Ancient Site Collection (page 9)

Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1890. Kom Ombo is actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris

Interior of the Temple of Dendera, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Interior of the Temple of Dendera, Egypt, c1890. The Temple of Hathor at Dendera was probably built in the 1st century BC in the late Ptolemaic period. Lantern slide

Obelisk, Heliopolis, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Obelisk, Heliopolis, Egypt, c1890. The oldest standing Ancient Egyptian obelisk in existence, the example at Heliopolis was erected by the 12th Dynasty Pharaoh Senusret I

Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt, c1890. The Temple of Hathor at Dendera was probably built in the 1st century BC in the late Ptolemaic period. Lantern slide

General view of ruins, Philae, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
General view of ruins, Philae, Egypt, c1890. The temple complex on the island of Philae in the Nile was begun in the 4th century BC

Fallen monumental statue of Rameses II, Memphis, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Fallen monumental statue of Rameses II, Memphis, Egypt, c1890. Rameses II is regarded as possibly the greatest Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt

Great Temple, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Great Temple, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. The temple of Luxor was begun by Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC and later extended by Rameses II in the 13th century BC. Lantern slide

Minaret and ruins of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. Lantern slide. Artist: Newton & Co
Minaret and ruins of Luxor Temple, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. The minaret belongs to the Abu el-Haggag Mosque. Most of the temple at Luxor dates from the 14th century BC

Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt, c1890. The Valley of the Kings was the burial place of Ancient Egyptian pharaohs and nobles of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties (16th-11th century BC)

Colonnade, Philae Temple, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Colonnade, Philae Temple, Egypt, c1890. The construction of the temple dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian goddess Isis on the island of Philae started during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus in

Colonnade of the Temple of Isis, Philae, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Trade Mark
Colonnade of the Temple of Isis, Philae, Egypt, c1890. The construction of the temple dedicated to the Ancient Egyptian goddess Isis on the island of Philae started during the reign of Ptolemy II

Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, c1890. A portrait statue of the 4th dynasty Pharaoh Khafre (Chephren) in the form of a sphinx, a mythical creature with a lions body and human head

Olympia, Greece, late 19th or early 20th century. Olympia, a sanctuary of Ancient Greece, is probably best known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times. Lantern slide

Tower of the Winds, Athens, Greece, late 19th or early 20th century. The Tower of the Winds is an octagonal tower dating from Roman times

View of Tiahuanaco, near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, c1880. The area was the centre of the Tiwanaku culture which flourished between c400 and c1000

Stone Buddha, a relic of the past glory of Anuradhapura, Ceylon, c1924. The city of Anuradhapura was one of the earliest urban sites in Sri Lanka

Erechtheion, Athens, Greece, c1924. The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis of Athens in Greece, that was built in honour of the legendary King Erechtheus

El Deir (the Monastery), Petra, Jordan, c1924. Petra was the capital of the Nabataean kingdom from 312 BC until it was absorbed into the Roman Empire in 106 AD

Berberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. Artist: Donald McLeish
Berberin boatmen, flooded isle of Philae, Egypt, c1922. The island and its ruins were regularly flooded after the construction of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902

The Taq-i Kisra from the air, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1925. Artist: A Kerim
The Taq-i Kisra from the air, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1925. Ctesiphon was the capital of the Sassanid Persian Empire. This great arch was the main portico of the audience hall of the imperial palace

The Taq-i Kisra from the air, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 1926
Ctesiphon was the capital of the Sassanid Persian Empire. This great arch was the main portico of the audience hall of the imperial palace

Aerial view of the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, from a Zeppelin, 1931 (1933). A photograph from Zeppelin-Weltfahrten, Vom ersten Luftschiff 1899 bis zu den Fahrten des LZ127 Graf Zeppelin 1932, Dresden

The Taq-i Kisra, Ctesiphon, Iraq, c1930s. Ctesiphon was the capital of the Sassanid Persian Empire. This great arch was the main portico of the audience hall of the imperial palace

Propylon of the third Ptolemy at Karnak, Egypt, 1933-1934. The gateway was built by Ptolemy III in the 3rd century BC although the Karnak temple itself is older

Temple of Jupiter / Zeus, Olympia, Greece, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Temple of Jupiter/Zeus, Olympia, Greece, 1937. Illustration from Das Mittelmeer: Landschaft, Baukunst und Volksleben im Kreise des Mittellandischen Meeres, a work on Mediterranean architecture

Lifting of an impost at Stonehenge, 1901, (c1920). Restoration of the ancient monument. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire evolved in a series of stages between about 3100

Stonehenge, (c1920). A reconstruction of the stone circle as it looked up to 5, 000 years ago when it was built, and a view in modern times showing how the stones have fallen over time

Stonehenge after restoration, c1920. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire evolved in a series of stages between about 3100 and 1600 BC

The Taq-i Kisra, Ctesiphon, Iraq, 19th century. Ctesiphon was the capital of the Sassanid Persian Empire. This great arch was the main portico of the audience hall of the imperial palace

Lion of Babylon statue, Babylon, Babil, Mesopotamia, 1918. Stone sculpture in what is now Iraq. This statue dates from the Neo-Babylonian, or Chaldean Empire

Eastern aspect of the monolithic gate of Akapana, Tiahuanaco, Bolivia, 1901. Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) is one of the most important archaeological sites in South America from the time pre-dating the Inca

Ruins of the pyramid steps of Xochicalco, Mexico, 1901. Xochicalco was a pre-Columbian city that reached the peak of its importance between 700 and 1000 AD

Native American archaeological sites, USA, 1901. The Avondale Mounds, Washington County, Mississippi; De Soto Mound, Jefferson County, Arkansas, and a small mound from Le Moynes Brevis Narratio

Hadrians Arch, Athens, Greece, c1920s-c1930s(?). Athens became part of the Roman Empire in 146 BC. Built in the 2nd century AD

The Theseion, the agora, Athens, Greece, c1920s-c1930s(?). The Theseion, the agora, Athens, Greece. An agora was a place of assembly or market place in Ancient Greece

Erechtheion, Athens, Greece, c1920s-c1930s(?). The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis of Athens in Greece, that was built in honour of the legendary King Erechtheus

Camel tour, Giza, Egypt, c1920s-c1930s(?). The head of the Great Sphinx can be seen in the right background

Alabaster Sphinx at Memphis, Egypt, c1920s-c1930s(?). This sphinx is thought to date from the 18th or 19th dynasty of Ancient Egypt (c14th-13th century BC)

Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon, c1920s-c1930s(?). Baalbek is the site of the ancient city of Heliopolis, which rose to prominence during the later Hellenistic and Roman period

Camel tour in front of one of the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Bas reliefs of Trajan and Column of Phocas in the Forum, Rome, Italy. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Bas reliefs of Trajan and Column of Phocas in the Forum, Rome, Italy. Trajan was Emperor of Rome from 98-117. The Column of Phocas was the last structure to be erected in the Forum Romanum

The Bartlow Hills, raised over the Slain, 1016. Artist: June Barnato
The Bartlow Hills, raised over the Slain, 1016. After the Victory obtained here by canute King of Denmark over King Edmund Ironside in the year 1016

Shiloh, c1870. Artist: W Dickens
Shiloh, c1870. View of a town in what is now Israel. Illustration from Sinai and Jerusalem; or Scenes from the Bible Lands by the Rev FW Holland, (London, c1870)

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, c1920s. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain evolved in a series of stages between about 3100 and 1600 BC

Susa, Khuzestan, Iran, c1890. View of the ancient city of Susa or Shush, which was the administrative capital of the Persian king Darius I

The ruins of Sardis, Lydia, Turkey, c1890. Lydia became the western capital of the Persian Empire after the overthrow in 546 BC of King Croesus by Cyrus the Great of Persia

The excavations of Antinopolis, Egypt, by Albert Gayet, 1904. Antinopolis (Antinoe) was a city on the bank of the Nile founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian near the site where his deified lover

Ruins of Athens, 1751-1777. Artist: Bernard
Ruins of Athens, 1751-1777. A print from a supplement of the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. From a private collection

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