Greek Collection

"Exploring the Rich Legacy of Greek Civilization

Greek Collection: Ancient Olympia, Greece

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

Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, the Greek Fates or Moirai

Greek Collection: Map of the Peloponnesus of ancient Greece

Map of the Peloponnesus of ancient Greece. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Greek Collection: Upper view of the Acropolis from Philopappos hill at sunset, Athens, Attica region

Upper view of the Acropolis from Philopappos hill at sunset, Athens, Attica region, Greece, Europe

Greece, Athens of Monastiraki Square and Acropolis

Greek Athlete Crowned
An athlete is crowned by Victory

Agios Nikolaos, , Zakynthos, Zante, Ionian Islands, Greece

Greek Collection: View of the Parthenon and the Acropolis seen from Filopappos Hill

View of the Parthenon and the Acropolis seen from Filopappos Hill, Athens, Greece

Columns / Classical
Classical Greek orders

Lindos Acropolis & Rooftop Restaurants illuminated at dusk, Lindos, Rhodes, Greece

Caesarea Philippi, an ancient Roman city now uninhabited and an archaeological site in the Golan Heights; Caesarea Philippi, Israel

Greek Collection: Doriphoros designed by Polykleitos

Doriphoros designed by Polykleitos, around 440 BC, copy in the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet university or LMU, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Greek Collection: Greece, Corfu island. Mon Repos Palace in Corfu Town

Greece, Corfu island. Mon Repos Palace in Corfu Town
Greece. Corfu island. View of the Palace of the English Governors (Mon Repos Palace) in Corfu Town. It was built in 1826 by the British Commissioner Frederic Adams

Greek Collection: Sculpture of a fallen warrior from the Greek temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 6th century BC

Sculpture of a fallen warrior from the Greek temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 6th century BC
Sculpture of a fallen warrior from the temple of Aphaia at Aegina, 6th century BC

Greek Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji - a member of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Greek Collection: Map of the flat earth according to Herodotus

Map of the flat earth according to Herodotus, ancient Greek historian. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Greek Collection: Set design for Act II of a Ballet Russes production of Ravels Daphnis and Chloe

Set design for Act II of a Ballet Russes production of Ravels Daphnis and Chloe, 1912. Published in L Art Decoratif de Leon Bakst. (Paris, 1913). From the Museum of Decorative Arts, Paris

Greek Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji band at the Yeni Kapi

Thessaloniki, Greece - A Komitadji band at the Yeni Kapi (new gate) - members of a rebel band (cheta) operating in the Balkans during the final period of the Ottoman Empire

Ancient theatre, Ios Island, Cyclades, Greece

Greek Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de l'Isle de Lemnos

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de l'Isle de Lemnos
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de l'Isle de Lemnos, c1797

Greek Collection: Constantinople / Istanbul, Turkey - Galata

Constantinople / Istanbul, Turkey - Galata
The steps of the Youksek-Kaldrim that lead down towards the Golden Horn

Map of Ancient Greece
A map showing the extent of the Greek Empire and the surrounding territories

Greek Collection: Map of The Byzantine Empire

Map of The Byzantine Empire
A map showing the extent of the Byzantine Empire - the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Date: 1800

Greek Collection: Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer

Boxer of Quirinal, also known as the Terme Boxer
Greek Art. Hellenistic. Boxer of Quirinal or the Terme Boxer. Bronze sculpture of the Hellenistic period (1st century B.C.). Boxer sitting at rest, with metal and leather dressings used for combat

Greek Collection: Ancient Greece and its colonies around the Aegean

Ancient Greece and its colonies around the Aegean
Map of the Aegean Sea in the time of ancient Greece. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

sisyphus
Jeffrey Hummel

Greek Collection: Winged Victory of Samothrace or Nike of Samothrace

Winged Victory of Samothrace or Nike of Samothrace
Greek art. Winged Victory of Samothrace or Nike of Samothrace. 2nd century BC. Marble. Sculpture of the greek goodess Nike (Victory). Museum of Louvre. Paris

Greek Collection: Statue of Athena in the Parthenon of ancient Athens

Statue of Athena in the Parthenon of ancient Athens
Statue of the goddess Athena inside the Parthenon, ancient Athens. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Greek Collection: Statue of Pythagoras (Greek philosopher and mathematician)

Statue of Pythagoras (Greek philosopher and mathematician), Pythagorion, Samos, Aegean Islands, Greece

Ancient Greek empire
Map of ancient Greece and its colonies. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illlustration

Greek Collection: Poster advertising Aegean cruises

Poster advertising Aegean cruises around the Greek islands, including Skiathos, Delos, Skyros, Milos and Mykonos

Greece travel poster
Clear, colourful scene with two figures in the shade of a balcony by the sea, advertising travel to Greece, Island of Hydra

Vlacherna Monastery, Kanoni, Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Shipwreck beach, Zante island, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Harbour at dusk, Pythagorion, Samos, Aegean Islands, Greece

Ancient Athens
Athens from the east, in the time of Hadrian. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Detail, Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Greek Collection: Lord Byron / Greek Costume

Lord Byron / Greek Costume
GEORGE GORDON, LORD BYRON English poet, depicted here in his costume as a Greek patriot

Icarus & Daedalus
Daedalus encouraged his son Icarus to fly from the island of Crete to the sun. But the sun melted the wax with which his wings were fastened on and Icarus fell into the sea

Greek Collection: Map of the Macedonian and Thracian Empire

Map of the Macedonian and Thracian Empire. Date: 1808

Symi Harbour, Symi, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Greek Collection: Fiskardo, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece

Fiskardo, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greece GREECE-Ionian Islands-KEFALONIA-Fiskardo: Yacht Harbor-Dusk View towards Ithaki

Greek 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

Greek Collection: The ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site, Minoan civilization

The ruins of Knossos, the largest Bronze Age archaeological site, Minoan civilization, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Europe, Greece
Greece, Crete, Heraklion / Iraklion. Heraklion Archeological Museum. Bull Leaping Fresco (Toreador Fresco). Minoan wall painting from Knossos depicting a running bull and three acrobats performing

Greek Collection: Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns

Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian columns
Classical styles of columns - Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architecture. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Greek Collection: Alexander & Bucephalus

Alexander & Bucephalus
ALEXANDER THE GREAT Young Alexander impresses his father, Philip of Macedon and his courtiers by taming the wild horse Bucephalos

Assos, Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Greek Collection: Fresco of a fisherman from Akrotiri

Fresco of a fisherman from Akrotiri, dating from around 1600 BC, island of Santorini (Thira), Cyclades, Greece, Europe

Science Allegorised
Philosophy enthroned, surrounded by the sciences - Grammar, Rhetoric, Linguistics, Music, Arithmetic, Geometry and Astronomy, with Socrates and Plato and scholars writing

Port of Kos Town, Kos, Dodecanese Islands, Greece

Greek Collection: Spetses (Spetse) town harbour, Spetses, Saronic Islands, Attica, Peloponnese, Greece

Spetses (Spetse) town harbour, Spetses, Saronic Islands, Attica, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe

Symi Harbour, Symi, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Greek Collection: Roman statue of Asclepius

Roman statue of Asclepius. The cult of the deity of Greek medicine, known as Asclepius, dates from the 6th century BC

Greek Collection: Fresco of children boxing from Akrotiri

Fresco of children boxing from Akrotiri, dating from around 1600 BC, island of Santorini (Thira), Cyclades, Greece, Europe

Zeno of Elea
ZENON of Elea Greek philosopher

The Shield of Achilles, used in his battle with Hector

Restaurant in the Old Town of Nafplio, Argolis, The Peloponnese, Greece, Southern Europe

Map of Greek island of Corfu. Ionian Sea. Italian map. 1537

Harbour at Pothia, Kalymnos, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Greek Collection: DANCE: HARKNESS THEATRE. Mural by Enrique Senis-Oliver from the proscenium arch of the Harkness Theatre

DANCE: HARKNESS THEATRE. Mural by Enrique Senis-Oliver from the proscenium arch of the Harkness Theatre
DANCE: HARKNESS THEATRE

Greek Collection: Enoch Powell, controversial British politician

Enoch Powell, controversial British politician
(John) Enoch Powell (1912-1998), British politician and Conservative MP from 1950 to 1974

Greek Collection: Pergamon Altar. Hecate fighting against the giant Klytios ne

Pergamon Altar. Hecate fighting against the giant Klytios ne
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. South frieze

Greek Collection: Ares and Aphrodite. Greek art

Ares and Aphrodite. Greek art
Votive relief dedicated to Ares and Aphrodite. 5th c.BC. Classical Greek art. Relief on marble. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Archaeological Museum

Loggos Harbour, Paxos, The Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Greek Collection: GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon

GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Parthenon, Propylaea and Erechtheum. Architecture

Greek Collection: Ancient Greeks holding the pass of Thermopylae, 480 BC

Ancient Greeks holding the pass of Thermopylae, 480 BC
Greeks under Leonidas holding off the Persian invasion at Thermopylae, 480 BC. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Mural paintings, Corridor of the Procession, Minoan, Knossos, island of Crete, Greece, Mediterranean, Europe

Athenodorus and Ghost
The Greek Stoic philosopher Athenodorus (died 7 AD) rents a haunted house, whose ghost leads him to its improperly buried bones : regarded as the first investigated ghost story

Greek Collection: Portland vase in the British Museum

Portland vase in the British Museum. Cameo vase in blue and white glass with historical or mythological figures

Greek Collection: Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Creator: John Charles Dollman

Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Creator: John Charles Dollman
Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Depiction of the ancient Greek legend of Orpheus, (who played a lyre, not a lute)

Greek Collection: Horse of Selene from the Parthenon

Horse of Selene from the Parthenon
Horse of Selene from the east pediment of the Parthenon, from the British Museums collection

Greece, Cyclades, Oia town and Santorini Caldera

Greek Collection: Soho, London - Greek Street W1

Soho, London - Greek Street W1 - a middle-aged couple about to cross the road. 1973

Greek Collection: Soho, London - 57 Greek Street

Soho, London - 57 Greek Street
Soho, London - shop window of 57 Greek Street, viewed from across the road on a wet day. 1973

Greek Collection: Metope. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the batlle betwe

Metope. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the batlle betwe
South metope XXX. Parthenon marbles depicting part of the batlle between the Centaurs and the Lapiths. 5th c. BC. Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Greek Collection: Pergamon Altar. Athena against the giant Alcyoneus

Pergamon Altar. Athena against the giant Alcyoneus
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Struggle between gods and giants

Greek Collection: Sappho - House of Muses

Sappho - House of Muses
Atthis, Telesippa, Megara, Anactoria and Euneica sitting at the feet of the poetess Sappho as she recites some of her work. No

Small theatre of Ancient Epidaurus (Epidavros), Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, Europe

Greek Collection: Spetses, Greece -The Poseidon Hotel

Spetses, Greece -The Poseidon Hotel (opened 1914). Date: circa 1920s

Greek Collection: Spinalonga Island (Kalidon), former leper colony

Spinalonga Island (Kalidon), former leper colony, Gulf of Mirabello, Lasithi, Eastern Crete, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Myrtos Beach, Cephalonia, Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Greek Collection: Tholos of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. ca

Tholos of the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. ca. 370 -360 BC. GREECE. CENTRAL GREECE. PHOCIS. Delphi. Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. Classical Greek art. Architecture

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"Exploring the Rich Legacy of Greek Civilization: From Ancient Greece to Byzantine Empire" Delve into the captivating history of Greece with a map that unravels the secrets of Ancient Greece. Witness the raw power and emotion captured in the Terme Boxer, a masterpiece from ancient times. Trace the boundaries of an empire that shaped history with a detailed map showcasing The Byzantine Empire. Discover how Ancient Greece expanded its influence across Aegean through colonies depicted on an intriguing map. Immerse yourself in the picturesque beauty of Symi Harbour, nestled within the enchanting Greek Islands. Marvel at the grandeur and achievements of one of history's greatest empires - Ancient Greek empire. Stand in awe before Nike of Samothrace, a magnificent sculpture symbolizing victory and grace. Experience tranquility as dusk settles over Pythagorion Harbor, casting a magical spell on Aegean Islands. Gaze upon Athena's statue within Parthenon, an enduring testament to Athens' glorious past. Lose yourself amidst Fiskardo's charm, where Kefalonia Island reveals its Ionian splendor in all its glory. Uncover hidden treasures at every corner as you explore vibrant streets and historic sites in Ancient Athens Find solace at Vlacherna Monastery perched atop Kanoni cliffs, offering breathtaking views across Corfu. Embark on a journey through time and immerse yourself in Greek culture – from ancient wonders to stunning landscapes – revealing why this land has captivated hearts for centuries.