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Block XLIV of the South Frieze of the Parthenon Sculptures. Attributed to Pheidias 438BC-432 BCE. Detail of a cow being led to sacrifice by four youths. The cow does not seem to be too happy about this. The two youths at right look back to...

Childhood of King Cyrus, Antonio Maria Vassallo, second half of 17th century CE, The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

Statue of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet, the aegis and Gorgoneion (detail), c. 180­-190 CE. Liebieghaus, Frankfurt am Main.

Horsemen from the Parthenon Frieze, 5th century BCE. (British Museum, London)

Statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester, England

A Lapith fighting a Centaur, regarded as one of the finest metopes from the Parthenon. 5th century BCE. (British Museum, London)

Approximate distribution of the different groups living in Britain in c. 600 CE.

The Meeting of Dido and Aeneas by Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735–1811). Oil on canvas. On display at Tate Britain, London, Room 6.

A metope depicting a centaur battling a Lapith, from the Parthenon, 5th century BCE. (British Museum, London)

The left section of the east pediment of the Parthenon. On the far left Helios and his chariot rise from the base of the pediment, next is Dionysos reclining, then the figures are female deities, possibly Demeter, Kore and Artemis. (British...