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RFBCBF02–Ancient Greeks: a woman, girls (perhaps Spartans preparing to exercise), two commoners, two warriors, and a trumpeter.
RMG382M0–Death as perceived by the Ancient Greeks : the corpse of the Trojan hero Sarpedon, son of Zeus, is borne from the battlefield by Sleep and Death Date: mid-13th century BC
RMBNR83Y–Historical etching showing the Ancient Greeks through significant periods of their lives from childhood to death
RMB7KYB4–Homer recounting the deeds of ancient Greeks in the Trojan War. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration
RMMARWN1–Battle between the Greeks and the Amazons. Greek polychrome painting on the Sarcofago delle Amazzoni (Sarcophagus of the Amazons) dated from the 4th century BC (350-325 BC) on display in the Museo archeologico nazionale (National Archaeological Museum) in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The sarcophagus was unearthed in the area of the Etruscan town of Corneto (now Tarquinia in Italy) in 1869.
RMH2BYN4–A banquet attended by the Seven Sages of Greece. Periander, Thales, Solon, Cleobulus, Chilon, Bias, and Pittacus, seven early-6th-century BC philosophers, statesmen, and law-givers who were renowned for their wisdom.
RMG16A75–Watercolor from a French manuscript, Liber de proprietatibus animalism, 1566. Unicorns, first mentioned by the ancient Greeks, became the most important imaginary animal of the Middle Ages and Renaissance when it was commonly described as an extremely wil
RFBKJ2T8–Marble statues of goddess Athena Pallas and the ancient greek philosopher Plato in front of the Academy of Athens
RMTWM578–An illustration of the temple of Zeus as it might have looked in the 5th Century BCE Olympia, a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name, which was a major Panhellenic religious sanctuary of ancient Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were held. The site was primarily dedicated to Zeus and drew visitors from all over the Greek world as one of a group of such 'Panhellenic' centres which helped to build the identity of the ancient Greeks as a nation.
RMBB4PG7–The ancient Greeks and Romans worshipped Apollo as the god of music, healing, light, and prophecy.
RMM82P5W–Charicles - or, Illustrations of the private life of the ancient Greeks - with notes and excursuses (1889) (14595291218)
RM2F2G7H8–The Verdict of Zaleucus 1676 Jan de Bray Townhall Stadhuis Haarlem The Netherlands Holland Dutch. ( Zaleucus (7th century BC) Greek lawmaker Although he does not carry the fame of Solon (Athens) and Lycurgus (Sparta), Zaleucus (or Zaleukos) is one of ancient Greek's legendary lawgivers. He arranged the Locrian codes of law in the 7th century BC.
RMG54F7C–People dressed in the robes of the ancient Greeks rehearse at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games took place, during a rehearsal for tomorrow's Olympic Flame ceremony, which signals to the world that the countdown to the London 2012 Games has begun.
RFBCBEYB–The figures represent ancient Greeks: a warrior, a king, a woman of the upper class, two women in mourning.
RME4A566–Cerami, town founded by the ancient Greeks and site of major Norman and Muslim battle, Cerami, Enna Province, Sicily, Italy
RMA69K91–Trireme with 3 banks of oars used by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration
RM2B4DW2X–Greece. Ancient Eleusis. Location of a sanctuary where took place the Eleusinian Mysteries. Ruins of the Telesterion.
RMCEJRP0–Sorrel surprise The ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians used sorrel as a pick me up after a night of revelry Today it has
RMKAY1F6–Consulting the Pythia, High Priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, aka Oracle of Delphi. The priestess, after chewing sacred hay and drinking water from the sacred spring, took her seat on the tripod. Her prophecies, interpreted by priests were thought to convey the will of Apollo to his worshippers. After the painting by W.S. Bagdatopoulus, (1888-1965). From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
RM2HJCPC8–Polybius tablets and squares were originally used in Ancient Greece to transmit messages via torches. It is a system used for encryption and telegraphy. IT works by replacing each letter of ht alphabet with a two digit number.
RMMARX1P–Battle between the Greeks and the Amazons. Greek polychrome painting on the Sarcofago delle Amazzoni (Sarcophagus of the Amazons) dated from the 4th century BC (350-325 BC) on display in the Museo archeologico nazionale (National Archaeological Museum) in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The sarcophagus was unearthed in the area of the Etruscan town of Corneto (now Tarquinia in Italy) in 1869.
RFK37GB0–Olive tree standing in an ancient greek bucolic place close to ancient greeks persons. Old Illustration by unidentified author, published on Magasin Pittoresque, Paris, 1834.
RMBB4K69–The ancient Greeks arranged pebbles in patterns to discern arithmetical, as well as mystical, relationships between numbers.
RMG54F77–People dressed in the robes of the ancient Greeks rehearse at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games took place, during a rehearsal for tomorrow's Olympic Flame ceremony, which signals to the world that the countdown to the London 2012 Games has begun.
RFCNPKJE–These ancient Greeks are: traveler, two women, a king, a bridal couple, a female basket-bearer, and a priestess of Ceres
RMF7NBR7–Stamp for the printing of textiles; 4th century AD. From Akhmim in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis, Chemmis and Panopolis
![Heartfelt burial of the ancient Greeks, Illustration of a tomb of the ancient Greeks from the 18th century, no. 8, p. 224, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach: Entwurff einer historischen Architectur, in Abbildung unterschiedener berühmten Gebäude, des Alterthums, und fremder Völcker, umb aus den Geschichtbüchern, Gedächtnüsz-Müntzen, Ruinen, und eingeholten wahrhafften Abriszen, vor Augen zu stellen [...]. Divers vases antiques. Wien, 1721 Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2A2T6YF/heartfelt-burial-of-the-ancient-greeks-illustration-of-a-tomb-of-the-ancient-greeks-from-the-18th-century-no-8-p-224-johann-bernhard-fischer-von-erlach-entwurff-einer-historischen-architectur-in-abbildung-unterschiedener-berhmten-gebude-des-alterthums-und-fremder-vlcker-umb-aus-den-geschichtbchern-gedchtnsz-mntzen-ruinen-und-eingeholten-wahrhafften-abriszen-vor-augen-zu-stellen-divers-vases-antiques-wien-1721-2A2T6YF.jpg "Heartfelt burial of the ancient Greeks, Illustration of a tomb of the ancient Greeks from the 18th century, no. 8, p. 224, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach: Entwurff einer historischen Architectur, in Abbildung unterschiedener berühmten Gebäude, des Alterthums, und fremder Völcker, umb aus den Geschichtbüchern, Gedächtnüsz-Müntzen, Ruinen, und eingeholten wahrhafften Abriszen, vor Augen zu stellen [...]. Divers vases antiques. Wien, 1721 Stock Photo")
RM2A2T6YF–Heartfelt burial of the ancient Greeks, Illustration of a tomb of the ancient Greeks from the 18th century, no. 8, p. 224, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach: Entwurff einer historischen Architectur, in Abbildung unterschiedener berühmten Gebäude, des Alterthums, und fremder Völcker, umb aus den Geschichtbüchern, Gedächtnüsz-Müntzen, Ruinen, und eingeholten wahrhafften Abriszen, vor Augen zu stellen [...]. Divers vases antiques. Wien, 1721
RMPAAA7M–Terracotta lekythos (oil flask). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); diameter 4 in. (10.2 cm). Date: ca. 430 B.C.. Mother, boy, and Charon Charon, the ferryman, transported the deceased across the river separating the world of the living from that of the dead. The reality of this journey to the ancient Greeks is reflected in the many representations of Charon and his charges. Here he awaits a woman and a little boy who is undoubtedly the deceased. The child is elevated on a rock and motions to his mother with one hand while holding his go-cart with the other. Museum:
RMADCMHN–Ancient Greeks celebrating their naval victory over the Persians at Salamis 449 BC. Hand-colored photogravure of an illustration
RMHTMH15–Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) a weed of arable and wasteland, native to Europe and North Africa. In folk medicine it has been used as an expectorant, a diuretic, a laxative, and a tonic. The Ancient Greeks believed it to be an antidote for all poi
RM2B4DW3B–Greece. Ancient Eleusis. Location of a sanctuary where took place the Eleusinian Mysteries. Remains of the Sacred Way.
RMCF39WW–Sorrel Surprise The ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians used sorrel as a pick me up after a night of revelry Today it has many
RMKAY1J3–The interior of a Greek house, 4th century BC. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
RM2HJCNPB–Polybius tablets and squares were originally used in Ancient Greece to transmit messages via torches. It is a system used for encryption and telegraphy. It works by replacing each letter of ht alphabet with a two digit number.
RMMARX1T–Battle between the Greeks and the Amazons. Greek polychrome painting on the Sarcofago delle Amazzoni (Sarcophagus of the Amazons) dated from the 4th century BC (350-325 BC) on display in the Museo archeologico nazionale (National Archaeological Museum) in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The sarcophagus was unearthed in the area of the Etruscan town of Corneto (now Tarquinia in Italy) in 1869.
RM2G4DNHT–transport / transportation, navigation, ancient world, Greece, naval action between Greeks and Carians, ARTIST'S COPYRIGHT HAS NOT TO BE CLEARED
RM2B01D36–Greece: Fragment of the Lenormant bas-relief representing an Athenian trireme with nine oarsmen, Acropolis, c. 400 BCE. Photo by Marsyas (CC BY-SA 3.0 License). A trireme (from Latin triremis, literally 'three-oarer') was a type of galley, a Hellenistic-era warship that was used by the ancient maritime civilisations of the Mediterranean, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks, Persians and Romans. The trireme derives its name from its three rows of oars on each side, manned with one man per oar. The early trireme was a development of the penteconter, an ancient warship.
RMP0B9KF–. English: Fleuron from book: A proposal for the better regulation of the stage. With some remarks on the State of the Theatre among the Ancient Greeks and Romans. 179 A proposal for the better regulation of the stage Fleuron T027023-8
RFCNPKK7–The ancient Greeks represented here are, from left to right: a Greek in traveling clothes, two women.
RMF7NBR8–Stamp for the printing of textiles; 7th-8th century AD. From Akhmim in the Sohag Governorate of Upper Egypt. Referred to by the ancient Greeks as Khemmis, Chemmis and Panopolis
RMPB5BA3–Terracotta volute-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 25 in. (63.5 cm). Date: ca. 450 B.C.. On the neck, obverse, battle of centaurs and Lapiths; reverse, youths and women Around the body, Amazonomachy (battle between Greeks and Amazons) The ancient Greeks almost never depicted contemporary or historical events in art. Thus, while literary works of the fifth century B.C. make clear that the Greeks understood the magnitude of their victory in the Persian Wars, there was no concern among artists to illustrate major events or personalities. Instead,
RM2A679H6–Ancient Greeks on the road to Olympia for the Games. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration
RMMC6ENF–Greek Mythology - Gaea Statue (modern ceramic) of the Greek Goddess Gaea, the Earth goddess, with her cornucopia. The ancient Greeks often portrayed 'broad breasted' Gaea emerging from the earth, but here she emerges from the verdure. below theTemple of Concord, Agrigento, Sicily
RM2B489NX–Greece, Athens. Area of Kerameikos (Ceramicus). Ancient cemetery with numerous funerary sculptures erected along the sacred way from Athens to Eleusis. Vase decorated with a relief.
RMFHA14Y–Cadmus introducing the original Alphabet or Phoenician alphabet to the Greeks. According to Greek mythology Cadmus was the first king of Thebes.
RM2HJCNP4–Polybius tablets and squares were originally used in Ancient Greece to transmit messages via torches. It is a system used for encryption and telegraphy. It works by replacing each letter of ht alphabet with a two digit number.
RMMARX1W–Battle between the Greeks and the Amazons. Greek polychrome painting on the Sarcofago delle Amazzoni (Sarcophagus of the Amazons) dated from the 4th century BC (350-325 BC) on display in the Museo archeologico nazionale (National Archaeological Museum) in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The sarcophagus was unearthed in the area of the Etruscan town of Corneto (now Tarquinia in Italy) in 1869.
RM2FYMGF7–A 1914 illustration taken from an ancient Greek carving said to show a peasant or slave going to market but possibly showing a Greek water seller or carrier . Slavery was an accepted practice in ancient Greece. The ancient Greeks had several words to indicate slaves depending on context (i.e. captured in war, employed servant, an adopted houseboy, farm labourer etc). The marrying of freemen and women and slaves was not uncommon, indicating a complex structure in their relationships and in the common perception of their place , individual status or situation in society.
RM2B02H48–From 1912 to 1927, the territory of Libya was known as Italian North Africa. From 1927 to 1934, the territory was split into two colonies, Italian Cyrenaica and Italian Tripolitania, run by Italian governors. Some 150,000 Italians settled in Libya, constituting roughly 20% of the total population. In 1934, Italy adopted the name 'Libya' (used by the Ancient Greeks for all of North Africa, except Egypt) as the official name of the colony made up of the three provinces of Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan.
RMP0B9K6–. English: Fleuron from book: A proposal for the better regulation of the stage. With some remarks on the State of the Theatre among the Ancient Greeks and Romans. 179 A proposal for the better regulation of the stage Fleuron T027023-2
RFC82R90–These illustrations of ancient Greeks represent, from left to right: a two commoners and a warrior.
RMD98C6C–Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale) a weed of arable and wasteland, native to Europe and North Africa. In folk medicine it has been used as an expectorant, a diuretic, a laxative, and a tonic. The Ancient Greeks believed it to be an antidote for all poisons. From Amedee Masclef 'Atlas des Plantes de France', Paris, 1893.
RMPAXTFF–Papyrus fragment with lines from Homer's Odyssey. Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic. Dimensions: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm). Date: ca. 285-250 B.C.. For the ancient Greeks, papyrus, a paper made from the stalks of the papyrus plant, was the preferred material on which to record permanent writings, such as a marriage contract or, as here, a book. Writing on papyrus was done with a stylus, such as a sharpened reed with a split point or a bronze pen with nib, and ink, usually made of lampblack in water. This is the first early Ptolemaic fragment of the Odyssey ever discovered. It contains three lines from Bo
RM2C52CX1–Ancient Greeks listening to the poet Pindar and his lyre. Hand-colored halftone of an illustration
RMMC6HBX–ATLANTIS The remains of the continent of Atlantis, known among occultists as Poseidonis, after the catastrophe of 80,000 years. The ancient Greeks (including Plato) mention Poseidonis in their writings. Fold-out map, published to accompany W. Scott-Elliot, The Story of Atlantis. A Geographical, Historical and Ethnological Sketch, 1909.
RM2AGYAC8–Spain, Catalonia, Girona province, Empuries. Ancient city on the Mediterranean coast. Greek Neapolis. Ruins of an old fish salting factory.
RM2G0381T–Ancient Greeks offering sacrifice to the Gods. A Popular History of Greece, published 1887.
RM2HJCPDJ–Polybius tablets and squares were originally used in Ancient Greece to transmit messages via torches. It is a system used for encryption and telegraphy. IT works by replacing each letter of ht alphabet with a two digit number.
RMMARWN9–Battle between the Greeks and the Amazons. Greek polychrome painting on the Sarcofago delle Amazzoni (Sarcophagus of the Amazons) dated from the 4th century BC (350-325 BC) on display in the Museo archeologico nazionale (National Archaeological Museum) in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The sarcophagus was unearthed in the area of the Etruscan town of Corneto (now Tarquinia in Italy) in 1869.
RMCNTR4F–ancient world, Greece, Troy, conquest of Troy by the Greeks with Trojan Horse, Greeks leaving the horse, conquests, historic, historical, trickery, trick, tricks, treachery, perfidiousness, legend, myth, ancient world, people, Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared
RM2M4X3JG–Jerusalem, Israel. 22nd Dec, 2022. An Israeli Jew light candles on the fifth night of Hanukkah in Jerusalem, on Thursday, December 22, 2022. The eight day holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, celebrates the victory of the Maccabean Jewish fighters over the ancient Greeks and the rededication of the Jewish Temple. Photo by Debbie Hill/ Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News
RM2B02H47–From 1912 to 1927, the territory of Libya was known as Italian North Africa. From 1927 to 1934, the territory was split into two colonies, Italian Cyrenaica and Italian Tripolitania, run by Italian governors. Some 150,000 Italians settled in Libya, constituting roughly 20% of the total population. In 1934, Italy adopted the name 'Libya' (used by the Ancient Greeks for all of North Africa, except Egypt) as the official name of the colony made up of the three provinces of Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and Fezzan.
RMP0B9KA–. English: Fleuron from book: A proposal for the better regulation of the stage. With some remarks on the State of the Theatre among the Ancient Greeks and Romans. 179 A proposal for the better regulation of the stage Fleuron T027023-5
RMD98943–Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz often used in jewellery. The name comes from the Ancient Greek methustos ('intoxicated'), a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness; the ancient Greeks and Romans wore amethyst and made drinking vessels of it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication. Chemical formula Silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2)
RMPB0R6W–'Alexander Fights a Sea Battle', Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi. Artist: Dharmadas. Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm) W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm). Poet: Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (1253-1325). Date: 1597-98. In the episode illustrated, Alexander the Great has ordered the construction of a tall tower surmounted by a revolving mirror in order to battle the pirates menacing the Mediterranean Sea. The protagonists appear as contemporary Indians wearing turbans and tunics, rather than ancient Greeks, and one of the fighters uses a gun, an invention from nearly two millennia after Ale
RMM136KH–Athens. 18th Jan, 2018. Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2018 shows the interior view of the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in Athens, Greece. The Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, a new museum dedicated to the impressive technological achievements of ancient Greeks, has opened its doors to the public in Athens this January. It is the first and only of its kind in Greece, offering locals and foreigners insight into pioneering inventions which have laid the foundations to modern technology. Credit: Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua/Alamy Live News
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