“Athens in the mid-fourth century BC. N4- Dromos, leading through the Kerameikos (the graveyard) to the Academy, L6- Dipylon Gate, N12- Piraeus Gate, H11- Agora, G16-Areopagus, C15-Acropolis, I19- Pnyx, G- Olympeion, B19- Kynosarges, B10-...
Watercolor reconstruction of the imposing funerary monuments as depicted a few years after they were excavated, by Angelos Yiallinas. Acropolis and Parthenon in background.
Architecture; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Government facilities; Mercantile facilities; Commercial facilities; Markets; Religious facilities; Temples; Hills; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Bird's-eye views; Aerial photographs; Aerial...
"The political, economic and cultural center of the ancient city was created on a level area between the hills of the Acropolis, on the right, and the hill of Kolonos Agoraios (Theseion), on the bottom." (Caption, p. 202)
Landscapes (Representations); Plains; Cities & towns; Walls; City walls; Hills; Temples; Religious facilities; Gymnasiums; Sports & recreation facilities; Streets; Roads; Islands; Bodies of water; Drawings; Landscape drawings; Illustrations
“An aerial view looking west across the Athenian plain from above Mount Lycabettus, with the island of Salamis in the background. The Sacred Way to Eleusis, which entered the city through the Sacred Gate, gave access from Athens to all parts of...
“A reconstruction of the three figures […], based on fragments of sixth-century sculptures found on the Acropolis. […] Although it is known that these figures would have been painted, no trace of the colouring [coloring] remains.” (combined...
