Nymphaeum
There are 40 items in Nymphaeum:
Ephesus, Hellenistic Fountain
Ephesus (modern Selçuk): ancient Greek town in western Turkey, one of the largest and best excavated cities of the ancient world. Hellenistic…
![]() Fayaz Tepe, Fountain |
![]() Gerasa, Nymphaeum |
Lepcis Magna, Plaza and Nymphaeum
Lepcis Magna: Phoenician colony, later part of the Carthaginian empire, the kingdom of Massinissa, and the Roman empire. Its most famous son was the emperor Septimius Severus (r.193-211).Nymphaeum …
![]() Lepcis Magna, Plaza, Northern part of the Nymphaeum |
![]() Lepcis Magna, Plaza and Nymphaeum |
![]() Lepcis Magna, Nymphaeum |
![]() Lepcis Magna, Plaza, Nymphaeum, parapet |
Mieza (Náousa)
Mieza: town in Macedonia, modern Náousa; Aristotle used to have a school at Mieza. Mieza, nymphaeum The Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea,…
![]() Mieza, Nymphaeum (School of Aristotle) |
Nymphaeum
Nymphaeum: sanctuary dedicated to the nymphs, or a fountain in the city.A nymphaeum was originally a sanctuary dedicated to the water nymphs, often in or near a cave. For example, Aristotle's school in Mieza was founded in a nymphaeum. In the…
![]() Olympia, Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus |