Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



6 subcategories
Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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Eastern wall of the Acropolis of Mycenae, view into
the valley of the Chavos River.
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Eastern wall of the Acropolis of Mycenae, view into the valley of the Chavos Riv...

Royal hall (megaron) in the palace of Mycenae.
According to Homer, Agamemnon was murdered here. The
sacred hearth and the bases of four columns remain.
Size: 13 x 12 m
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Royal hall (megaron) in the palace of Mycenae. According to Homer, Agamemnon was...

So-called Tomb of Agamemnon,or treasury of Atreus,     
Mycenae. Entrance to the circular tholos, the largest  
of the tholos-tombs discovered by Heinrich Schliemann.
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So-called Tomb of Agamemnon,or treasury of Atreus, Mycenae. Entrance to the...

So-called Tomb of Agamemnon, Mycenae, the largest of   
the Tholos tombs discovered by Heinrich Schliemann.
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So-called Tomb of Agamemnon, Mycenae, the largest of the Tholos tombs discove...

Dionysos Sanctuary, Delos, monumental phallus with     
a relief of the phallus-bird, a symbol of the God,     
carried in procession or drawn on a chariot during     
Dionysian rites. Inscription says the monuments were   
donated by Karystios, son of Asbelos. Around 300 BCE
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Dionysos Sanctuary, Delos, monumental phallus with a relief of the phallus-...

Dionysos sanctuary, Delos, monumental phallus with     
a relief of the phallus-bird, a symbol of the God,     
carried in procession or drawn on a chariot during     
Dionysian rites. Inscription says monuments were       
donated by Karystos, son of Asbelos. Around 300 BCE
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Dionysos sanctuary, Delos, monumental phallus with a relief of the phallus-...

Dionysos sanctuary, Delos. Two monumental phalli with  
a relief showing Dionysos with Silenos and a Maenad.   
Inscription says the monuments were donated by         
Karystios, son of Asbelos.                             
(around 300 BCE)                                       
Photographed by Erich Lessing.
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Dionysos sanctuary, Delos. Two monumental phalli with a relief showing Dionys...

Dionysos sanctuary, Delos. Phallus-monument. Detail.
Dionysian rites were celebrated in the area lined
with the giant phalli. Inscription says monuments
were donated by Karystios, son of Asbeles.
(around 300 BCE)
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Dionysos sanctuary, Delos. Phallus-monument. Detail. Dionysian rites were celebr...

Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of     
at least nine original lions still face the Sacred     
Lake.                                                  
Marble from Naxos
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Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original l...

Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of     
at least nine original lions still face the Sacred     
Lake.                                                  
Marble from Naxos
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Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original l...

Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of     
at least nine original lions still face the Sacred     
Lake.                                                  
Marble from Naxos
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Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original l...

Four lions on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of       
at least nine original lions still face the Sacred     
Lake.                                                  
Marble from Naxos
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Four lions on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original l...