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Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis of Athens, c. 420 BC. Dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike, this tiny shrine is the first fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis. It occupies a prominent place on the south west bastion corner to the right of the entrance, the Propylaea...

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Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis of Athens, c. 420 BC. Dedicated to the goddesses Athena and Nike, this tiny shrine is the first fully Ionic temple on the Acropolis. It occupies a prominent place on the south west bastion corner to the right of the entrance, the Propylaea...

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The east and north façades of the Parthenon, Acropolis Athens, Greece, 430's BC. When you reached the Acropolis and crossed the Propylaea you met the Parthenon to your right with the west façade in all its glory. That end, however, was not the main façade

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The east and north façades of the Parthenon, Acropolis Athens, Greece, 430's BC. When you reached the Acropolis and crossed the Propylaea you met the Parthenon to your right with the west façade in all its glory. That end, however, was not the main façade

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The Acropolis from the Athenian Agora. The agora evolved from a Mycenaean cemetery into Athens' civic heart by the 6th c. BC. On the Acropolis, from right to left, you see the Temple of Nike on the Propylaeum, the Parthenon, and the Erechtheion with a glimpse of the Caryatid Porch.

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The Acropolis from the Athenian Agora. The agora evolved from a Mycenaean cemetery into Athens' civic heart by the 6th c. BC. On the Acropolis, from right to left, you see the Temple of Nike on the Propylaeum, the Parthenon, and the Erechtheion with a glimpse of the Caryatid Porch.

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One of the two Obelisks carved to stand at the sides of the portal of the Temple of Luxor by Ramesses II, c. 1250 BC. The western piece, 75 ft high, was "gifted" by Egypt to France in the 1830s and stands at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The other one remains in Luxor...

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One of the two Obelisks carved to stand at the sides of the portal of the Temple of Luxor by Ramesses II, c. 1250 BC. The western piece, 75 ft high, was "gifted" by Egypt to France in the 1830s and stands at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. The other one remains in Luxor...

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Head of a votive mace with a lion-headed eagle and 6 lions, dedicated at a shrine in Girsu, Iraq. Inscription in archaic script: “Mesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur prince of Lagash”. c. 2550 BCE

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Head of a votive mace with a lion-headed eagle and 6 lions, dedicated at a shrine in Girsu, Iraq. Inscription in archaic script: “Mesilim, king of Kish, builder of the temple of Ningirsu, brought for Ningirsu, Lugalshaengur prince of Lagash”. c. 2550 BCE

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Temple of Artemis Propylaeum from the Cardo. Gerasa, 150 AD, Jordan. Built during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, it was part of a large complex that included east and west Propylaea, grand staircases, a temenos, and the temple itself, which was never finished...

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Temple of Artemis Propylaeum from the Cardo. Gerasa, 150 AD, Jordan. Built during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius, it was part of a large complex that included east and west Propylaea, grand staircases, a temenos, and the temple itself, which was never finished...

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Diorite statue of Gudea, prince of Lagash, dedicated to the god Ningishzida. Gudea was a Sumerian ruler of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia, who ruled c. 2144–2124 BC, at a time when the center of Sumer was still ruled by the Gutian dynasty and the north by Akkad...

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Diorite statue of Gudea, prince of Lagash, dedicated to the god Ningishzida. Gudea was a Sumerian ruler of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia, who ruled c. 2144–2124 BC, at a time when the center of Sumer was still ruled by the Gutian dynasty and the north by Akkad...

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Oval staircase, Francesco Borromini, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 1634. It serves the south wing of the palace, and complements a bigger one by Bernini on a principle both aesthetic and functional. The staircase is helicoidal and has a flattened oval plan, thus providing easier ascent...

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Oval staircase, Francesco Borromini, Palazzo Barberini, Rome, 1634. It serves the south wing of the palace, and complements a bigger one by Bernini on a principle both aesthetic and functional. The staircase is helicoidal and has a flattened oval plan, thus providing easier ascent...

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Augustus of Prima Porta, 20 BC. At over 6ft high, this statue was a complex statement of the ideas and merits he wanted to convey. It depicts the emperor addressing his soldiers, wearing a cuirass and a cloak. Augustus was both the first Roman Emperor and the one who ruled longest...

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Augustus of Prima Porta, 20 BC. At over 6ft high, this statue was a complex statement of the ideas and merits he wanted to convey. It depicts the emperor addressing his soldiers, wearing a cuirass and a cloak. Augustus was both the first Roman Emperor and the one who ruled longest...

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The 2575-year-old Cancho Roano, in Spain, is the best preserved Tartessian site. The evident sacred character of the building and the presence of multiple cells have attracted the idea of a temple dedicated to sacred prostitution, possibly dedicated to the Phoenician deity Astarte

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The 2575-year-old Cancho Roano, in Spain, is the best preserved Tartessian site. The evident sacred character of the building and the presence of multiple cells have attracted the idea of a temple dedicated to sacred prostitution, possibly dedicated to the Phoenician deity Astarte

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The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death

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The Herodium, Herod the Great’s fortress and one of the largest from the ancient world. He intentionally buried the whole mountain and converted it to a funerary complex upon his death

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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A 2nd century BC silver tetradrachm from Persis, located in south-western Iran, depicting the local Frataraka Bagadates on the obverse, and a Zoroastrian temple of Ahura Mazda on the reverse.

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