Greeks Collection (page 6)

Portrait of Hippocrates " the Great", Greek doctor (460 - ca. 377 BC) Greek physician Hippocrates
NWI4911149 Portrait of Hippocrates " the Great", Greek doctor (460 - ca. 377 BC) Greek physician Hippocrates. From an illustration of a bust; (add.info)

Portrait of the Greek historian Herodote (484-425 BC). Engraving of the 17th century Greek historian Herodotus
NWI4911855 Portrait of the Greek historian Herodote (484-425 BC). Engraving of the 17th century Greek historian Herodotus

Bust of Solon (640 BC), statesman of Athenes. Colour engraving
NWI4911110 Bust of Solon (640 BC), statesman of Athenes. Colour engraving.; (add.info.: Bust of Solon (640 BC), statesman of Athenes. Colour engraving.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Bust of Socrates philosopher of ancient Greece (5th century BC). Colour engraving of the 17th century
NWI4910839 Bust of Socrates philosopher of ancient Greece (5th century BC). Colour engraving of the 17th century.; (add.info.: Bust of Socrates philosopher of ancient Greece (5th century BC)

Aryballe, from Corinth, Greece. 1st quarter of the 6th century BC: lion and griffon
JEB4910007 Aryballe, from Corinth, Greece. 1st quarter of the 6th century BC: lion and griffon. Museum of Mediterranean Archaeology, Marseille; (add.info.: Aryballe, from Corinth, Greece)

Bust of the ancient Greek poet Homere (9th-8th century BC). Colorful engraving after 19th century illustration
NWI4911671 Bust of the ancient Greek poet Homere (9th-8th century BC). Colorful engraving after 19th century illustration.; (add.info.: Bust of the ancient Greek poet Homere (9th-8th century BC)

Representation of Saint Pantene (pantaenus or panthene) of Alexandria (died 216)
ELD4908259 Representation of Saint Pantene (pantaenus or panthene) of Alexandria (died 216), Greek founder of the Theological School of Alexandria and the Master of Clement of Alexandria

Civilization of Antiquity: Suicide of Socrates, philosopher of ancient Greece (5th century BC)
NWI4913076 Civilization of Antiquity: Suicide of Socrates, philosopher of ancient Greece (5th century BC) condemns to drink the cigue after being accused of impiete and corruption of youth.;

Greece, Thessaloniki or Thessaloniki: A covered walk with shops, 1916
LUX4809013 Greece, Thessaloniki or Thessaloniki: A covered walk with shops, 1916; (add.info.: Greece, Thessaloniki or Thessaloniki: A covered walk with shops, 1916); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Hermes of Olympia, 1896 (engraving)
LEG4339425 Hermes of Olympia, 1896 (engraving); (add.info.: Hermes of Olympia or Hermes carrying Dyonisos as a child (representation of the sculpture attributed to Praxitele)

View of the stern of the military ship H.M.S. Asia, weapon of 84 guns, which took part in the Battle of Navarin
FAT4300748 View of the stern of the military ship H.M.S. Asia, weapon of 84 guns, which took part in the Battle of Navarin (20/10/1827)

Ancient Greek military communicating via beacon fires
NWI4954763 Ancient Greek military communicating via beacon fires.; (add.info.: Ancient Greek military communicating via beacon fires.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Greece, Athenes: The Parthenon and its ruins, 1890
LUX4810820 Greece, Athenes: The Parthenon and its ruins, 1890; (add.info.: Greece, Athenes: The Parthenon and its ruins, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Greece, Athenes: The Parthenon and its ruins, 1890
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Greece, Athenes: The Parthenon and its ruins, 1890
LUX4810895 Greece, Athenes: The Parthenon and its ruins, 1890; (add.info.: Greece, Athenes: The Parthenon and its ruins, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Greece, Thessaloniki or Saloniki: The port of Thessaloniki with its fishermen and their nets, 1916
LUX4809026 Greece, Thessaloniki or Saloniki: The port of Thessaloniki with its fishermen and their nets, 1916; (add.info.: Greece)

Greece Thessaloniki, in a Franco-English military camp, soldiers play volleyball, 1920
LUX4816151 Greece Thessaloniki, in a Franco-English military camp, soldiers play volleyball, 1920; (add.info.: Greece Thessaloniki, in a Franco-English military camp, soldiers play volleyball)

Greece, Crete: English Armee Shooting Competition, 1907
LUX4815343 Greece, Crete: English Armee Shooting Competition, 1907; (add.info.: Greece, Crete: English Armee Shooting Competition, 1907); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Greece, Athenes: The Parthenon and its ruins, 1890
LUX4810879 Greece, Athenes: The Parthenon and its ruins, 1890; (add.info.: Greece, Athenes: The Parthenon and its ruins, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Greece, Athenes: on the acropolis, a woman sits beside a small temple in ruins, 1900
LUX4815701 Greece, Athenes: on the acropolis, a woman sits beside a small temple in ruins, 1900; (add.info.: Greece, Athenes: on the acropolis, a woman sits beside a small temple in ruins)

Greece, Athenes: The low relief of Phidias in the Parthenon, 1860 - photograph of rumine paris 10, rue de villedo
LUX4817342 Greece, Athenes: The low relief of Phidias in the Parthenon, 1860 - photograph of rumine paris 10, rue de villedo; (add.info.: Greece, Athenes: The low relief of Phidias in the Parthenon)

Greece, Crete: Three French soldiers of the 122nd century in the yard of their house smoke the narguile, 1908
LUX4805563 Greece, Crete: Three French soldiers of the 122nd century in the yard of their house smoke the narguile, 1908; (add.info.: Greece)

Greece, Crete: dinner of 2 French officers in a cafe, the waiter is one of the military, 1905
LUX4806083 Greece, Crete: dinner of 2 French officers in a cafe, the waiter is one of the military, 1905; (add.info.: Greece, Crete: dinner of 2 French officers in a cafe)

Greece, Athenes: Temple at the foot of the Parthenon, 1890
LUX4800665 Greece, Athenes: Temple at the foot of the Parthenon, 1890; (add.info.: Greece, Athenes: Temple at the foot of the Parthenon, 1890); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Greece, Thessaloniki: dismantling of a German biplane, French soldiers pack the pieces in wooden boxes or is inscribed
LUX4802272 Greece, Thessaloniki: dismantling of a German biplane, French soldiers pack the pieces in wooden boxes or is inscribed: Aeronautic Orient Armee, 1916; (add.info.: Greece)

Amphion, 17th century (engraving)
3480610 Amphion, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Greek mythology: Amphion. Engraving depicting Jason and the Argonuats from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' (1655)

Greek and Roman gods: Diane 1,2,3, Vulcan 4, and Minerva 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's
FLO4575754 Greek and Roman gods: Diane 1,2,3, Vulcan 4, and Minerva 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar

Greek and Roman gods: Hercules 1, Aesculapius 2, Hygiea 3, Vertumnus 4, and Flora 5
FLO4575737 Greek and Roman gods: Hercules 1, Aesculapius 2, Hygiea 3, Vertumnus 4, and Flora 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Doric order capital, column and base according to Sir William Chambers. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry
FLO4593300 Doric order capital, column and base according to Sir William Chambers. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts

View of the Acropolis from the South
3523313 View of the Acropolis from the South; (add.info.: View of the Acropolis from the South. The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens)

The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, 1897
3480819 The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, 1897; (add.info.: The Greco-Turkish War of 1897, also called the Thirty Days' War and known in Greece as the Black '97, or the Unfortunate War)

Castor and Pollux, 17th century (engraving)
3480514 Castor and Pollux, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Castor and Pollux. Engraving from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681)

Greece, Crete, the South: Italian sector, the central stronghold, 1908
LUX4763331 Greece, Crete, the South: Italian sector, the central stronghold, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, the South: Italian sector, the central stronghold, 1908); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Greece, Crete, Messara: region of the Messara, English sector, ruins of the archaeological site of Tessas, 1908
LUX4762908 Greece, Crete, Messara: region of the Messara, English sector, ruins of the archaeological site of Tessas, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, Messara: region of the Messara, English sector)

Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, port, Venitian fort, Venetian ramparts
LUX4763048 Greece, Crete, Candia: English sector, port, Venitian fort, Venetian ramparts, numerous sailboats and docks cluttered with barrels, bags and crates, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Crete)

Greece, Crete, La Sude, suda: Le Taurus, stationary breastplate English, 1906 - Cuirasse: Le Taurus
LUX4767457 Greece, Crete, La Sude, suda: Le Taurus, stationary breastplate English, 1906 - Cuirasse: Le Taurus; (add.info.: Greece, Crete, La Sude, suda: Le Taurus, stationary breastplate English)

Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: Shopping street of the Arab quarter with shops, 1908
LUX4765012 Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: Shopping street of the Arab quarter with shops, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: Shopping street of the Arab quarter with shops)

Greece, Chania, Crete: A corner of the Turkish Quarter, Men in Chechias, 1908
LUX4764934 Greece, Chania, Crete: A corner of the Turkish Quarter, Men in Chechias, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: A corner of the Turkish Quarter, Men in Chechias)

Greece, Chania, Crete: lively view of the harbour. Craft Shipyard, Fishing Boat Construction, 1908
LUX4764673 Greece, Chania, Crete: lively view of the harbour. Craft Shipyard, Fishing Boat Construction, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete: lively view of the harbour)

Greece, Chania, Crete: The port, boarding French troops, officers and their families in a rowing shuttle to join
LUX4764870 Greece, Chania, Crete: The port, boarding French troops, officers and their families in a rowing shuttle to join the ship waiting for them offshore

Greece, Chania, Crete: a policeman on horseback in a white garment with a sword in a garden, 1908
LUX4764866 Greece, Chania, Crete: a policeman on horseback in a white garment with a sword in a garden, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, Chania)

Greece, La Chania, Crete: preparation of the celebration of the French national festival
LUX4764854 Greece, La Chania, Crete: preparation of the celebration of the French national festival, the garden of the Balmelle buffet, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania)

Greece, La Chania, Crete: French theatre with armees, repetition of the show gives for the national party, 1906
LUX4764823 Greece, La Chania, Crete: French theatre with armees, repetition of the show gives for the national party, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Crete: French theatre with armees)

Greece, La Sude, Suda, CR: The beach, soldiers bathe, 1908
LUX4763564 Greece, La Sude, Suda, CR: The beach, soldiers bathe, 1908; (add.info.: Greece, La Sude, Suda, CR: The beach, soldiers bathe, 1908); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Greece, Crete: 2 French soldiers smoke the narguile and a third drink a glass of wine, 1905 - number on cap: 122nd
LUX4770682 Greece, Crete: 2 French soldiers smoke the narguile and a third drink a glass of wine, 1905 - number on cap: 122nd; (add.info.: Greece)

Greece, Chania, Crete, Bouzzou-Maria: An outdoor table, picnicking tourists, 1906
LUX4765256 Greece, Chania, Crete, Bouzzou-Maria: An outdoor table, picnicking tourists, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, Chania, Crete, Bouzzou-Maria: An outdoor table, picnicking tourists)

Greece, La Chania, Crete: View of the lighthouse, a day of stormy, 1906
LUX4765130 Greece, La Chania, Crete: View of the lighthouse, a day of stormy, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Crete: View of the lighthouse, a day of stormy, 1906); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: Place des Mautimeguies, in the evening. Tables are ready for dinner, 1906
LUX4765126 Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: Place des Mautimeguies, in the evening. Tables are ready for dinner, 1906; (add.info.: Greece, La Chania, Chania, CR: Place des Mautimeguies, in the evening)

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"Greeks: Unveiling the Rich Tapestry of Ancient Greece" Step into the realm of ancient Greece, where history and mythology intertwine to create a captivating narrative. From the majestic Acropolis in Athens to the iconic Parthenon, every corner of this land whispers tales of valor and intellect. In 1787, "The Death of Socrates" immortalized one of history's greatest philosophers, showcasing his unwavering commitment to truth. Leonidas I, the revered King of Sparta who died in 480 BC, stands tall in a monumental tribute that echoes his legendary bravery at Thermopylae. Journeying further into Attica reveals the Tholos of Athena Pronaia—a remarkable sanctuary that exudes divine beauty. The Battle of Salamis comes alive as we envision Greek ships fiercely clashing against Persian forces, forever etching their triumph into our collective memory. Phaistos Disc—an enigmatic artifact from XV century BC Phaistos—unleashes mysteries waiting to be unraveled. Meanwhile, Daphni Monastery's Christ Pantocrator radiates spiritual serenity amidst lush surroundings. Witness how Surgeon William Maillard earned his Victoria Cross during Candia's turmoil through an awe-inspiring lithograph. Ares and Aphrodite grace us with their presence through timeless Greek artistry—symbolizing war and love entwined within humanity's essence. Delve deeper into Crete's mythical past as you gaze upon a restored Taureador Fresco from Knossos Palace—the very heartland where Minos reigned supreme. Maps meticulously outline Knossos' architectural marvels surrounding its grand palace—a testament to Minoan civilization’s ingenuity. As we explore these fragments from antiquity, let us celebrate Greeks for their indomitable spirit that shaped Western civilization. Their legacy endures through centuries—inspiring generations with wisdom and artistic brilliance.