Hellenistic
There are 1575 items in Hellenistic:
Incense Route
Incense Route: one of the main trade routes on the Arabian Peninsula, used to bring incense from the deep south to the Mediterranean. …Insula
Insula ("island"): Latin name for a housing block in a city built according to the Hippodamian Plan. The insulae of Pompeii…The battle of Ipsus
The battle of Ipsus (301 BCE): Main battle of the Fourth Diadoch war. Antigonus the One-Eyed and his son Demetrius Poliorcetes were defeated by Lysimachus, Cassander, and Seleucus I Nicator.Prelude …Issus (Kinet Höyük)
Issus (Hittite Izziya, Greek ᾽Ἱσσός): town in southern Turkey, best known for the famous battle in November 333 BCE, in which Alexander the Great defeated Darius III Codomannus. The town has been identified with the ruins near modern Kinet Höyük. …Isthmia
Isthmia: town on the Corinthian isthmus in Greece, site of the Isthmian Games (Greek Ἰσθμιάδες).History Remains of the temple of Poseidon Sanctuary…
![]() Isthmia, Catapult stones |
![]() Jandial, Temple and altar |
![]() Jerusalem, Citadel, Catapult stones |
Jubayl, Museum of Byblos
Several rooms with finds from ancient Byblos, from the Neolithic until the Middle Ages. The rooms with the exhibits are situated in the Crusader Castle that dominates the site. …Kabul, National Museum of Afghanistan
Not visited; we took photos of these objects during an exposition in Paris. There are 14 items in Kabul, National Museum of Afghanistan: …
![]() Kallipolis, Relief of Cybele |
Kaneš (Kültepe)
Kaneš or Neša: central town in the Middle Bronze trade network of Anatolia, with several palaces and an Assyrian trading post (modern Kültepe, twenty kilometers northeast of modern Kayseri).Early History …