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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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"The 40 Columns", a Byzantine building (4th CE) on the site where, according to the Acts of the Apostles, Saint Paul temporarily blinded the sorcerer Elymas and converted the Roman Proconsul after discussions with Simon Magus.
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"The 40 Columns", a Byzantine building (4th CE) on the site where, accordin...

Column of the Flagellation of Saint Paul.
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Column of the Flagellation of Saint Paul.

Ancient harbour in Paphos, the breakwater. Saint Paul landed here on his mission to Crete.
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Ancient harbour in Paphos, the breakwater. Saint Paul landed here o...

Straights between Peloponnesus and Poros near Troezen . According to Greek myths, troezen was the home of Theseus.
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Straights between Peloponnesus and Poros near Troezen . According...

Temple of Hera on the island of Samos. According to Greek myths, Hera and Zeus spent their wedding night here which lasted 300 years.
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Temple of Hera on the island of Samos. According to Greek myths, Hera and...

View from Tiryns towards Argos, Greece
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View from Tiryns towards Argos, Greece

Walls of Tiryns, remains of the cyclopic outer walls (13th BCE). The ruler of Tiryns ordered Heracles to perform the twelve labours.
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Walls of Tiryns, remains of the cyclopic outer walls...

Walls of Tiryns, remains of the cyclopic outer walls (13th BCE). The ruler of Tiryns ordered Heracles to perform the twelve labours.
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Walls of Tiryns, remains of the cyclopic outer walls...

Fortifications of Tiryns, the cyclopic walls (13th BCE). Watch tower of red and grey limestone blocks of irregular shape. The ruler of Tiryns ordered Heracles to perform the twelve labours.
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Fortifications of Tiryns, the cyclopic walls (13th BCE). Watch...

Fortifications of Tiryns, the cyclopic walls of red and grey limestone blocks of irregular shape (13th BCE). The ruler of Tiryens ordered Heracles to perform the twelve labours.
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Fortifications of Tiryns, the cyclopic walls of red and grey li...

Fortifications of Tiryns (13th BCE). Main entrance in the middle of the eastern cyclopic wall, here over 8 m thick. The ruler of Tiryns ordered Heracles to perform the twelve labours.
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Fortifications of Tiryns (13th BCE). Main entrance in the mid...

Fortifications of Tiryns (13th BCE). East gallery fronted by a colonnade of the thickness of the outer wall (8 m). The ruler of Tiryns ordered Heracles to perform the twelve labours.
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Fortifications of Tiryns (13th BCE). East gallery fronted by...