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Arch of Hadrian, Athens: 1. Bottom view of the south pylon. 2. Bottom view of the north columns of the lower level. 3. Elevation of the west side of the Arch. 4. - 5. Elevation of part of the entablature of the lower and upper levels.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Corinthian order, Greece, Hadrian, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Roman Εmperors

1. - 4. Hadrian's Library, Athens: plan of the west side of the monument. Elevation of the west side. Elevation of entablature. Bottom view and details of the ceiling. 5. Plan of the site of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Corinthian order, Greece, Hadrian, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Library of Hadrian / Church of Megali Panagia (Athens), Olympeion - Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens), Roman monuments

The remains of the Roman theater at Sparta.

Tags: Ancient theatre of Sparta, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Human types, Laconia, Natural environment, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Ruins, Sparta, Theatres

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens. In the background the Temple of Olympia Zeus.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Columns / Pillars, Corinthian order, Greece, Hadrian, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Human types, Natural environment, Olympeion - Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens), Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Roman Εmperors, Social sphere and everyday life

View of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens.

Tags: Acropolis of Athens, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Human types, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Odeons, Parthenon, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Social sphere and everyday life

Plan of the Acropolis of Athens.

Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Fortifications and fortresses, Greece, Mosque of the Parthenon, Mosques, Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Odeons, Parthenon, Propylaea of the Acropolis, Roman monuments, Temple of Athena Nike (Acropolis), Theatres, Walls

Maenad from the now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Mythology, Roman monuments

Dionysus with panther from the now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Dionysus, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Mythology, Roman monuments

Ariadne from the now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki.

Tags: Ariadne, Art and antiquities, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Mythology, Roman monuments

Leda from the now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Leda, Mythology, Roman monuments

Ganymedes from the now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Ganymedes, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Mythology, Roman monuments

Dioscorus from the now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Mythology, Roman monuments

Aura, from the now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Mythology, Roman monuments

The now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki: A figure representing Victory. [Lion's head added by Revett).

Tags: Art and antiquities, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Roman monuments

The now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki: Moulding of the Attic, and two Macedonian medals of the same device; one barbarous, the other elegant work.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Coins, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Macedonia, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments, Thessaloniki

The now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki: Pedestal, base and plan reversed of the capital.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Macedonia, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments, Thessaloniki

The now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki: The capital and entablature.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Macedonia, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments, Thessaloniki

The now lost Incantadas monument, Thessaloniki: Plan, elevation and section.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

View of the sculptures of the now lost Incantadas monument at the southern entrance of the Roman Agora of Thessaloniki. The sculptures were incorporated in the house of a family of Sephardi Jewish merchants. British consul Paradise, who has come to show John Stuart and Nicholas Revett the monument, meets the owner of the house. A young servant offers the consul a cup of coffee while from above the owner's wife reprimands her husband for not having invited the consul to sit before offering him coffee. On the left, a woman who is spinning approaches the travellers. On the right, Stuart and Revett with the young son of the British consul, who is escorted by the consul's dragoman (interpreter).

Tags: Art and antiquities, Author portraits, Britons, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Ethnic groups, Greece, Incantadas monument (Thessaloniki), James Stuart, Jews, Macedonia, Nicholas Revett, Professions, Roman monuments, Social sphere and everyday life, Thessaloniki, Travel, Women

Plan of the Roman bridge over Ilissus, with the elevation of it next to the south west.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Bridge of Ilissus, Bridges, Greece, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: The central part of the basso relievo under the middle niche; Philopappus is proclaimed consul of Athens.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Fig. 1. The capital and entablature of the curved or principal front. Fig. 2. Section of the capital.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Fig. 1. The base, capital and architrave of the pilaster, in the back front. Fig. 2. The plan of the capital reversed. Fig. 3. The profile of the capital. Fig. 4. The mouldings of the niches in the curved front.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: The mouldings of the basement, with the base of the Corintihian pilasters.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: A transverse section through the middle of the monument.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Reconstruction of the Monument of Philopappus in Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Monument of Philopappus, Athens: Fig. 1: Plan of the basement. Fig. 2: Plan of the part decorated with pilasters and niches.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Monument of Philopappus, Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Remains of the portico of the reservoir of the Aqueduct of Hadrian (Dexameni) at the foot of Lycabettus hill. Dairy farm belonging to Arvanites. A woman is milking her goat to make kaymak. A man has come on horseback to buy dairy products. A monk of Hagioi Asomatoi monastery is going to town with his donkey which is carrrying olives and wine. Mount Hymettus and Kaisariani monastery in the background.

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. The capital and base of the Attic square columns on the upper order. Fig. 2. A section through the capital. Fig. 3. The curve of the abacus; of the capital taken upon the listel under the ovolo. Fig. 4. A section of the architrave, and lacunaria, in the soffit of the niches, with the partition between them, which still remains as low as to the bottom of the capitals. Fig. 5. Half the flower upon the apex of the pediment, in its present state.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. The capital and base of the half columns in the upper order of the arch, with the entablature they support. Fig 2. Section through the capital. Fig. 3. Curve of the abacus of the capital, taken on its listel.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1: The front of the capital, and base of the antae that support the arch, with the profile mouldings of the archivolt. Fig. 2: The section through the front of the capital. Fig. 3: Half the lateral face of the capital. Fig: 4. The section of the lateral face of the capital.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1: Half the front of the pedestals in the lower order. Fig. 2: Half the front of the capital of the antae on the flank of the arch. Fig. 3: A section through the front of the capital. Fig. 4: The plan of half the front face, and half the flank face of the capital.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. Capital and base of the antae at each extremity of the arch, with the entablature of the lower order of the building, as seen on each front. Fig. 2. A section through the front face of the capital.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Fig. 1. Section through the centre of the arch, and of the niches. Fig. 2. Elevation of one end of the arch, showing the connection of the columns in the second order.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

The Arch of Hadrian, Athens: Elevation of the fronts facing the south-east.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Plan of the upper part of the Arch of Hadrian, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

Plan of the lower part of Hadrian's Arch, Athens.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Greece, Hadrian's Arch (Athens), Plans and drawings, Roman monuments

1. Relief from entrance to a Roman Tomb, showing Apollo and Demeter, at the necropolis of Furkia. 2. Relief from entrance to a Roman Tomb, showing Hermes and Pheme, at the necropolis of Furkia. 3. Relief from entrance to a Roman Tomb, showing Ceres and Athena, at the necropolis of Furkia.4. Relief from entrance to a Roman Tomb, showing a priest, at the necropolis of Furkia. 5. Reconstructive drawing of building at Al Bara, near Aleppo. 6. Relief found at the entrance of the library of the Levant Company (or East Company) at Aleppo, Syria.

Tags: Al Bara, Aleppo, Ancient gods / deities, Arches, Art and antiquities, Demeter, Funerary monuments, Furkia, Hermes, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Levant Company, Libraries, Necropoleis, Necropolis of Furcia, Pheme, Reliefs, Roman monuments, Syria

1. Monumental building. 2. View of part of the wall of the temple of Saint Peter in Antakya, Turkey. 3. Funerary stele showing a gladiator in Samandağ (anc. Seleucia Pieria). 4. View of entrance leading to catacomb at Shaykh Barakat, near Aleppo. 5. View of funerary stele at the entrance of Shaykh Barakat. 6. View of gate at Shaykh Barakat.

Tags: Agios Petros (Antioch/ Antakya), Antakya-Hatay / Antioch, Art and antiquities, Catacombs, Churches, Columns / Pillars, Corinthian order, Funerary monuments, Funerary steles, Gates, Roman monuments, Saints, Samandağ / anc. Seleucia Pieria, Shaykh Barakat, Shaykh Barakat Catacombs, Steles, Syria, Turkey

The Birecik Castle, upon the river Euphrates.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Birecik / Birtha, Birecik Castle, Castles and fortresses, Euphrates river, Fortifications and fortresses, Human types, Rivers, Roman monuments, Şanlıurfa / Urfa / anc. Edessa -Antiochia Kallirrhoe -, Soldiers, Turkey, Views, Weapons

1. Chameleon. 2. Musical instrument. 3-4. The Arch of Septimus Severus at Latakia, Syria.

Tags: Animals, Arch of Septimius Severus, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Chameleons, Gates, Latakia / anc. Laodicea, Musical instruments, Roman monuments, Septimus Severus, Syria

Arch of Sergii in Pula, Croatia: Trophies in the frieze on the Flanks of the Arch.

Tags: Arch of the Sergii, Arches, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Croatia, Istria, Plans and drawings, Pula / anc. Polai, Roman monuments

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