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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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A bearded, bull-necked Giant attacks a god who supports himself on one knee for better balance as he pushes his lance into the Giants side. Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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A bearded, bull-necked Giant attacks a god who supports himself on one knee for...

An unidentified deiety strangles a monstrous Giant with a lion's head and paws, and with serpents for legs. These attributes characterized the Giants as a brute Barbarian force. Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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An unidentified deiety strangles a monstrous Giant with a lion's head...

The Lion-goddess fighting a Giant. Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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The Lion-goddess fighting a Giant. Zeus Altar of Pergamon e...

The Lion-goddess during the battle between the Gods and the Giants. Zeus Altar of Pergamons erected around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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The Lion-goddess during the battle between the Gods and the...

Auge, who was raped by Herakles and bore him Telephos, watches preparations for her son to be exposed in the mountains. Zeus Altar of Pergamon erected around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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Auge, who was raped by Herakles and bore him Telephos, watches pr...

Theuthras, Auge's husband, descends to the beach to greet Telephos. From the narrow frieze of the Zeus Altar of Pergamon, which illustrates the local Telephos myth. The altar was erected around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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Theuthras, Auge's husband, descends to the beach to greet Telephos....

Telephos and his companions in Mysia. From the narrow frieze of the Zeus Altar of Pergamon which illustrates the local Telephos myth. The altar was erected around 180 BCE by Eumenes II.
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Telephos and his companions in Mysia. From the narrow frieze o...

The gate to the South Agora (market) of Miletos. This important settlement in Ionia had four harbours and a huge, colonnaded marketplace which dates from Hellenistic times. Shops were set up in pairs back to back.
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The gate to the South Agora (market) of Miletos. This important settlemen...

The Harbour Stoa (market) in Miletos, built in Hellenistic times, the harbour stoa had 64 columns and 30 shops.
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The Harbour Stoa (market) in Miletos, built in Hellenistic times, th...

Ruins of Milet. Storage building from Helenistic times.
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Ruins of Milet. Storage building from Helenistic times.

Roman harbour gateway in Miletos. At the beginning of Milet's Roman period, a 16-columned entrance gave access to the city centre.
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Roman harbour gateway in Miletos. At the beginning of Milet's Rom...

Large harbour monument, probably set up to celebrate Emperor Augustus' victory at Actium in 31 CE. The three-stepped round base to the structure still stands.
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Large harbour monument, probably set up to celebrate Emperor August...