Images

Column drums from the temple of Zeus at Olympia, 457 BCE. The central hole can be clearly seen which, with a wooden peg, helped hold the column drums in place.

A view of the parodoi - the monumental gate entrances common to Classical theatres through which the audience entered the theatre.

The remains of the 1st century BCE Roman theatre of Gades (Cadiz, Spain).

10th century CE Greek copy of Aristarchus of Samos's calculations of the relative sizes of the sun, moon and the earth.

A representation of the Titan Oceanus, a figure from Greek mythology who was a personification of the river or ocean which encircled the world and was the source of all other rivers. With the Titan Tethys, he was the father of the Oceanids...

A plan of the acropolis of Mycenae, 1500-1200 BCE. Fortification walls are indicated in brown.

A plan of the acropolis of Athens. Occupied from Mycenaean times, the monuments visible today largely date from the 5th century BCE.

The Temple of Saturn in Rome which was the location of the Roman state treasury. This was supervised by the quaestors during the Roman Republic.

The arcades of Anjar (8th century CE) in modern Lebanon are a typical feature of Umayyad architecture.

A general view of Anjar (8th century CE) which illustrates the plan of the city, clearly showing the rationality of Umayyad town planning. The organic medieval cities that were eventually to house the Palace, Mosque, Souq, and private residential...