Hellenistic
There are 1575 items in Hellenistic:
Cyrene, Inscription with the will of Ptolemy VIII Physcon |
Cyrrhus
Cyrrhus (Greek: Κύρρος): ancient town in northern Syria, base of the Tenth Legion Fretensis. Macedonian citadel Cyrrhus was founded by one of…
Cyrrhus, Macedonian citadel |
Cyrrhus, North gate |
Cyrrhus, Remains of the southern wall |
Cyrrhus, South gate |
Cyzicus, Tomb of Paresio |
Damascus
Damascus (Aramaic דמשק; Greek Δαμασκός): important city in the ancient Near East.Bronze Age Damascus, "Street which is called Straight" Mentioned for the…
Damascus, "Street which is called Straight" |
Damascus, National Museum
Large collection of archaeological finds from the Bronze Age (a/o Ebla), from the Iron Age, from the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, and many finds from the Umayyad age. The frescoes from the synagogue of Dura Europos are here. Photography is…Darius of Pontus
Darius: king of Pontus (r.39-37 BCE).The kingdom of Pontus, once a powerful state in Anatolia, had come to an end: its king Mithridates VI Eupator had waged endless wars, but had been defeated by the Roman commanders Lucullus and Pompey…Decapolis
Decapolis (Greek: Δεκάπολις): a union of ten towns. The best known Decapolis was in what is now Jordan. Scythopolis, theater In c.333…