Architecture; Architectural elements; Towers; Walls; City walls; Forts & fortifications
"As the town's wealth grew and powerful neighbors established themselves, the need for protection resulted in the first known permanent stone fortifications. By approximately 7500 BCE, the town, estimated to have had a population of more than...
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...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Myths; Legends; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Goddesses; People associated with religion; Women; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Gestures
One of the Piraeus bronze statues; "The statue of the large Artemis reflects a different conception of the goddess, that of a serious young woman, in which her role as huntress is indicated only by the position of the fingers holding the bow...
"The progression of drawings here shows the steps used by Benin sculptors." Elements included: clay core; wax; tool; wax rods (drains) and wax cup; layer of fine sand; layer of clay; molten metal; draining wax; finished cast. (Stokstad,...
"Over 3,000 of them still stand in a two-mile stretch near Menec. Each of these squared-off stones weighs several tons. [...] There are thirteen rows of alignments, their stones graduated in height from about 3 feet on the eastern end to...
