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Model of the Temple of Artemis
Model of the Temple of Artemis, Miniature Park, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Lighthouse of Alexandria Illustration
A drawing of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, also known as Pharos, by German archaeologist Prof. H. Thiersch (1909).
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Coin of king Menander
Silver coin of Euthydemid king Menander.
On the obverse: Basileus Soteros Menandros (King Savior Menander)
Same thing on the reverse, in kharosti, with the Goddess Athena Alkidemos
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Herodotus of Halicarnassos
The statue honoring the great historian Herodotus (484-425 BCE) in Halicarnassos (modern day Bodrum, Turkey).
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Pythia of the Oracle of Delphi
"Priestess of Delphi" by John Collier, 1891.
A 19th century vision of how the Pythia might have looked like, and how she became intoxicated by hallucinogenic gases emerging from the floor.
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Temple of Hatshepsut, Aerial View
The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt at Deir al-Bahri, Thebes, Egypt
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Winged Sphinx of Susa
Winged Sphinx from the palace of Darius the Great (549-486 BCE) at Susa.
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Ashurbanipal as High Priest
Stone stela of Ashurbanipal, the king is shown with a ritual basket of earth on his head as the royal builder for the accession of Shamash-shum-ukin and the restoration of Esagil, the sanctuary of Marduk in Babylon. Cuneiform inscription...
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Plato's Republic in ancient Greek
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus fragment of Plato's dialogue of Republic in ancient Greek.
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Plato's Republic
The Latin Edition cover of Plato's dialogue of Republic, 1713
