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Base of a small altar with bull's head and garland ornament (6th-1st BCE), island of Delos, Greece. According to Greek myths, Delos is the place where Leto gave birth to Zeus' twins Apollo and Artemis.
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Base of a small altar with bull's head and garland ornament (6th-1st BCE),...

Honeycomb design on blocks (6th-1st BCE) from the piedestal of a temple, island of Delos. According to Greek myths, Delos is the place where Leto gave birth to Zeus'twins Apollo and Artemis.
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Honeycomb design on blocks (6th-1st BCE) from the piedestal of a...

Hera Temple on Samos. Base of a column. The first temple dates from the 8th BCE. According to Greek myths, Hera and Zeus spent their wedding night on Samos, which lasted for 300 years. Three naves, sur- rounded by a double enclosure of 104 giant columns.
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Hera Temple on Samos. Base of a column. The first temple dates from the 8t...

Ionic scrolls on a wall from the temple of Hera, island of Samos, Greece. The first Hera sanctuary on Samos dates from the 8th BCE.The third was erected by Rhoikos and Theodoros between 570 and 550 BCE. The temple's cella has three naves surrounded by 104 giant columns.
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Ionic scrolls on a wall from the temple of Hera, island of Samos, Greece. The fi...

Entrance to the Palace of Mallia, Crete, Greece. Work on the Palace began in the second millenium and conti- nued for over 500 years. It may have been destroyed by the tidal waves caused by the eruption of the volcano on Santonrin-Thera in 1450 BCE.
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Entrance to the Palace of Mallia, Crete, Greece. Work on the Palace began in the...

Ruins of the Palace of Mallia, Crete, Greece. Work on the palace began in the second millenium and continued for over 500 years.It may have been destroyed by the tidal waves caused by the eruption of the volcano on Santorin-Thera in 1450 BCE.
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Ruins of the Palace of Mallia, Crete, Greece. Work on the palace began in the...

The palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece. The north en- trance consists of a long ramp which continues from the harbour road to stairs and a small terrace with red columns and a fresco of a bull.
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The palace of Knossos, Crete, Greece. The north en- trance consists of a lon...

Minoan houses with mud walls in Gournia, Crete, Greece. It is a Minoan village of the first millenium, with two parallel main streets and smaller streets scaling the hillside. Houses often had shops on the groundfloor and living quarters on a top floor.
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Minoan houses with mud walls in Gournia, Crete, Greece. It is a Minoan village o...

Thera Island (Santorini), Greece, was inhabited by a highly civilized population of Cycladic-Minoan culture. The eruption of the island's volcano around 1450 BCE covered with ash what remained of the island. Akrotiri: A flight of stone steps crushed by the ashes.
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Thera Island (Santorini), Greece, was inhabited by a highly civilized populat...

The elaborate wall of a house. Akrotiri, Thera Island, Greece. The island was destroyed by an explosion of its volcano around 1450 BCE which may have caused the end of Cretan culture, also giving rise to the legend of the lost continent Atlantis.
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The elaborate wall of a house. Akrotiri, Thera Island, Greece. The island was d...

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbek was lavishly provided with temples under the later Roman emperors, from Antoninus Pius (138-151 CE) to Caracalla (212-217 CE).
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Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbek was lavishly pro...

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbeck was lavishly provided with temples by the later Roman emperors, from Antoninus Pius (138-151 CE) to Caracalla (211-217 CE).
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Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon. Baalbeck was lavishly pr...