Classical antiquity: Quick Facts

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Facts

Location	ancient Greek civilization • Roman Empire
Participants	ancient Greek civilization • Roman Empire

Photos

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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Topics

Archaic period