Early And Greek History Collection

Map of Assyria, Chaldea and Adjacent Countries, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of Assyria, Chaldea and Adjacent Countries, 1890. Assyria was a Mesopotamian kingdom from 25th century BC to 612 BC- 609 BC

The Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
he Hanging Gardens of Ancient Babylon, 1890. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ascending tiered gardens in the ancient city of Babylon, near present-day Hillah, Babil province, in Iraq

Greek Athlete Throwing the Discus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Greek Athlete Throwing the Discus, 1890. The Discus was one of the events of the ancient Greek pentathlon, dating back to at least 708 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Pass of Thermopylae, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pass of Thermopylae, 1890. Thermopylae, a narrow coastal passage, -famous for the battle between the Greek Spartans and invading Persian forces in 480 BC

The Battle of Marathon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Marathon, 1890. Battle of Marathon in 490 BC was the first Persian invasion of Greece. Fought between the citizens of Athens and a Persian army under orders of Darius I

Temple at Paestum, Restored, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Temple at Paestum, Restored, 1890. Paestum was a major ancient Greek city with three temples dating from c600-450 BC. The Temple of Hera II was built c450BC

Athens, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Athens, 1890. Athens, capital and largest city of Greece, from 900 BC onwards one of the leading centres of trade and prosperity in the region

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

Map of the Peloponnesus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of the Peloponnesus, 1890. The Peloponnesus or Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece, named after Pelops in Greek mythology, the first Olympic Games were held at Olympia

Olympic Games, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Olympic Games, 1890. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of Zeus, king of the gods, the first Olympics is dated to 776BC

Temple at Olympia, Restored, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Temple at Olympia, Restored, 1890. The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek temple, built c470-457BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Sports of Greek Girls, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Sports of Greek Girls, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier

The Funeral of Hector, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Funeral of Hector, 1890. In Greekand Roman mythology, Hector was a Trojan prince and hero of Troy in the Trojan War. Killed by Achilles his body was dragged through the dirt before being

The Theseum at Athens, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Theseum at Athens, 1890. Temple of Hephaestus or Theseion, doric temple in the Agora of Athens built 449-415BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Gate of the Lions at Mycenae, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Gate of the Lions at Mycenae, 1890. Lion Gate, main entrance to the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, southern Greece, built c1250 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

The Vale of Tempe, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Vale of Tempe, 1890. Vale of Tempe in Thessaly, Greece, celebrated by Greek poets as a place of Apollo and the Muses and the scene of numerous battles throughout history

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

Ezra Reading the Law to the Jews, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Ezra Reading the Law to the Jews, 1890. Ezra, a scribe and High Priest reads the Law of God to Jews who have returned to Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 7:73-8:18), c5th century BC

Soldiers, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Soldiers, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]

Magi Round the Sacred Fire, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Magi Round the Sacred Fire, 1890. Zoroastrian traditions of the fire temples date c600 BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Mount Zagros, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mount Zagros, 1890. The Zagros Mountain border region of Iran, Kurdistan and southeastern Turkey. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

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 Sepulchres of the Kings at Jerusalem, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Sepulchres of the Kings at Jerusalem, 1890. Tombs of the Kings, rock cut tombs in East Jerusalem believed to be the burial site of Helena of Adiabene

Israelites Going Into Capitvity, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Israelites Going Into Capitvity, 1890. The Israelite people were sent into exile for worshiping false gods, wher Assyrian armies took thousands into captivity, c740 BC. (Kings:17)

Salamis, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Salamis, 1890. Salamis Island in the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, site of the Battle of Salamis, 480BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Anysis Concealed in the Marshes of the Delta, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Anysis Concealed in the Marshes of the Delta, 1890. Anysis may have been Pharaoh Tefnakht, of the 24th dynasty, Third Intermediate Period

Rehoboam Accepting the Advice of the Young Men, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Rehoboam Accepting the Advice of the Young Men, 1890. Rehoboam (c931 - 913BC), fourth king of Israel, rejected advice from his elders and consulted the young men he had grown up with

Map of Ancient Egypt, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of Ancient Egypt, 1890. For almost 30 centuries from its unification around 3100 BC to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 BC

Rameses II, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Rameses II, 1890. Rameses II (c1303 BC-1213BC), 19th Dynasty of Egypt, considered the most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Bringing Cedar from Lebanon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Bringing Cedar from Lebanon, 1890. Lebanese cedar (Cedrus libani), a valued source timber, imported for ancient woodworking. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Solomons Throne, Restored, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Solomons Throne, Restored, 1890. Solomon, king of Israel, reigned c970-931BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier

Aaron and the Israleites Worshipping the Calf, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Aaron and the Israleites Worshipping the Calf, 1890. The golden calf was an idol made by the Israelites, Aaron built an altar to the idol (Exodus 32:6) and proclaimed the next day a feast

Ground-Plan of the Temple of Solomon, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Ground-Plan of the Temple of Solomon, 1890. The First Temple of Solomon was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II after the Siege of Jerusalem, 587BC and replaced with the Second Temple in 6th century BC

The Memnonium at Thebes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Memnonium at Thebes, 1890. Memnonium at Thebes, palace and temple of Rameses II. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier

Mount Zion, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Mount Zion, 1890. Mount Zion is a hill in Jerusalem outside the walls of the Old City. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier

A Battle-Scene from the Rameseum at Thebes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
A Battle-Scene from the Rameseum at Thebes, 1890. Battle of Kadesh relief (c1275BC) at the Ramesseum memorial temple in the Theban necropolis. Pharaoh Ramesses II charges the fallen Hittite army

The Men of Jabesh Mourning Over the Grave of Saul and Jonathan, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Men of Jabesh Mourning Over the Grave of Saul and Jonathan, 1890. King Saul fell on his sword to avoid capture in the battle against the Philistines at Mount Gilboa

Massacre of the Hivites by Simeon and Levi, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Massacre of the Hivites by Simeon and Levi, 1890. Hamor and Shechem are massacred by Simeon and Levi in vengeance of their sister Dinah, perhaps dating 5th or 4th centuries BC

The Battle of Michmash, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Michmash, 1890. The Battle of Michmash, c1025 BC, fought between Israelites under Jonathan, son of King Saul, armed with pickaxes and outnumbered by the Philistines. (Samuel: 13)

View in the Valley of the Jordan, 1890. Creator: Unknown
View in the Valley of the Jordan, 1890. The Jordan Valley, the deepest valley in the world, bordered by steep escarpments forms the border between Jordan to the east

Israelites and Their Taskmasters, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Israelites and Their Taskmasters, 1890. (Exodus 1:11) The Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves and forced them to build Pithom and Pi-Ramesses as store cities for the Pharaoh

The Ruins at Denderah, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Ruins at Denderah, 1890. The Mammisi, at Dendera Temple complex, raised by Nectanebo II (360-343 BC). From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

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