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Marble relief from the Parthenon showing, from left, Poseidon, Apollo, and Artemis seated and draped in flowing garments, displayed at the Museum of the Acropolis in Athens.

Sixteenth-century engraving by Hieronymus Wierix depicting Homer, shown as an older man with a beard and laurel wreath, wearing a draped garment.

black-figure pottery

Illustration comparing Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Greek column styles, showing their distinct capitals, shafts, and bases, with labeled architectural elements such as entablature, frieze, and cornice.

Battle of Salamis

Map of the Hellenistic world around 188 BCE, showing the territories of the Ptolemaic, Seleucid, and Antigonid kingdoms, as well as independent Greek states, Hellenized non-Greek kingdoms, and independent territories. The map covers the eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, the Near East, and parts of Central Asia, with major cities and regions labeled.

Segovia aqueduct

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Marble relief from the Parthenon showing, from left, Poseidon, Apollo, and Artemis seated and draped in flowing garments, displayed at the Museum of the Acropolis in Athens.

Parthenon frieze with Poseidon, Apollo, and Artemis

(From left) Poseidon, Apollo, and Artemis, marble relief, portion of the east section...

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Sixteenth-century engraving by Hieronymus Wierix depicting Homer, shown as an older man with a beard and laurel wreath, wearing a draped garment.

Homer

Engraving of Homer by Hieronymus Wierix, 16th century; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam....

Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Iliad

Iliad

Frontispiece of Homer's Iliad, translated by John Ogilby, 1660; engraving...

black-figure pottery

black-figure pottery

Dionysus and satyrs, amphora painted in the black-figure style by the Amasis Painter,...

Courtesy of the Antikenmuseum, Basel, Switz.; photograph, Colorphoto Hans Hinz

kore sculpture

kore sculpture

Kore, marble sculpture by Antenor, probably dating from 530 to 520 bce;...

Marsyas

Illustration comparing Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian Greek column styles, showing their distinct capitals, shafts, and bases, with labeled architectural elements such as entablature, frieze, and cornice.

Greek architectural orders

Comparison of three of the main Greek column styles—Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian.

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Battle of Salamis

Battle of Salamis

The Battle of Salamis (480 bce), in which Greece...

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Parthenon

Parthenon

The Parthenon, Athens, Greece.

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Map of the Hellenistic world around 188 BCE, showing the territories of the Ptolemaic, Seleucid, and Antigonid kingdoms, as well as independent Greek states, Hellenized non-Greek kingdoms, and independent territories. The map covers the eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, the Near East, and parts of Central Asia, with major cities and regions labeled.

Hellenistic world

The Hellenistic world c. 188 bce.

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Segovia aqueduct

Segovia aqueduct

Roman aqueduct built during the reign of the Roman emperor Trajan in Segovia, Spain.

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Historical map of the western Mediterranean region during the Punic Wars, showing Carthaginian territory in orange and Roman territory in green around 270 BCE. Hannibal's route from Spain, across the Alps, and into Italy between 219 and 202 BCE is marked with a red line. Key battle sites with years are labeled throughout Spain, Italy, Sicily, and North Africa.

The western Mediterranean during the Punic Wars

The Punic wars led to the destruction of Carthage.

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