6th Century Bc Collection (page 6)

Lucrece, 1647. Creators: Gilles Rousselet, Abraham Bosse
Lucrece, 1647. Lucretia. After Claude Vignon

Clelie, 1647. Creators: Gilles Rousselet, Abraham Bosse
Clelie, 1647. Cloelia After Claude Vignon

Tomyris, shown nude from behind, placing the head of Cyrus into a sack held by a soldier, the decapitated body of Cyrus on the ground at her feet, from a series of four mythological scenes, ca. 1539

Mutius Scaevola placing his hand in the flames (left half of a composition, whose right half shows woman extending her right arms towards an altar), ca. 1540

Confucius: The Great Unapotheosized God of China, 1912. Creator: Unknown
Confucius: The Great Unapotheosized God of China, 1922. Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period

Confucius: Teacher and Philosopher, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Confucius: Teacher and Philosopher, 1922. Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period

Lucius Junius Brutus, 1790, (1903). Creator: Unknown
Lucius Junius Brutus, 1790, (1903). Portrait of Roman statesman Lucius Junius Brutus (active 509 BC), founder of the Roman Republic

Palace of Nebuchadnezzar (6th Century B. C. ) and Desolate Ruins of Once Mighty Babylon
Palace of Nebuchadnezzar (6th Century B.C.) and Desolate Ruins of Once Mighty Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia), c1930s. Ruins of the ancient palace of Nebuchadnezzar II

Shicks Plan of Temple as Solomon Built It, Jerusalem, Palestine, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Shicks Plan of Temple as Solomon Built It, Jerusalem, Palestine, c1930s. Conrad Schicks model of Solomons Temple built in 10th century BC at Temple Mount and destroyed 587BC

Pre-Persian, circa 600 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Pre-Persian, circa 600 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and near East, showing the ancient civilisations of empires of Lydia, Media, Babylonia, Independent States, and free Greek cities

Persian, circa 500 B. C. c1915. Creator: Emery Walker Ltd
Persian, circa 500 B.C. c1915. Map of the eastern Mediterranean and Near East, showing the ancient Persian empire and Independent States

Pontic Oinochoe, c. 520 BC. Creator: Unknown
" Pontic" Oinochoe, c. 520 BC

Miltiades, (c550-489 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Miltiades, (c550-489 BC), 1830. Miltiades (c550-489 BC) Athenian general known for his role in the Battle of Marathon, he was son of Cimon Coalemos, Olympic chariot-racer, and father of Cimon

Heraclitus, (c535 -c475 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Heraclitus, (c535 -c475 BC), 1830. Heraclitus of Ephesus (c535 -c475 BC) pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, native of the city of Ephesus, then part of the Persian Empire

Bias, (died 530 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bias, (died 530 BC), 1830. Bias of Priene (died 530 BC), Greek sage, skilled as an advocate, widely accepted to be one of the Seven Sages of Greece

Aesop, (c620-564 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Aesop, (c620-564 BC), 1830. Aesop (c620-564 BC) a slave and fabulist storyteller in Ancient Greece credited with tales collectively known as Aesops Fables

Slaughter off the Pisistratidae, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Slaughter off the Pisistratidae, 1890. Attack of Hipparchus and Hippias sons of Pisistratus by the Tyrannicides, Harmodius and Aristogeiton at the 514 BC Panathenaic Festival

Clisthenes at the Olympic Games, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Clisthenes at the Olympic Games, 1890. Cleisthenes also Clisthenes or Kleisthenes, tyrant of Sicyon from c600-560 BC, won the Olympics as a chariot racer

The Mother of Cyrus Saving His Life, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Mother of Cyrus Saving His Life, 1890. Parysatis defends her son Cyrus the Younger, Persian prince and general accused of plotting the murder of his brother Artaxerxes II

Site of Susa, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Site of Susa, 1890. Susa, or Shushan, ancient city and capital of Elam in the Zagros Mountains. Administrative capital of the Achaemenian king Darius I from 522BC

Bagaeus Delivering His Messages to the Persian Guard, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Bagaeus Delivering His Messages to the Persian Guard, 1890. Bagaeus (fl. c520-517BC), an Achaemenid nobleman with written orders from Darius I to assure obedience of Oreates bodyguards with a final

Tomb of Cyrus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Tomb of Cyrus, 1890. Lime stone tomb of Cyrus II (c600-530BC), founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian Empire in his capital city of Pasargadae. A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Cyrus and Croesus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Cyrus and Croesus, 1890. Croesus, king of Lydia, reigned from 560 BC until his defeat by Persian king Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid empire in 546 BC

The Flight of Zedekiah, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Flight of Zedekiah, 1890. King Zedekiah pursued by the Babylonian army. (Jeremiah 52:8) From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Ruins of the Temple of Cybele at Sardis, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Temple of Cybele at Sardis, 1890. The Temple of Cybele in Sardis, Lydia built c6th century BC, was destroyed by Greeks in 499 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Nitocris, 1890. Nitocris, 6th century BC Babylonian queen and last pharoah of the Sixth Dynasty, invited the murderers of her brother to a banquet

Cambyes and Psammetichs, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Cambyes and Psammetichs, 1890. Cambyes II (c600BC- 559BC) king of Anshan in the Achaemenid dynasty defeats Psammeticus III, last Pharaoh of the 26th Dynasty of Egypt

The Site of Dodona, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Site of Dodona, 1890. Dodona in Epirus, northwestern Greece, remote Hellenic oracle and religious sanctuary, the earliest inscriptions date to c550-500 BC

The Struggle Between Gomates and Gobryas, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Struggle Between Gomates and Gobryas, 1890. Gobryas, a general of king Cyrus fights Gomates, (also known as Bardiya and Smerdis), or the false Smerdis, (a magi impersonator), c540BC

Ruins at Persepolis, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Ruins at Persepolis, 1890. Persepolis, ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, the ruins of Persepolis are a World Heritage Site. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Boy Cyrus Playing the King, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Boy Cyrus Playing the King, 1890. Cyrus II (c600-530BC), founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian Empire. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

On the Coast of Samos, 1890. Creator: Unknown
On the Coast of Samos, 1890. Ionic temple in the Heraion of Samos, a sanctuary to the goddess Hera on Samos, Greek island in the east Aegean which flourished 6th century BC

Temple of Poseidon at Kalauna, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Temple of Poseidon at Kalauna, 1890. Temple of Poseidon at Kalaureia, built c520 BCE. Demosthenes, condemned to death took sanctuary in the temple and as officers closed in, he took poison and died

Agora of Athens (restored), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Agora of Athens (restored), 1890. The ancient Agora built from 6th century BC was initially a place for commerce or public assembly. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Crinkled Chiton and the Chlamys (left); The Chiton (right), 1924. Creator: Herbert Norris
The Crinkled Chiton and the Chlamys (left); The Chiton (right), 1924. From " Costume & Fashion - The Evolution of European Dress Through the Earlier Ages", by Herbert Norris. [J. M

Portrait of Vimalakirti, 15th century, (1886). Artist: Wilhelm Greve
Portrait of Vimalakirti, 15th century, (1886). Sesshiu School. From a painting on silk attributed to Shiugrtsu. Vimalakirti is believed to have been the first enlightened lay Buddhist

Daniel in the lions Hebrew prophet Daniel, detail of the relief in the sarcophagus in Ecija

Pythagoras (580-500 BC), Greek philosopher and mathematician

Athens, partial view of the agora

Apollo Belvedere, Roman copy of the second century from a Greek original of the 6th century B.C. attributed to Leochares

Greek Rhyton ram head shaped

Sarcophagus of the Spouses, made in Etruscan terracotta, detail of feet and footwear

Glass Francois, 570 BC, by Ergotimo

Fisherman, fresco from the island of Thera (Thira)

Sarcophagus of the Spouses, made in terracotta

Interior of the Etruscan tomb of the capitals

Ajax with the body of Achilles, died when hurt in the heel by an arrow shot by Paris. Episode collected in Aethiopis, detail of the handle of the Francois vessel

Confucius the Great Unapotheosized God of China, 1922. According to Chinese tradition, Confucius (551-479 BC) was a thinker, political figure, educator

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