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1. View of the outer peristyle of the temple of Athena, today part of the cathedral church of Syracuse. 2. Fountain of Arethousa, Syracuse.
Tags: Ancient Greek colonies, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Baskets, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Doric order, Fountain of Arethousa (Syracuse), Fountains / Springs, Greek mythology, Houses, Human types, Italy, Laundresses / Washerwomen, Sicily, Social sphere and everyday life, Southern Italy, Syracuse, Temple of Athena (Syracuse), Views, Washing and laundering, Women
Offering to a goddess in the inner court of a house or temple (imaginary reconstruction).
Tags: Ancient pottery / Vase painting, Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Fountains / Springs, Greece, Houses, Human types, Interiors, Italy, Religious ceremonies, Religious practices, Sculptures, Social sphere and everyday life, Women
Comparison of architectural features of the temples of Paestum (column, entablature and corniche) with Doric temples of Athens and Rome in order to show the place of Paestum in the evolution of the rhythm. 1. Comparison of the Second Temple of Hera in Paestum to the temple of Hephaestus and the Parthenon in Athens. 2. Comparison of the temple of Athena in Paestum to the theatre of Marcellus and the Colosseum in Rome. 3. Comparison of the Temple of Hera in Paestum to the temple of Athena in Paestum and the theatre of Marcellus in Rome. 4. Comparison of column capitals.
Tags: Ancient temples, Ancient temples of Poseidonia (Paestum), Ancient theatre of Marcellus (Rome), Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Colosseum, Doric order, Italy, Paestum / anc. Poseidonia, Parthenon, Plans and drawings, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Southern Italy, Temple of Athena (Paestum), Temple of Hephaestus (Theseion), Temple of Hera (Paestum), Temple of Hera II (Paestum)
View of the castle of Heliopolis (Baalbek) in Lebanon, with the temple of Zeus in the background. Architectural and decorative features from the temple of Zeus in Baalbek. Dervish and Muslim holy man.
Tags: Ancient temples, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Baalbek / anc. Heliopolis, Castle of Baalbek, Castles and fortresses, Corinthian order, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dervishes, Human types, Lebanon, Priests, Religious practices, Roman architecture, Roman monuments, Temple of Zeus (Baalbek), Temples of Baalbek (Lebanon)
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