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Greece Collection (#4)

"Greece: A Tapestry of History, Culture

Background imageGreece Collection: Prehistoric Art. Greece. Handmade vase without decoration

Prehistoric Art. Greece. Handmade vase without decoration. Globular body with two small handles, wide mouth and foot. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Background imageGreece Collection: Metelin, Lesbos, Greece - Mithymna

Metelin, Lesbos, Greece - Mithymna. Date: circa 1905

Background imageGreece Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - View of the Quayside

Thessaloniki, Greece - View of the Quayside, Place de la Liberte (Liberty Square) and the entrance to Venizelos Street. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGreece Collection: Temple of Aphaia at Aegina. Greek architecture

Temple of Aphaia at Aegina. Greek architecture. NOTE: This image avail. up to 100MB. Call for details

Background imageGreece Collection: Greek warrior fighting Amazons, the female warriors. 8th-5th century BC. Limestone

Greek warrior fighting Amazons, the female warriors. 8th-5th century BC. Limestone Relief

Background imageGreece Collection: Greek civilization, Red-figure pottery, Pinax depicting ritual, Ex-voto from Eleusis, Greece

Greek civilization, Red-figure pottery, Pinax depicting ritual, Ex-voto from Eleusis, Greece
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. Red-figure pottery. Pinax depicting a ritual. Ex-voto from Eleusis, Greece

Background imageGreece Collection: GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon

GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon, Propylaea and Erechtheum. Classical Greek art. Architecture

Background imageGreece Collection: FIA World Rally Championship: Acropolis Rally, Greece 7-9 June 1998

FIA World Rally Championship: Acropolis Rally, Greece 7-9 June 1998
Colin McRae (GBR) Subaru Impreza WRC Acropolis Rally, Greece 7-9 June 1998 BEST IMAGE

Background imageGreece Collection: Xenophon Reaches the Sea

Xenophon Reaches the Sea
Xenophon, retreating in Persia, reaches the Black Sea

Background imageGreece Collection: Ancient Greek Game

Ancient Greek Game
Ancient Greece: game of Mora

Background imageGreece Collection: Athens / Agora Reconstruct

Athens / Agora Reconstruct
Reconstruction of the AGORA (main square) of Athens at the height of its glory

Background imageGreece Collection: Greek Athlete Crowned

Greek Athlete Crowned
An athlete is crowned by Victory

Background imageGreece Collection: Caesar in a Storm at Sea

Caesar in a Storm at Sea
Julius Caesar, sailing from Marseille to Epirus in northern Greece, behaves with great courage during a storm at sea

Background imageGreece Collection: Greece. Athens. Hadrians Library. Created by Roman Emperor

Greece. Athens. Hadrians Library. Created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in 132 AD. Noth side of the Acropolis of Athens. Corintian order. Detail. Date: 20070527

Background imageGreece Collection: Orthodox church in Santorini, Greece

Orthodox church in Santorini, Greece

Background imageGreece Collection: Little Venice in Mykonos on a stormy day

Little Venice in Mykonos on a stormy day

Background imageGreece Collection: A Byzantine Church, Daphni, Greece

A Byzantine Church, Daphni, Greece. Shoesmith, Kenneth Denton 1890 - 1939

Background imageGreece Collection: Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece
This is a painterly photograph of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece

Background imageGreece Collection: GREECE, Northeastern Aegean Islands, LESVOS (Mytilini), Sykaminia: Hillside Town View

GREECE, Northeastern Aegean Islands, LESVOS (Mytilini), Sykaminia: Hillside Town View

Background imageGreece Collection: Aristotle

Aristotle as depicted by Raphael in The School of Athens. Athenian philosopher and logician, he studied under Plato in Athens

Background imageGreece Collection: Orteliuss map of Greece, 1570

Orteliuss map of Greece, 1570
Orteliuss map of Greece. This map is from the 1570 first edition of Theatrum orbis terrarum ( Theatre of the World ). Drawn by the Flemish mapmaker Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598)

Background imageGreece Collection: PANC2A-00037

PANC2A-00037
Alexander the Great. Hand-colored 19th-century halftone reproduction of a statue

Background imageGreece Collection: Revolution of Theriso - The revolutionaries & Venizelos

Revolution of Theriso - The revolutionaries & Venizelos
In 1898, the Great Powers declared Crete as an independent Cretan State, under the rule of the Sultan. Yet, the administration of commander Prince George irritated the Cretans

Background imageGreece Collection: Battle of Salamis

Battle of Salamis
A Persian admiral, the bravest of the brothers of King Xerxes, is killed by the Greeks at the Battle of Salamis

Background imageGreece Collection: Odysseus & Tame Animals

Odysseus & Tame Animals
Odysseus and his men are amazed by a group of strangely tame wild animals - a lion licks Eurylochuss foot. Circe has cast a spell on them

Background imageGreece Collection: Arion on a Dolphin

Arion on a Dolphin
A Greek poet and musician, reputed to have been cast into the sea by mariners but carried to Taenaros on a dolphins back

Background imageGreece Collection: Map / Europe / Balkans C1850

Map / Europe / Balkans C1850
The Turkish-occupied territories in Europe, comprising all the Balkans apart from Greece

Background imageGreece Collection: Bee Orchid. Chios, Greece

Bee Orchid. Chios, Greece
ROG-11702 Bee Orchid Chios, Greece Ophrys tenthredinifera Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageGreece Collection: Persian Archers

Persian Archers
Soldiers from Elam, armed with spear, bow and arrows, in the service of Darius when he attacked Greece

Background imageGreece Collection: Map / Europe / Greece 323Bc

Map / Europe / Greece 323Bc
the Empire of Alexander

Background imageGreece Collection: Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great
ALEXANDER THE GREAT King of Macedon, Greece depicted as a sun-god

Background imageGreece Collection: Greece / Athens / Acropolis

Greece / Athens / Acropolis
The interior of the PARTHENON, or Temple of Athene Parthenos, restored

Background imageGreece Collection: Cecile of Greece, Georg Donatus Hesse wedding

Cecile of Greece, Georg Donatus Hesse wedding
Wedding group photograph following the marriage of Princess Cecilie of Greece (1911-1937), known as Cecile, to Hereditary Grand Duke Georg Donatus of Hesse & by Rhine at the Schlosskirche

Background imageGreece Collection: Battle of Marathon, 490 BC

Battle of Marathon, 490 BC
Athenians repel Persian invaders at the Battle of Marathon, 490 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreece Collection: Island of Thassos, Greece

Island of Thassos, Greece Date: circa 1930s

Background imageGreece Collection: Tortoiseshell & White Cat - Santorini Island - Greece

Tortoiseshell & White Cat - Santorini Island - Greece
WAT-6685 CAT- Tortoiseshell & white, town in background Santorini Island - Greece M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageGreece Collection: Corfu / Old Fort / South

Corfu / Old Fort / South
Corfu: the old fort from the south

Background imageGreece Collection: Costume / Ancient Greece

Costume / Ancient Greece
A man and woman of Ancient Greece

Background imageGreece Collection: Ancient Greek Trumpeter

Ancient Greek Trumpeter
A military trumpeter

Background imageGreece Collection: Princess Sophie of Greece on her wedding day

Princess Sophie of Greece on her wedding day
Princess Sophie of Greece (1914-2001), elder sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, on her wedding day when she married Prince Christoph of Hesse-Cassel, 15th December 1930

Background imageGreece Collection: Ancient Olympia, Greece

Ancient Olympia, Greece
Olympia, site of the ancient Olympic Games. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreece Collection: The Nike of Samothrace

The Nike of Samothrace Paris, The Louvre Museum Statue Hellenistic, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1906 ca.. Date of Artwork:III-II sec. a.C

Background imageGreece Collection: One of the two Riace Bronze Statues: Warrior B. Bronze statue

One of the two Riace Bronze Statues: Warrior B. Bronze statue, temporarily exposed at the National Arcaheological Museum of Florence

Background imageGreece Collection: Grave stele of Demokleides, in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Grave stele of Demokleides, in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens Greece Athens, National Archaeological Museum Stele Hellenistic, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization

Background imageGreece Collection: Prince Louis of Battenberg, Prince & Princess Andrew of Gree

Prince Louis of Battenberg, Prince & Princess Andrew of Gree
Prince Louis of Battenberg (seated left), 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, later Lord Louis Alexander Mountbatten, pictured with his eldest daughter, Princess Alice of Greece (1885-1969)

Background imageGreece Collection: Xerxes bridge of boats across the Hellespont, 480 BC

Xerxes bridge of boats across the Hellespont, 480 BC
Bridge of boats built by Xerxes Persian army across the Hellespont to invade Greek territory, 480 BC. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageGreece Collection: Porch of Caryatids, Erechtheion Temple, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Porch of Caryatids, Erechtheion Temple, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Background imageGreece Collection: Europe, Greece, Santorini, Pyrgos. Building passageway

Europe, Greece, Santorini, Pyrgos. Building passageway. Credit as: Jim Nilsen / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com




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"Greece: A Tapestry of History, Culture, and Natural Beauty" Immerse yourself in the rich heritage as you explore its captivating landscapes and delve into its ancient history. From the Greek Orthodox icon of Christ's resurrection in Thessalonica to the vibrant city of Macedonia, this country is a treasure trove for history enthusiasts. Embark on a journey through time with maps showcasing Ancient Greece and the Byzantine Empire. Trace Apostle Paul's Missionary Journeys, depicted in an exquisite lithograph from 1886, and marvel at Hermes' artistic masterpiece from the same era. Indulge your senses with breathtaking sunsets over Santorini's coastal town of Oia. Let the colors dance across your soul as you witness nature's canvas painting a picture-perfect moment. Discover how Ancient Greece flourished by exploring its colonies around the Aegean Sea. Uncover hidden gems like Symi Harbour in Dodecanese, where echoes of Greek mythology still resonate today. Marvel at the grandeur of the Ancient Persian Empire through an intricately detailed map that showcases their vast territories. Witness how Byzantine power evolved throughout centuries with a map depicting their empire during the 9th century. Finally, gaze upon a 14th-century icon portraying Archangel Michael in all his glory within Byzantine artistry. Feel a sense of awe as you contemplate this spiritual masterpiece that has stood the test of time. Greece beckons you to immerse yourself in its fascinating past while embracing its enchanting present. Whether it be historical landmarks or natural wonders, this country offers an unforgettable experience that will leave you captivated and yearning for more.