine (among other things), the theatre could seat as many as 17,000 people with excellent acoustics, making it an ideal location for ancient Athens' biggest theatrical celebration, the Dionysia. It was the first theatre ever built, cut into the southern cliff face of the Acropolis, and supposedly the birthplace of Greek tragedy and a site that has been used as a theatre since the sixth century BC.
RMJ9664T–Demosthenes (384-322 BC). Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
RMAC5K9T–Propylaia the entrance to the Acropolis as it appeared in ancient Athens. Hand-colored woodcut
RMG3BWG9–Athens, Greece - An Ancient Mosque (left) and remains of the West wall of the Library of Hadrian, created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132. Date: circa 1910s
RFHP6J29–This photo, taken around 1990, shows a front view of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The Acropolis in Athens, Greece, is an outcrop of rock used in ancient times as a religious center. Under the fifth-century B.C. statesman Pericles, the time of the Golden Age of Athens, the temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, the Parthenon, was built.
RMKJ2TR4–Demosthenes, 384 – 322 BC. Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. From Ward and Lock's Illustrated History of the World, published c.1882.
RM2JK4KX1–Demosthenes (384 BC - 322 BC). Greek orator and statesman. Portrait. Engraving. Detail. 'Historia Universal', by César Cantú. Volume I, 1854.
RMEY5RCW–Kerameikos was one of the most beautiful 'suburbs' of ancient Athens and its most impressive Necropolis. Athens, Greece
RF2DCNJ69–The Erechtheion or Erechtheum is an ancient Greek temple on Acropolis of Athens in Greece, which was dedicated to both Athena and Poseidon.
RMPPB97W–Aristophanes (c. 446 BC Ð c. 386 BC). Comic playwright of ancient Athens. 'Plutus', fist produced in 408 BC. Edition in Leiden, 1624. Library of Catalonian. Barcelona. Spain.
RMKYBD4M–Men in ancient Athens shoot arrows at a wolf, in accordance with Plutarch's description - Thevet André - 1556
RMG15GC7–Demosthenes (384-322 BC) was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. He delivered his first judicial speeches at the age of 20 and
RMEF90T2–Demosthenes 384–322 BC prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens ( first century AD Vatican Museum Rome Italy )
RMW21FJ4–An oration by Demosthenes (384 – 322 BCE), a Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual prowess and provide an insight into the politics and culture of ancient Greece during the 4th century BC. After the death of Philip II, King of Macedonia, Demosthenes played a leading part in his city's uprising against Alexander the Great. However, his efforts failed and Alexander's successor in Athens, Antipater, sent his men to track Demosthenes down. Demosthenes took his own life, in order to avoid arrest.
RM2G3KY64–theatre / theater, ancient world, Greek theatre, Athens, ground plan, drawing, 19th century, ARTIST'S COPYRIGHT HAS NOT TO BE CLEARED
RMJ966E1–Demosthenes (384-322 BC). Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
RMABHHT3–Acropolis of ancient Athens crowned by the Parthenon and a statue of Athena. Hand-colored woodcut
RF2GBMP27–Parthenon - The finest Building the World Has Seen. Top: The Acropolis was the glory of ancient Athens, and the Parthenon, that crowned its heights, was the glory of the Acropolis. It has been called the world’s finest site, and by common consent it is the most beautiful beautiful that the world has ever seen. It is now in ruins, but here we see it in its glory. Bottom: The Parthenon was built as a temple of the goddess Athena Parthenos, and, inside as well as out, was beautifully adorned with sculptures. But the greatest treasure of the Parthenon and of all Athens was the colossal statue of
