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The 6th-century Byzantine church in Gortyn (Crete), dedicated to St. Titus (Hagios Titos), the first Bishop of Crete, appointed by Paul the Apostle and martyred at the site.

The ruins of the Praetorium of Gortyn which consisted of a peristyle court covering an area of 1000 m² with large halls. It was the residence of the governor of the province and also served as an administrative building. The Praetorium was...

The Temple of Apollo Pythios was the main sanctuary of pre-Roman Gortyn. It was built in the 7th century BCE and was restored and enlarged during the Hellenistic period whilst alterations and additions were made during the Roman period.

View of the Theatral Area of the Palace of Knossos (Crete) and the Royal Road right below.

An elephant and a griffon attack warriors with so-called Celtic shields, a common theme on Hellenistic faience ware. The image is based on a faience shard perhaps from Memphis, c. 3rd century BCE, now in the collection of the Allard Pierson...

The Royal Villa is located northeast of the Palace of Knossos (Crete). It was built on the east slope of the hill of Knossos and consisted of a ground floor and two other floors which survive in relatively good condition.

A rare silver medallion decadrachm depicting Alexander the Great on horseback attacking King Porus on elephant; the reverse shows the Macedonian king holding a thunderbolt while being wreathed by Nike Babylon (?), c. 325/4-322/1 BCE The...

The allegorical portrait on this silver emblema dish is attributed to Cleopatra Selene II (40 BCE–c. 5 BCE), the daughter of Cleopatra VII (69-30 BCE) and Mark Antony (83–30 BCE). She wears an elephant scalp as a headdress and carries a cornucopia...

The sloping North Corridor leading to the Central Court of the Palace of Knossos (Crete) with the restored West Basion and its replica of the Charging Bull relief. In the background is the North Lustral Basin.

Two coins issued by Ptolemy I: 1) A portrait of the deified Alexander the Great wearing an elephant scalp on his head, with a ram’s horn over his temple, and an aegis (sacred fleece) over his shoulder; on the reverse Athena Alcidemus, the...