Images

A general view of the agora of ancient Roman Corinth with the Lechaion road, lined with remains of stoas and shops. In the background can be seen the acrocorinth, site of the ancient acropolis.

The remains of the Roman temple attributed to Octavia - sister of Augustus (1st century BCE) and described by Pausanias as containing a statue of Octavia, who, seated on a throne inside the temple acted as a symbol of the Julia family. The...

The remains of the archaic temple of Apollo, Corinth (550-530 BCE). Originally, there were 6x15 Doric monolithic columns.

Part of the northwest shops of the agora of Roman Corinth with the archaic temple dedicated to Apollo in the left background.

Statue of Asclepius, the Greek God of medicine, holding the symbolic Rod of Asclepius with its coiled serpent. The Glypotek, Copenhagen.

The Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), or step pyramid (kbhw-ntrw in Egyptian), built for the burial of Djoser by the Egyptian vizier Imhotep, in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis, during the Early Dynastic Period in...

Hammurabi (standing), depicted as receiving his royal insignia from Shamash. Hammurabi holds his hands over his mouth as a sign of prayer (relief on the upper part of the stele of Hammurabi's code of laws). Louvre Museum, Paris.

The Battle of Issus, Initial dispositions.

The Battle of Issus, Movements to the battlefield.

The Battle of Issus, the decisive moment.