Ancient Site Collection (#32)

Statues at Thebes, c1842. Artist: Richard Dudd
Statues at Thebes, c1842. From the collection of the The Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Stonehenge, c1835. Artist: John Constable
Stonehenge, c1835. The Neolithic stone circle on Salisbury Plain is thought to have been used to observe the motions of the moon and sun, and was built about 2, 000 BC

Roman Mosaic, Tragic Poet and Two Masks from Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, 3rd century. At Bardo Museumn, Tunis

Carnac Alignments, Brittany, France, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Carnac Alignments Brittany, France, c20th century. The sites main phase of activity is commonly attributed to c3300 BC

Carnac, Brittany Alignments at Kermario, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Carnac, Brittany Alignments at Kermario, c20th century. The sites main phase of activity is commonly attributed to c3300 BC

Carnac, Brittany Alignments at Menez, c20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Carnac, Brittany Alignments at Menez, c20th century. The sites main phase of activity is commonly attributed to c3300 BC

Carnac, Brittany Alignments at Kermario, Neolithic, 4500-2000 BC, (c20th century) Artist: CM Dixon
Carnac, Brittany Alignments at Kermario, Neolithic, 4500-2000 BC, (c20th century. The sites main phase of activity is commonly attributed to c3300 BC

Standing stones of Stenness. Megalithic monument 3rd millennium BC, Orkney, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Standing stones of Stenness. Megalithic monument 3rd millennium BC, Orkney, 20th century. A Neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland of Orkney, Scotland

Megalithic Circle and Dolmen, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Megalithic Circle and Dolmen, c3rd millennium BC, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. The Standing Stones of Stenness are a neolithic monument five miles northeast of Stromness on the mainland

Prohedriai in the Greek Theatre of Priene, Turkey, 20th century. One of five chairs reserved for dignitaries and seat of honor directly in front of or around the orchestra in the Greek theatre

Wall of Roman Town, Aldborough, Yorkshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Wall of Roman Town, Aldborough, Yorkshire, 20th century. The village of Aldborough, was built on the site of a major Romano-British town, Isurium Brigantum

Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Dwarfie Stone, Isle of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland, 20th century. A megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided valley between Quoys

Drombeg stone circle, a recumbent stone circle of the west Cork type

Greek theatre in Priene, Turkey which was also used as a parliament, 4th century BC
Greek theatre in Priene, Turkey. It was also used as an Ekklesiasterion (parliament), and could seat approximately five thousand people

Dolmen at Kermario in Brittany, c, 36th century BC
Dolmen at Kermario, Carnac, Brittany, c.36th century BC

Syrian baked clay fertility figure, 5th century BC
Syrian clay fertility figure of baked clay, seated on a round stone, from Tell Chagar Bazar, 5th century BC

Steep internal stairway inside the Great Pyramid, Gizeh, Egypt. The Great Pyramid is the only surviving one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Great Sphinx at night, Gizeh, Egypt. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren), and Menkaura (Men-kau-re)

Grand Temple, Isle of Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 19th century. Hypostyle hall of the Ancient Egyptian Temple of Isis, built during the Ptolemaic Period

Heliopolis Obelisk, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Heliopolis Obelisk, Egypt, 1878. The oldest standing Ancient Egyptian obelisk in existence, this example dates from the reign of the 12th Dynasty Pharaoh Senusret I, who ruled from 1971 to 1926 BC

Kiosk of Qertassi, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Kiosk of Qertassi, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. This temple is dedicated to the Pharaoh Rameses II and the Ancient Egyptian gods Amun and Anuket. From Album of Photographs, Egypt, by Felix Bonfils, 1878

Edfu, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Edfu, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Pylon of the Ptolemaic Temple of Horus, built between 237 and 57 BC. From Album of Photographs, Egypt and Nubia, by Felix Bonfils, 1878

Trajans Kiosk at Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Trajans Kiosk at Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. This building contains reliefs depicting the Roman Emperor Trajan (53-117) making offerings to the Egyptian gods Osiris, Isis and Horus

The Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
The Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. The monumental statues of Rameses II outside the entrance to the Temple of Abu Simbel. From Album of Photographs, Egypt, by Felix Bonfils, 1878

Gate to the north of Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Gate to the north of Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1878. Gateway to a small temple dedicated to Khonsu (Chons), an Ancient Egyptian deity associated with the Moon

Colonnade, hypostyle hall, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Colonnade, hypostyle hall, Egypt, 1878. From Album of Photographs, Egypt and Nubia, by Felix Bonfils, 1878

Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Artist: Felix Bonfils
Gebel Silsileh, Egypt, 1878. Tombs and shrines cut into the rock above the River Nile. They are thought to date from the 19th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (13th century BC)

Ombos Temple, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Ombos Temple, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Ruins of the Ptolemaic temple of Kom Ombo. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Eastern columns, Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Eastern columns, Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Temple of Isis, Philae, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Ruins, Egypt, 1863-1864. Artist: Emmanuel Rouge
Ruins, Egypt, 1863-1864. Photograph from an expedition to Egypt by Emmanuel Rouge, Viscount of Banville, in 1863-1864

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egypt, 1863-1864. Artist: Emmanuel Rouge
Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egypt, 1863-1864. Photograph from an expedition to Egypt by Emmanuel Rouge, Viscount of Banville, in 1863-1864

Entrance to ruins, Egypt, 1863-1864. Artist: Emmanuel Rouge
Entrance to ruins, Egypt, 1863-1864. Photograph from an expedition to Egypt by Emmanuel Rouge, Viscount of Banville, in 1863-1864

Column and ruins, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Column and ruins, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Edfu, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Edfu, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. The Ptolemaic Temple of Horus, built between 237 and 57 BC. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Temple ruins, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Temple ruins, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Sacred Lake and temple ruins, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Sacred Lake and temple ruins, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Temple interior, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. Artist: Henri Bechard
Temple interior, Karnak, Nubia, Egypt, 1887. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Front Elevation of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, 19th century. Artist: David Roberts
Front Elevation of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, 19th century. Plate 44 from volume II of Egypt and Nubia, engraved by Louis Haghe

Detail of a Roman mosaic showing the head of a lion, 4th century
Detail of a Roman mosaic showing the head of a lion from Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia. From the Bardo Museums collection, in Tunis, 4th century

Detail of a Roman mosaic showing the head of a horse, 4th century
Detail of a Roman mosaic showing the head of a horse from Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia. From the Bardo Museums collection, in Tunis, 4th century

Roman mosaic of a peacock in foliage, 3rd century
Roman mosaic of a peacock in foliage, from Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia. Now in the Bardo Museum in Tunis, 3rd century

Megalithic alignments at Carnac, 34th century BC
Megalithic alignments at Carnac, Brittany, 34th century BC

Megalithic alignments at Menec, 34th century BC
Megalithic alignments at Menec, Carnac, Brittany, 34th century BC

Hagar Qim temple on Malta, 3rd century BC
Hagar Qim temple on Malta, showing a rock-cut doorway slab, 3rd century BC

Hagar Qim temple on Malta. (c. 3000 BC)
Hagar Qim temple on Malta. (c.3000 BC)

Interior of the Hagar Qim temple on Malta

Stonehenge at Midsummer Sunrise

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