Greece
There are 1361 items in Greece:
Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Relief of soldiers |
Xanthus, Tomb of the Nereids, Symposium scene |
Xenophon
Xenophon (c.430-c.354): Athenian soldier and historian, author of the Anabasis and Hellenica. He is one of the best-known and most widely read of all Greek authors. …Xenophon on the battle of Aigospotamoi
Aigospotamoi: the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (431-404). In September 405, the Athenians were decisively defeated by the Spartans and lost their navy. As a result, the siege and fall of Athens became inevitable. …Xenophon on the surrender of Athens
Xenophon (c.430-c.354): Athenian soldier and historian, author of the Anabasis and Hellenica. He is one of the best-known and most widely read of all Greek authors.In 405, the Spartan admiral Lysander defeated the Athenians at Aigospotamoi. This meant the end…Xerxes' Campaign Diary
It is possible to reconstruct the chronology of the Greek campaign of the Persian king Xerxes, which took place in the summer of 480 BCE, from the seventh, eighth and ninth book of The Histories by the Greek researcher Herodotus…
Xerxes' canal |
Xerxes' Canal across the Athos
Northern end of Xerxes' Canal Herodotus offers a description of a canal that was dug by the Persian king Xerxes. There…
Xerxes' canal, Funeral mound |
Yauna
Yaunâ: the old Persian name for Greeks.First contacts Yaunâ (Greek). Relief from the eastern stairs of the Apadana at Persepolis The Yaunânote[The…
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Yaunâ (Greek) |
Zagreb, Arheoloski Muzej
Collection of Prehistoric, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Medieval objects. The numismatic collection is one of the largest in Europe. The most famous object is the wrapping of a mummy that is in fact an Etruscan linnen book with a religious…