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Detail of Figure D (commonly identified as Dionysos) from the East Pediment of the Parthenon. He reclines on a rock. His seat is softened by a mantle and an animal fur. Despite the fact that both of his hands are missing, Figure...

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...

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)