Ancient Greek Collection (page 37)

Colossus of Rhodes. The Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a lighthouse in the form of a giant statue of the god Helios

Ptolemy I, Soter, King of Egypt, 1803. Artist: John Chapman
Ptolemy I, King of Egypt, 1803. One of the greatest generals of Alexander the Great, after whose death he became ruler of Egypt, Ptolemy (367-283 BC) was the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty

Bust of Seleucus I Nicator, Macedonian general, c4th-3rd century BC. Seleucus (c358-280 BC) accompanied Alexander the Great on his conquests

Atlas holding the universe on his shoulders. Statue in the Royal Palace, Amsterdam

Statue of Artemis, Greek goddess of hunting. Artemis was known as Diana in the Roman pantheon

Sarcophagus, 4th century BC. Showing battle scenes of the time of Alexander the Great. The mounted figure is the general Hephaestion

Constellations of Andromeda and Triangula, c1820. Artist: Sidney Hall
Constellation of Andromeda and Triangula, c1820. Andromeda shown chained to the rock as told in the Greek legend. From Uranias Mirror. (London, c1820)

Greek statue of a male torso, 5th century BC

Roman copy of a Greek statue of a male torso

Mycenean dagger with lion decoration, c1450-c1100 BC. Large numbers of weapons have been found in the tombs of Mycenean warriors, probably placed there as an indication of their prowess in battle

Ruins of the prehistoric Greek city of Mycenae
Site of the prehistoric Greek city of Mycenae. Mycenae was the home of Agamemnon and capital of the Achaean Greeks from c1450-c1100 BC

Marble portrait bust of Perikles, Athenian statesman (c490-429 BC), Roman, 2nd century BC. Perikles (Pericles) led the democracy of Athens at the height of the citys power and influence

Spartans asking the Oracle at Delphi whether to make war against Athens, c431 BC (1910). The Priestess of the temple of Apollo at Delphi was the most famous Ancient Greek oracle

Consulting the Delphic Oracle, 19th century. Known as Pythia, or Sybil, the Priestess of the temple of Apollo at Delphi was the most famous Ancient Greek oracle

Legendary island of Atlantis. Atlantis was first described by Plato and was said to lie just beyond the Pillars of Hercules (Gibraltar and Mount Hacho)

Plato (c428-c348 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher. Plato was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. His most famous work is The Republic, in which he outlines his vision of an ideal state

Apollo, Ancient Greek god of music, poetry, archery, prophecy and healing, 1798. Apollo depicted as the perfection of youthful manhood. Laurel was his plant

Constellation of Andromeda, 1723. Andromeda chained to rocks waiting for rescue by Perseus. German astronomer and lawyer Johannes Bayer (1572-1625)

Astronomical map, centred on the constellation of Hercules, 1775. Artist: Jean Fortin
Astronomical map, centred on the constellation of Hercules, 1775. Part of the Milky Way is shown on the right of the image. From Atlas Coelestis de Flamsteed by JJ Fortin. (Paris, 1775)

Astronomical map, centred on the Southern constellation of Argo Navis, 1742. From Atlas Coelestis by John Gabriel Doppelmayer. (Nuremberg, 1742)

Constellation of Argo Navis, 1723. From Uranometria by Johannes Bayer. (Ulm, 1723). German astronomer and lawyer Bayer (1572-1625)

Bull of Phalaris, tyrant of Agrigentum, Sicily, c570 BC (16th century). Phalaris commissioned Perillus of Athens to make a brazen bull in which to execute criminals who were shut up in it then baked

Battle scene from Homers Iliad, c300 BC. The Iliad is an epic poem describing the final year of the legendary war between the Ancient Greeks and Troy, fought in the 12th or 13th century BC

Masters and pupils at the Athenian school where studies included music. Greek red figure vessel. From the Staatliche Museum, Berlin

Young Spartans Exercising, c1860. Artist: Edgar Degas
Young Spartans Exercising, c1860. Spartan girls urge boys to fight. From the National Gallery, London

Demeter, Greek goddess of corn and the harvest. Carved relief. Demeter, who is equivalent to Ceres in the Roman pantheon, presenting corn to Triptolemus

Ship of Odysseus (Ulysses), King of Ithaca
Ship of Odysseus (Ulysses) King of Ithaca. His adventures are told in Homers Odyssey. Warned by the sorceress Circe of the danger of the irresistible song of the Sirens

Constellation of Perseus, showing him carrying the head of Medusa, c1820. From Uranias Mirror. (London c1820)

Venus de Milo, c130-120 BC. Artist: Alexandros of Antioch
Venus de Milo. this Parian marble statue of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love was discovered in 1820 on the island of Melos in the Aegean

Diana / Artemis, goddess of hunting
Diana/Artemis, goddess of hunting. Marble statue of the goddess of hunting, known to the Ancient Greeks as Artemis and to the Romans as Diana

Greek warrior fighting an Amazon, 8th-5th century BC. Limestone Relief. The Amazons were legendary female warriors in Greek mythology

Zeuxis Choosing a Model from the Beautiful Girls of Croton, 1789. Artist: Francois-Andre Vincent
Zeuxis Choosing a Model from the Beautiful Girls of Croton, 1789. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Athena of Varvakion. A Roman copy of a gold and ivory ceremonial statue of the goddess by Pheidias which stood at the Parthenon, Athens

Sphinx from Sparta, Ancient Greece. In Greek mythology a Sphinx was a female monster with a human head and a lions body. It posed riddles and killed people who could not answer

Anaximines (fl c500 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher, 1493. With Thales and Anaximander, Anaximenes was one of three great thinkers from Miletus

Anaxagoras (c500-428 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher, 1493. Among his pupils in Athens were Pericles and Euripides. His ideas on cosmology

Anaximander (c611-546 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher, 1493. With Thales and Anaximines, Anaximander was one of the three great thinkers from Miletus

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) on his deathbed, 1830. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) as a youth, listening to his tutor Aristotle, c1875. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great, (356-323 BC), c1873
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), c336-c323 BC. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great, (356-323 BC), 1425
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), c336-c323 BC. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great, (356-323 BC), c336-c323 BC
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), c336-c323 BC. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), 3rd century BC. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), 1924. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to India

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), c1800
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), 1800. Romanticised portrayal of Alexander in a plumed helmet. In only 13 years, Alexander III of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from the Mediterranean to

Funerary mask of Agamemnon, legendary king of Mycenae, c1600-c1500 BC. According to Greek mythology, Agamemnon was king of Mycenae and the leader of the Greek expedition to Troy

Aesop, Greek fabulist, c1900
Aesop, Greek fabulist, 1493. Aesop may in fact only be a figure of legend, but according to Herodotus, he lived c620-560 BC

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