Greece
There are 1361 items in Greece:
Leiden, Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden
The Dutch national collection of antiquities has, of course, many archaeological finds from the Netherlands, but there are also an excellent Egyptological collection, a small set of Etruscan objects, and good collections of Greek and Roman art. The department of…
Lekythos with an Amazon |
Lemnos, Tombstone of an Etruscan (?) warrior |
Leonidas
Leonidas (Greek Λεωνίδας): king of Sparta from the Agiad dynasty (r.488-480), killed in action in the battle of Thermopylae. Accession Sparta, Temple of…Lille, Palais des beaux arts
Art museum with a small collection of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman antiquities. The main attraction of the museum, however, is the collection of giant eighteenth-century models of French (or occupied) cities. …Limyra
Limyra (Greek: Λιμύρα): town in Lycia, modern Turunçova. In Lycian, it was called Zemuri or Zemu.History Attic red-figured vase painting from Limyra The…
Limyra, Mausoleum of Pericles, fleeing Gorgo |
Limyra, Mausoleum of Pericles, Perseus |
Limyra, Mausoleum of Pericles, Phalanx |
Limyra, Sherd from Attica |
Literature
Modern Literature There are many books on this war. As a first introduction, read Thucydides' History and continue with Xenophon's Hellenica. Donald Kagan, The Peloponnesian War. Athens and Sparta in Savage Conflict, 431-404 BC (2003) is an excellent and accessible narrative. If…Little Iliad
Summary Homer The Little Iliad (Ilias Mikra) is the eighth epic of the Epic Cycle; it is attributed to Lesches of Mitylene.…