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Cadmos, brother of Europa, father of Semele, and his wife Harmonia, daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, riding a cart drawn by two wild boars. Attic black-figured amphora (6th BCE). Height 21 cm. Inv. F 384 bis
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Cadmos, brother of Europa, father of Semele, and his wife Harmonia, d...

Cadmos, son of Agenor, brother of Europa, killing the dragon. Black-figured cup (550 BCE) from Cerveteri Diameter 18.5 cm Inv. E 669
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Cadmos, son of Agenor, brother of Europa, killing the dragon....

Nestor, one of the Greek leaders in the Torjan War. Attic red-figured vase (5th BCE). Luynes Collection 732
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Nestor, one of the Greek leaders in the Torjan War. Attic red-figured vase (...

Nestor and Telemachos. Red-figured bowl (4th BCE) from southern Italy. Inv. Antiq. 3 289
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Nestor and Telemachos. Red-figured bowl (4th B...

The madness of Lykurgos and Dionysos. Monumental southern Italian Greek vase (330 BCE) from Canossa in Apulia, Italy.
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The madness of Lykurgos and Dionysos. Monumental southern Ital...

Trojan King Priamus begs Achilles to let him have the body of Hector, his slain son. Hector's body lies under Achilles' bed. Red-figured Attic skyphos from Caere, around 490 BCE Height: 25 cm Inv. IV 3710
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Trojan King Priamus begs Achilles to let him have the body of Hec...

The Trojan heroes compete for the arms and armour of the slain Achilles. Agamemnon tries to separate Ajax (left) and Ulysses (right), who draws his sword. Obverse side of 10-03-05/1 Red-figured kylix, around 490 BCE Inv. IV.3695
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The Trojan heroes compete for the arms and armour of the slain Achilles. A...

Lykurgos, Ambrosia and Dionysos. Lykurgos was a mythical king who tried to prevent the spreading of the Dionysian cult and chased the young god from Thrace.In a fit of madness, sent by Zeus, Lykurgos killed his own son. From Herculaneum. Inv.9988
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Lykurgos, Ambrosia and Dionysos. Lykurgos was a mythical king who tried...

Battle between Alexander the Great and King Dareios Probably a replica of a painting by Philoxeilos of Emtrea (4th BCE).Alexander is the bareheaded man (left) Dareios on his chariot (right).Scene could be Issos or Gaugamela.House of the Faun,Pompeii VI 12,2 Inv.10020
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Battle between Alexander the Great and King Dareios Probably a replica of a pain...

Panel of a sarcophagus:Priam,king of Troy,ransoms the body of his son Hector. Borghese Collection. Early 3rd, marble. MA 353.9830 805 AGR
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Panel of a sarcophagus:Priam,king of Troy,ransoms the body of his son Hect...

Juba II, king of Mauretania (reigned 25 BCE-23 CE). Educated in Rome, he married Cleopatra Selene,daughter of Cleopatra VII.and Anthony.Bronze bust from Volubilis,Morocco. Bronze, 47 cm Inv.Vol.140
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Juba II, king of Mauretania (reigned 25 BCE-23 CE). Educated in Rome, he mar...

Ptolemy, son of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene,daughter of Cleopatra VII and Anthony. From Chellah, Rabat, Morocco. Marble, H:160 cm
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Ptolemy, son of Juba II and Cleopatra Selene,daughter of Cleopatra VII and Ant...