Architecture; Cities & towns; Buildings; Theaters; Open-air theaters; Social & civic facilities; Cultural facilities; Islands; Harbors; Bodies of water; Seas; Boats; Sailboats; Sailing ships; Ships; Vessels; Vehicles; Aerial views;...
Drawing by Ph[ilippe] Fraisse, owned by the French School of Athens. "In the 1st c. BC, when Delos was at the height of its prosperity, it is reckoned that it had about 30,000 inhabitants. It was the most important commercial center in the...
"The characteristic feature of the archaeology of Delos is that the great sanctuary of Apollo, the panhellenic Ionian religious center, existed alongside a large settlement with imposing houses, which were created by the development of the...
Israel--Social conditions; Israel--Social life and customs
Times Square went mad with noise and excitement,
and a small freighter slipped from its Brooklyn berth into
the drama of the night. It was December 31, 1949--midnight-January
1, 1950; and I was on my way to the world in general
and Israel and the...
Most industrial countries face with some form of housing problems. As a result, each state has adopted a variety of housing policies. Policy methods of government authorities in meeting the housing gap and addressing the low income families'...
"The design, inspired by the Erechtheion at Athens, includes a six-column Ionic façade and demonstrates the continuing impact of Greek art and architecture." (Caption, Pedley, p. 386)
"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
"In the center Achilles, still in a girl's clothes, is shown advancing to his left about to rush in the direction from which the sound of the trumpet comes. He is represented as a beautiful youth with red hair, his face bearing a feminine...
Sculpture; Men; Athletes; People associated with entertainment & sports; Nudes; Genitals; Muscles; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Headbands (Headgear); Headgear; Victories; Tree stumps; Trees; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Expedition...
Supported by two workers from Mykonos. “Island marble. Found in the building known conventionally as the House of the Diadoumenos, on Delos, in 1894. The hands are missing. The tip of the nose is restored. The youth is depicted nude, frontally,...
"A full-scale replica of the ship in the Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Bodrum, Turkey." (Caption, p. 315); "Without doubt it was a royal cargo. And an exceptional one, at that. We can only guess how its loss, toward the end of...
