Early And Greek History Collection (page 3)

Antioch in Syria, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Antioch in Syria, 1890. Antioch, ancient Greek city on the Orontes River, founded in late 4th century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, a general of Alexander the Great

Alexander and the Body of Darius, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Alexander and the Body of Darius, 1890. Alexander the Great stands over Darius III (c380-330 BC) betrayed and wounded by the javelins of Bessus and Nabarzanes in Bactria

The Great Harbour at Alexandria, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Great Harbour at Alexandria, 1890. Alexander the Great in 331 BC, cleared sand and silt deposits as part of construction of Alexandria city as a marine base for his fleet

Map Illustrating the Campaigns and Marches of Alexander the Great, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map Illustrating the Campaigns and Marches of Alexander the Great, 1890. Alexander III of Macedon (356-323 BC) spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia

Argos, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Argos, 1890. Argos in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. In 494 BC, Argos suffered crushing defeat from rival, Sparta

The Banquet of Philip, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Philip, 1890. Philip II of Macedon was assassinated in Aegae by the captain of his bodyguard, Pausanias of Orestis, whilst attending the wedding of his daughter

The Ravine at Delphi (Scene of the Repulse of the Gauls. ), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Ravine at Delphi (Scene of the Repulse of the Gauls.), 1890. Brennus leader of the Gallic invasion suffered devastating defeat at Delphi, 279 BC

The Thebans and Macedonians at Chaeronea, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Thebans and Macedonians at Chaeronea, 1890. The Battle of Chaeronea, 338 BC, fought between Macedonians led by Philip II of Macedon and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes

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

Sea-Fight Between Ptolemy and Demetrius Poliorcetes Off Salamis, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Sea-Fight Between Ptolemy and Demetrius Poliorcetes Off Salamis, 1890. Sea battle before the Battle of Salamis 306 BC, between fleets of Ptolemy I Soter and Macedonian Demetrius Poliorcetes

An Oration of Demosthenes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
An Oration of Demosthenes, 1890. Demosthenes (384-322 BC), Greek statesman and orator, worked as a professional speech-writer and lawyer

The Attack on Rhodes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Attack on Rhodes, 1890. The Helepolis siege tower, at the Siege of Rhodes, 305-304 BC in which Demetrius Poliorcetes attempted to make Rhodes abandon neutrality

Demosthenes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Demosthenes, 1890. Demosthenes (384-322 BC), Greek statesman and orator, worked as a professional speech-writer and lawyer

Coins of the Macedonian Sovereigns of Syria and Egypt, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Coins of the Macedonian Sovereigns of Syria and Egypt, 1890. Macedonia, dominant state of Hellenistic Greece, expanded its empire into Syria in c321 BC

Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta, 1890. Pyrrhus, in retreat at the Siege of Sparta, 272 BC from Spartans defending their city under command of Areus I

The Banquet of Damocles, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Banquet of Damocles, 1890. Damocles, 4th century BC courtier, swapped places for a day with King Dionysius II who arranged for a sword held by a single hair of a horses tail to hang above his

The Macedonians Crossing the Jaxartes, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Macedonians Crossing the Jaxartes, 1890. The Battle of Jaxarte, 329 BC Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army cross the River Jaxartes, or Syr Darya River to meet the Scythians

The Macedonian Phalanx, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Macedonian Phalanx, 1890. The Macedonian phalanx, an infantry formation developed by Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Achaemenid Empire

The Attack on the Piraeus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Attack on the Piraeus, 1890. Attack on Piraeus, the harbour of Athens c389 BC by Teleutias, brother of Spartan king Agesilaus II. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Socrates Drinking the Hemlock, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Socrates Drinking the Hemlock, 1890. Socrates (c470-399 BC), the first moral philosopher, sentenced to death by drinking a cup of poison hemlock at his own hand

The Naval Battle in the Harbour of Syracuse, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Naval Battle in the Harbour of Syracuse, 1890. Athenian warships during the Sicilian Expedition (415- 414 BC) of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) resulting in defeat of Athenian forces

Street of the Tombs at Athens, Restored, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Street of the Tombs at Athens, Restored, 1890. The Street of the Tombs with sepulchral monuments of families of rich Athenians, dating to late 4th century BC

Theatre of Dionysus at Athens, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Theatre of Dionysus at Athens, 1890. Built at the foot of the Athenian Acropolis in 4th century BC, dedicated to Dionysus, as a theatre for Greek tragedy

Interior of the Parthenon, Restored, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Interior of the Parthenon, Restored, 1890. The Parthenon, a former temple of the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena and patron of the city, construction began in 447 BC

The Spartans at Plataea, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Spartans at Plataea, 1890. The Battle of Plataea 479 BC, was the final land battle of the second Persian invasion of Greece

Map of Macedon and the Adjacent Districts, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of Macedon and the Adjacent Districts, 1890. Macedonia, ancient kingdom and dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Pelopidas Leading the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pelopidas Leading the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra, 1890. Pelopidas, Theban statesman and general leading his troops to victory in the Battle of Leuctra, 371 BC between Boeotians led by Thebans

Interview Between Agesilaus and Pharnabazus, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Interview Between Agesilaus and Pharnabazus, 1890. Meeting between Agesilaus II (c444-360 BC), king of Sparta, Eurypontid dynasty and Pharnabazus II (ruled 413-374 BC), a Persian statesman

Map of Asia Minor, Expedition of Cyrus the Younger, and Retreat of the Ten Thousand, 1890
Map of Asia Minor, showing the Expedition of Cyrus the Younger, and Retreat of the Ten Thousand, 1890. The Ten Thousand were a mainly Greek mercenary force

Death of Alcibiades, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Death of Alcibiades, 1890. Alcibiades (c450-404 BC), Athenian statesman and general, shifted alliance during the Peloponnesian War

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

Retreat of the Athenians from Syracuse, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Retreat of the Athenians from Syracuse, 1890. Athenian infantry trapped in a quarry during their final retreat in the Sicilian Expedition 415- 414 BC) of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC)

Pericles Delivering the Funeral Oration Over the Athenians, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Pericles Delivering the Funeral Oration Over the Athenians, 1890. Pericles, an Athenian politician, gives a Funeral Oration as part of an annual public funeral for war dead at the end of the first

Battlefield of Plataea, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Battlefield of Plataea, 1890. The Battle of Plataea 479 BC, final land battle of the second Persian invasion of Greece, an alliance of Greek city-states defeated the Persian Empire of Xerxes I

Sophocles Leading the Chorus of Youths, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Sophocles Leading the Chorus of Youths, 1890. Sophocles (c497-405 BC), celebrated playwright in the city-state of Athens. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Samaria, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Samaria, 1890. The ancient city of Samaria, capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th and 8th centuries BC. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History, Vol

Corinth, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Corinth, 1890. Corinth, ancient city in Corinthia, Peloponnese, one of the largest and most important cities of Greece, with a population of 90, 000 in 400 BC

Aristomenes Fighting His Way Out of Eira, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Aristomenes Fighting His Way Out of Eira, 1890. Aristomenes, king of Messenia, celebrated for his struggle with the Spartans c685BC and resistance to them on Mount Eira for eleven years

Map of Epirus and Western Greece, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Map of Epirus and Western Greece, 1890. For a brief period (280-275 BC), the Epirote king Pyrrhus made Epirus the most powerful state in the Greek world

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