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Elevation of the Heroon at the stadium of ancient Messene (reconstruction).

Tags: Ancient Messene, Ancient stadium of Messene, Ancient stadiums, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Heroon of Messene, Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

Plan of the Heroon at ancient Messene.

Tags: Ancient Messene, Ancient stadium of Messene, Ancient stadiums, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Heroon of Messene, Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

Architectural and decorative features of the stadium and gymnasium of ancient Messene: Elevation of the Doric stoa columns behind the seats. Ceiling plan of the column echinus. Corner column capital. Section and plan of the seats. Decorative features.

Tags: Ancient Messene, Ancient stadium of Messene, Ancient stadiums, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Gymnasium of Messene, Gymnasiums, Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

Details of the corner of the entablature and of a column at the Doric stoa of the stadium of ancient Messene.

Tags: Ancient Messene, Ancient stadium of Messene, Ancient stadiums, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Gymnasium of Messene, Gymnasiums, Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

Elevation of part of the Doric stoa at the stadium and gymnasium of ancient Messene. Architectural details of the structure.

Tags: Ancient Messene, Ancient stadium of Messene, Ancient stadiums, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Gymnasium of Messene, Gymnasiums, Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

1, 3. Front and side view of the stadium and gymnasium of ancient Messene.2, 4. Reconstruction of the stadium and gymnasium of ancient Messene; front and side view.

Tags: Ancient Messene, Ancient stadium of Messene, Ancient stadiums, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Gymnasium of Messene, Gymnasiums, Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

Panoramic view of the stadium and gymnasium of ancient Messene.

Tags: Ancient stadium of Messene, Ancient stadiums, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Gymnasium of Messene, Gymnasiums, Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Professions

Landscape at the plain of Messene.

Tags: Animals, Costume - Hats and headwear, Goats, Greece, Human types, Messene, Messenia, Natural environment, Peloponnese, Professions, Shepherds, Views, Women

Topographic map of Messene.

Tags: Ancient Messene, Art and antiquities, Greece, Maps, Messene, Messenia, Peloponnese

The altar of the church of the Dormition of the Virgin (Koimisis Theotokou) at Neo Voulkano Monastery. Plan of the church.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Church of the Dormition of the Our Lady (Voulcano), Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Human types, Ithome, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Priests, Religious practices

View of the Byzantine monastery of Panagia Samarina at Androusa.

Tags: Androusa, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Hagia Samarina (church), Human types, Messenia, Peloponnese, Professions, Religious practices, Sheep, Shepherds

Section and plan of the Byzantine monastery of Panagia Samarina at Androusa.

Tags: Androusa, Architecture and built environment, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Churches, Greece, Hagia Samarina (church), Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Religious practices

View and plan of the church of Hagios Georgios at Androusa.

Tags: Androusa, Animals, Architecture and built environment, Church of Hagios Georgios (Androusa), Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Frankish architecture, Frankish monuments, Greece, Human types, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Religious practices

Entrance to the Venetian castle of Koroni. 2. Ancient column capital from Koroni. 2. Roman column capital from Koroni.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Castle of Koroni, Castles and fortresses, Greece, Human types, Koroni, Messenia, Peloponnese, Roman monuments, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments

1. Plan of early Byzantine basilica at Loutsa, close to Foinikounta, Messenia. 2, 3. Roman ruins at Loutra, close to Foinikounta, Messenia.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Byzantine architecture, Byzantine monuments, Churches, Foinikounta, Greece, Messenia, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Roman architecture, Roman monuments

1. View of the port of Methoni. In the background, the Bourtzi of Methoni, built in the first perid of Ottoman rule of the city. 2. Plan of the remains of the Venetian mole of Asprades. 3. View of the stone dock of Asprades and the column used as bollard, or dock post. 4. Details of the column and the stone mole of Asprades.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Boats and ships, Bourtzi (Castle of Methoni), Castles and fortresses, Greece, Messenia, Methoni, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Ports, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments, Views

1, 2. View and plan of the now-lost Catholic church of Saint John (San Giovanni Evangelista), converted into a mosque (Beyazit Veli mosque) during Ottoman rule, in Methoni. Today only the base of one minaret is preserved. 3. One of the two stone bridges at the environs of Methoni which were demolished in the mid-20th century.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Beyazit Veli mosque (Methoni), Bridges, Church of Saint John / San Giovanni Evangelista (Methoni), Churches, Greece, Human types, Messenia, Methoni, Mosques, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Rivers, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments, Views

Decorative reliefs of the Venetian era at the castle of Methoni.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Bourtzi (Castle of Methoni), Castles and fortresses, Greece, Messenia, Methoni, Peloponnese, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments

Section of church at Methoni. Frescoes from the same church.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Churches, Frescoes, Greece, Methoni, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

1. Plan of the church of Agioleo (Saint Leon) at Palaiomethoni. This was probably the site of the now-lost Cistercian monastery of De viridario beatae Mariae at Paliomethoni, close to Methoni. 2. View of the monastery of Hagios Vasileios, close to the early Christian catacombs of Saint Onuphrius.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Church of Agioleo (Methoni), Church of Hagios Vasileios (Methoni), Churches, Greece, Methoni, Monasteries, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings

Section, plan and view of an unidentified church at Osphino, on the route from Pylos to Methoni.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Greece, Messenia, Peloponnese

1. Fountain close to Pylos. 2. Plan of church. 3. Stone bridge at Metaxada, close to Pylos.

Tags: Animals, Architecture and built environment, Bridges, Churches, Costume - Hats and headwear, Dogs, Fountains / Springs, Greece, Human types, Messenia, Peloponnese, Pylos, Tebts

Top: Cave of Nestor, located at Palaiokastro, to the side of Voidokoilia beach. Topographical map of the adjacent area. Bottom: Ruins of the walls of ancient Pylos, incorporated into the fortifications of the Venetian fortress of Palaiokastro.

Tags: Acropolis of Pylos, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Castles and fortresses, Cave of Nestor (Pylos), Caves, Greece, Messenia, Mythology, Natural environment, Palaiokastro (Pylos), Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Pylos, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments, Walls

Top: Topographical map of the area of Palaiokastro, Pylos. Bottom: Plan of Palaiokastro, Venetian fortress of Pylos, which was built on the site of the Acropolis of ancient Pylos (Neleion).

Tags: Acropolis of Pylos, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Castles and fortresses, Greece, Maps, Messenia, Palaiokastro (Pylos), Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Pylos, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments

Top: View of Niokastro, the Ottoman fortress of Pylos. Bottom: View of Palaiokastro, the Venetian fortress of Pylos.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Castle of Pylos (Niokastro), Castles and fortresses, Greece, Messenia, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Palaiokastro (Pylos), Peloponnese, Pylos, Venetian architecture, Venetian monuments, Views

Section and plan of the church of Metamorfosis (formerly a mosque) at Niokastro, Pylos.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Castle of Pylos (Niokastro), Church of Metamorfosis (Pylos), Churches, Greece, Messenia, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Peloponnese, Plans and drawings, Pylos

1. Ottoman fountain at Pylos. 2. Water cistern at Pylos. 3. Entrance to Niocastro, Pylos.

Tags: Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Castle of Pylos (Niokastro), Castles and fortresses, Cisterns / Reservoirs, Fountains / Springs, Greece, Human types, Messenia, Ottoman architecture, Ottoman monuments, Peloponnese, Pylos

Map of part of Attica and the Peloponnese.

Tags: Attica, Central Greece, Greece, Maps, Peloponnese

Bust of Diogenes from Villa Albani, Rome.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Diogenes, Italy, Rome, Sculptures, Villa Albani

Bust of Socrates, Vatican Museums.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Italy, Rome, Sculptures, Socrates, Vatican, Vatican Museum

Bust of Demosthenes, Vatican Museums.

Tags: Ancient authors, Art and antiquities, Demosthenes, Italy, Orators, Rome, Sculptures, Vatican, Vatican Museum

Death of Socrates.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Athens, Attica, Central Greece, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Plato, Socrates

View of Mount Parnassus.

Tags: Boats and ships, Central Greece, Greece, Mount Parnassus, Mountains, Natural environment

Scene from New Comedy play (imaginary representation).

Tags: Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Costume - Hats and headwear, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Masks, Social sphere and everyday life

Statue of Posidippus, Roman copy of Hellenistic original, Vatican Museums, Rome.

Tags: Ancient authors, Art and antiquities, Italy, Poseidippus, Rome, Sculptures, Vatican, Vatican Museum

Statue of seated figure, traditionally called Menander, Vatican Museums, Rome.

Tags: Ancient authors, Art and antiquities, Italy, Menander, Rome, Sculptures, Vatican, Vatican Museum

Medea, after painting by Anselm Feuerbach.

Tags: Ancient authors, Anselm Feuerbach, Art and antiquities, Boats and ships, Children, Costume - Hats and headwear, Euripides, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Jewellery, Medea, Mythology, Tragedy, Women

Statue of Sophocles, Vatican Museums.

Tags: Ancient authors, Art and antiquities, Italy, Rome, Sculptures, Sophocles

Imaginary reconstruction of theatre of Dionysus, Athens.

Tags: Ancient theatre of Dionysus (Athens), Ancient theatres, Architecture and built environment, Art and antiquities, Athens, Central Greece, Costume - Hats and headwear, Greece, Human types, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Social sphere and everyday life

The meeting of Odysseus and Nausicaa.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Homer, Homeric works, Imaginary representations - Reconstructions, Mythology, Nausicaa, Odysseus, Odyssey

Bust of Homer.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Homer, Sculptures

Sculpture of Laocoön and his Sons, Vatican Museums, Rome.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Italy, Laocoon, Mythology, Rome, Sculptures, Vatican, Vatican Museum

Venus of Medici, Hellenistic sculpture of Aphrodite, Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

Tags: Aphrodite, Art and antiquities, Florence, Italy, Medici Venus, Sculptures, Uffizi Gallery (Galleria degli Uffizi)

Farnese bull, Hellenistic sculpture complex, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Farnese Bull, Italy, Mythology, Naples / Napoli / anc. Neapolis, Sculptures

Detail of the Gigantomachy relief o the Pergamon Altar, today kept at Pergamonmuseum, Berlin.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Asia Minor, Berlin, Germany, Gigantomachy, Mythology, Pergamon, Pergamon Altar, Reliefs, Turkey, Women

Statue of the “Dying Gaul”, Roman copy of lost Hellenistic original, Capitoline Museums, Rome.

Tags: Art and antiquities, Capitoline Museums, Italy, Rome, Sculptures

Nibe and her youngest daughter from the Niobids complex, Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

Tags: Architects, Art and antiquities, Florence, Italy, Niobids, Praxiteles, Scopas, Sculptors, Sculptures, Uffizi Gallery (Galleria degli Uffizi)

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