Athens Collection (page 7)

Athenian owl tetradrachm, early 2nd Century
Athenian tetradrachm in the new style of the early 2nd Century. The reverse has the owl of Athena and the issuing magistrates names

Athenian Tetradrachm, 6th century BC
An Athenian tetradrachm, showing the owl of Athens, 6th century BC

The tower of the winds in Athens, 1st century
The tower of the winds in Athens, built in the Roman period to house a water clock, 1st century

Treasury of the Athenians in Delphi, 5th century BC

Greek relief of an Athenian warship (Trireme) from the Acropolis in Athens

Temple of Hephaestus in the Agora in Athens
Temple of Hephaestus (the Thesion ) in the Agora in Athens

Shot of the theatre of Dionysus in Athens, 5th century BC

Byzantine church of Agios Eleptherios in Athens, 11th century
The small mitropolis byzantine church of Agios Eleptherios in Athens, 11th century

Street scene in Athens

Shot of the Ezvones at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Shot of the Ezvones, or presidential guards, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens

Picture of a cat in Athens

Shot of the Acropolis, 5th century BC
Shot of the Acropolis in Athens, 5th century BC

View of the Caryatid porch of the Erechtheion, 5th century BC
View of the Caryatid porch of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis in Athens, 5th century BC

Ionic capitals of the Erechtheion, 5th century BC
Ionic capitals of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis, 5th century BC

View of the north-west corner of the Parthenon, 5th century BC
View of the north-west corner of the Parthenon on the Acropolis, 5th century BC

View of the Athenian Agora from the Acropolis

Fragment from a Byzantine church in Athens
Fragment from a Byzantine church, in the Agora in Athens

Detail of figure in the theatre of Dionysus, 6th century BC
Detail of a figure in the theatre of Dionysus in Athens, 6th century BC

Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers. Artist: Corneille, Michel, the Younger (1642-1708)
Aspasia surrounded by Greek philosophers. Found in the collection of the Musee de l Histoire de France

View of Lycabettus Hill and the Acropolis in Athens

Temple of Athene Nike on the Acropolis, 5th century BC
Temple of Athene Nike on the Acropolis, seen from the east, 5th century BC

View of the Acropolis at night, 5th century BC
View of the Acropolis at night, from Philopappos hill, 5th century BC

Attic relief of Medea and the daughters of Pelion, 5th century BC
Attic relief of Medea and the daughters of Pelion, along with the cauldron into which they put Pelion, Medea having promised them a way to renew his youth

Gold discs from Mycenae, 17th century BC
Gold discs from the womens grave in the Upper Grave Circle in Mycenae, from the National Museums collection in Athens, 17th century BC

Greek votive relief of actors
Greek votive relief from Piraeus of actors holding their masks to make offerings to Dionysus, from the National Archaeological Museum in Athens

Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, 2nd century BC
Temple of Olympian Zeus with Corinthian captials, from Athens, Greece, 2nd century BC

Vase-painting of a woman spinning, 5th century BC
Greek vase-painting of a woman spinning. A white-ground figure made in Athens, 5th century BC

Athenian owl tetradrachm
An Athenian owl tetradrachm, showing the reverse with the owl of Athena and a magistrates mark

The Flute Player, 25th century BC
Parian marble statuette of a Cycladic figure from Keros near Amorgos. From the National Museums Collection at Athens, 25th century BC

Athenian owl tetradrachm, late 5th century BC
An Athenian owl tetradrachm with the head of Athena on one side, and her owl on the other, late 5th century BC

Demosthenes, Athenian orator and statesman. Marble bust of Demosthenes (384-322 BC), regarded as one of the greatest Ancient Greek orators

Trial of Socrates, Ancient Greek philosopher, 399 BC (19th century). Socrates (469-399 BC) is considered to be the intellectual father of modern Western philosophy

Olympic Stadium, Athens. The stadium was restored for the first Olympic Games of the modern era, held in 1896

Aeschines, Ancient Greek orator and statesman. Portrait bust of Aeschines (389-314 BC), who was a rival of Demosthenes in Athenian politics

Parthenon on the Acropolis, Athens, 5th century BC. The great temple of Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, begun in c445 BC

Aeschilus, Ancient Greek tragedian. Portrait bust of Aeschilus (c525-c456 BC), the father of Greek tragedy

Entrance to the Acropolis, Athens, 5th century BC. Known as the Propylaea, the monumental entrance to the Acropolis was designed by the architect Mnesikles under the direction of Pericles

Marble portrait bust said to be of Sophocles, Athenian writer of tragedies. Sophocles (c496-405 BC) was one of the great figures in Ancient Greek drama

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece, 130
Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece. Begun in 515 BC, the temple was not completed until the 2nd century AD, by the Roman Emperor Hadrian

Relief showing an Athenian youth greeting older man, 5th century BC

St Paul the Apostle preaching to the Athenians, c1860. From the Bible (Acts)

School of Athens, c1510. Artist: Raphael
School of Athens, c1510. Fresco showing Greek philosphers and scientists with Plato (428-348BC) and his pupil Aristotle (384-322BC) in the centre

Pericles (c490-429 BC), Athenian statesman, (1830). Among the public buildings erected in Athens under the patronage of Pericles (or Perikles) were the Parthenon, the Erechtheum

Caryatid porch, the Erectheum, Acropolis, Athens, 5th century BC. Artist: Mnesikles
Caryatid porch, the Erectheum, Acropolis, Athens, 5th century BC. Designed by Mnesikles, the six columns of the porch are carved in the form of draped female figures (Caryatids)

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

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

Attic plate with an image of an archer in Scythian dress, 5th century BC. Artist: Epiktetos
Attic plate with an red-figure image of an archer in Scythian dress, from the British Museums collection, 5th century BC

Detail of a Greek lekythos showing a mistress and maid, 5th century BC
Detail of a lekythos (oil vessel) showing a mistress and maid, from Athens, from the British Museums collection, 5th century BC

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