Greece
There are 1361 items in Greece:
Barcelona, Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya
Prehistoric artefacts, Iberian and Egyptian objects, works of art from Greece and Rome, Medieval and Renaissance objects. There are 1 items in Barcelona, Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya: …Barsine (1)
Barsine (363?-309): Persian princess, member of the Pharnacid dynasty, mistress of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great. Achaemenid woman (or a…Beirut, Archaeological Museum of the American University
What is the best archaeological museum in the world? If size matters, it’s not unreasonable to mention the Louvre and the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. For art historical impact, go to the Vatican. The quality of the information? Maybe the…Beirut, National Museum
The National Museum of Beirut is one of the most interesting museums I have ever visited. The first surprise is the building itself, which is in some kind of Egyptian style. Inside, it is essentially a very big hall with…Berlin, Altes Museum
When the Altes Museum was founded at the beginning of the nineteenth century, many people believed in Winckelmann’s theory that only the ancient Greeks had been able to create truly great art, and that the only way for artists to…Berlin, Bode-Museum
I am just back from a quick visit to Berlin. Although I had visited the city several times before, I had never been to the Bode-Museum. Stupid me: it is one of the most beautiful museums I’ve ever been to.…
Besik Bay; Tenedos in the distance |
Bias of Priene
Bias of Priene (first half sixth century BCE): Greek politician, one of the Seven Sages. Bias of Priene There's not much we know…
Bias of Priene |
Birth of Athena |
Bodrum, Museum of the Mausoleum
A couple of finds from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, some sculpture, and a nice exhibition that explains how scholars have tried to reconstruct the monument. There are 2 items…Bodrum, Museum of Underwater Archaeology
In 2003, I visited Bodrum, ancient Halicarnassus, for the first time, and to be honest: it’s a bit of a disappointment. Back then, there were few tourists, but today, the streets are crowded with people, and that changes everything. Nevertheless,…