Ancient Civilization Collection (page 3)

Sophocles ( circa 496a'406 bc ), Greek playwright. His seven surviving plays are notable for their complexity of plot and depth of characterization

Illustration of Ionic column

Illustration of people, customs, artefacts, monuments from ancient civilisations and indigenous cultures around the world, including Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Persia, Phoenicia, Inca, Maya, Aztec

Illustration of interior of the Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt

Prambanan Temple
Prambanan Hindu temple near yogyakarta

Relief from Pergamon Altar, published in 1881
Battle of Zeus and the Giants. Relief from the Pergamon Altar, Berlin Museum. Wood engraving, published in 1881

Temple of Kukulkan, usually known El Castillo
Temple of Kukulkan, usually referred to as El Castillo ( the castle ), Chichen Itza, YucatAan, Mexico.Image taken outdoors, daylight, some tourists appears on the image

Sigiriya Rock, Sri Lanka (Unesco world heritage site)
Ancient city of Sigiriya. The ruins of the capital built by King Kassapa I (5th century) lie on the steep slopes and at the summit of a granite peak standing some 180m high (the Lions Rock)

Forum
circa 1930: The Temples of Castor and Pollux in the foreground of the Forum in central Rome. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)

Frescoes depicting bared chested women talking
Colorful frescoes depicting two bared chested women talking between them covering the western face of the rock in the historical and archaeological site of Sigiriya, Matale District

Skellig Michael
View from Skellig Michael ancient monastery, over the Atlantic Ocean, Little Skellig and the Kerry mountains in the background

Ring of Brodgar, Orkney Islands
Neolithic standing stones on the Orkney Islands known as the Ring of Brodgar. UNESCO World Heritage Site

Italy, Campania, Ercolano, Old mural on ruins of Herculaneum

Ancient archaeological artefacts, published in 1880
Ancient archaeological artefacts, greek: 1) Column capital from the Artemision in Ephesus; 2-5) Vases from Cyprus, 6) Barber figurine (Terracotta) from Tanagra; 7+9

Illustration of map highlighting Indus Valley region and ancient tablet showing water buffalo

Cross section illustration of oval house made from animal skins with fire below ground and smoke rising above, Nabta Playa, Egypt

Buddha head in tree roots, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya
The location of this site is Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya. This ancient temple was built during the 14th century, but was reduced to ruins in 1767 when the Burmese army invaded Ayutthaya

Mayan ruins of Palenque

Temple of Apollo, Delphi
Temple of Apollo at Delphi (4th century BC) built along the Sacred Way

Sneferus Bent Pyramid, 2600 BC, Dahshur Necropolis, Dahshur, Egypt

Steps and wall on Castelo dos Mouros, Sintra, Portugal

Commercial Agora in Ephesus
view of the Agora from the The Gate of Mazeus and Mythridates. Being the most important trade center of Ephesus, Agora was built in the third century B.C

A zig zag bridge agsinst Leifeng Pagoda on the West Lake, Hangzhou
A zig zag bridge on the West Lake in the sunset, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.On the left you see the Leifeng pagoda. On the right you see the Xiying pavillion(Sunset Pavilion)

Clearing Cloud from Machu Picchu
I had waited for an hour in the rainy afternoon until the cloud started to clear from the beautiful ancient ruins of Machu Picchu, Peru

Athens panorama
View of the city of Athens from Lycabettus hill, located near the center. The picture was taken in the beautiful sunset

View of Tikal temples in the forest at sunrise, temple III on the right. Tikal National park, Peten, Guatemala

The Peacocks Complaint
Vintage lithograph of scene from The Peacocks Complaint

Assyrian residential complex, visual reconstruction
Illustration of a Assyrian residential complex, visual reconstruction

Illustration of court for ritual ball game, Copan, Honduras 20110509

Tikal in Guatemala
The Tikal temple complex in Guatemala

Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island

IncaAśs sacred city, Machu Pichu, Peru
View of the incaAśs city Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu behind it, Cusco, Peru

Temple of Luxor, Ramesses II Statue, Luxor, Egypt
Temple of Luxor, Ramesses II Statue, Luxor - Thebes, Luxor East Bank, Egypt. Statue, Ramesses II, Pharaoh, King, Temple, Male Likeness, Hieroglyphics, Carving, Ancient, International Landmark

Ring of Brodgar, Orkney Islands
Neolithic standing stones or henge in the Orkney islands, known as the Ring of Brodgar

Eros, god of love in the Greek Mythology, lithograph, c. 1830
Eros - God of love in the Greek Mythology. Lithograph after a cameo by Joseph Brodtmann (German-swiss engraver and publisher, 1787-1862), published c. 1830

Ulysses fight against the Cicones, Greek mythology, published in 1880
Ulysses (Odysseus) fight against the Cicones. Scene from the Greek Mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Perseus on Pegasus, Greek Mythology, wood engraving, published in 1880
Perseus with the Medusa head on the winged horse Pegasus. Scene from the Greek mythology. Wood engraving after a drawing by Heinrich Leutemann (German painter, 1824 - 1905), published in 1880

Hercules killed the Stymphalian birds, Greek mythology, published in 1880
Hercules killed the Stymphalian birds. Scene from the Greek mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Orpheus drowned out the Sirens, Greek mythology, published in 1880
The Sirens tempt Argonauts with their song. Orpheus played his lyre and drowned out the Sirens song. Scene from the Greek mythology

Hercules slaying the Hydra, Greek mythology, wood engraving, published 1880
Hercules slaying the Hydra. Scene from the Greek mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Ulysses and the Scylla, Greek mythology, wood engraving, published 1880
Ulysses (Odysseus) loses six of his companions by the Scylla. Scene from the Greek Mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Ulysses and Sirens, Greek mythology, wood engraving, published in 1880
Ulysses (Odysseus) and the Sirens. Scene from the Greek Mythology. Wood engraving, published in 1880

Osiris, Egyptian god of the afterlife, wood engraving, published 1878
Osiris - the Egyptian god of the afterlife, death, life, and resurrection. Woodcut engraving, published in 1878

Nefertiti
Queen Nefertiti - Egyptian antique apyrus with elements of egyptian ancient historySee more EGYPT images here:

Ancient egyptians hunting birds
Vintage engraving of Ancient egyptians hunting birds

Papyrus Depicting Tutankhamun and His Wife Ankhesenamun
This beautiful garden scene shows Tutankhamun receiving flowers from his wife Ankhesenamun. This scene comes from an ivory chest that was found in his tomb in 1922

Bible manuscript, Codex Sinaiticus, facsimile, published in 1882
Sample of Greek Bible manuscript, Codex Sinaiticus, Hebrew 13, 9. Facsimile, published in 1882

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