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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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Throne room of the palace of Knossos, Heraklion, Crete. The "Throne of Minos" is of stone and embedded in the wall of a dark chamber. The griffin frescoes on the wall are restored from surviving fragments.
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Throne room of the palace of Knossos, Heraklion, Crete. The "Throne of Minos" is...

Throne room of the palace of Knossos, Crete. The "Throne of Minos" is of stone and embedded in the wall of a dark chamber (15th BCE). The griffin frescoes on the wall are restored from surviving fragments.
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Throne room of the palace of Knossos, Crete. The "Throne of Minos" is of stone a...

Charging bull on a wall in the north entrance, palace of Knossos, Crete. Fresco (15th BCE)
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Charging bull on a wall in the north entrance, palace of Knossos, Crete...

Palace of Knossos, Crete. Small courtyard in the living quarters of the east wing. The columns, originally made of wood, were replaced by stone columns by archaeologist Arthur Evans, during restoration in the early 20th.
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Palace of Knossos, Crete. Small courtyard in the living quarters of the east win...

Palace of Knossos, Heraklion, Crete. Small courtyard in the living quarters of the east wing. The columns, originally made of wood, were replaced by stone columns by archaeologist Arthur Evans during restoration in the early 20th.
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Palace of Knossos, Heraklion, Crete. Small courtyard in the living quarters o...

Store-room and storage jars in the west wing of the Minoan palace of Knossos, Crete.
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Store-room and storage jars in the west wing of the Minoan palace of...

The Sacred Way (1st-3rd CE) of the city of Dion on the slopes of Mount Olympos.
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The Sacred Way (1st-3rd CE) of the city of Dion on the slopes of Mount Olympos.

According to myth, Theseus lifted this rock to find his father's sword. Troezen, Peloponnes
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According to myth, Theseus lifted this rock to find his father's sword. Troe...

Wall and tower of the town of Troezen, where, according to myth, the hero Theseus was born. Lower part of the wall is ancient Greek, top part medieval.
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Wall and tower of the town of Troezen, where, according to myth, the h...

Mount Olympos in Northern Greece, 9570 ft. high. According to Greek myths, this was the home of the gods.
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Mount Olympos in Northern Greece, 9570 ft. high. According to Greek myths...

The river Acheron next to the Necromanteion of Ephyra, one of the entries to the Underworld. Charon ferried the dead here across to the Underworld.
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The river Acheron next to the Necromanteion of Ephyra, one of the entries to th...

The Necromanteion of Ephyra, a sanctuary of Persephone and Hades and an oracle of Death (3rd BCE). According to Greek myths, this was one of the gateways to Hades. Orpheus descended here to save Eurydike. Thracia, Greece
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The Necromanteion of Ephyra, a sanctuary of Persephone and Hades and an oracle...