Wednesday, September 28, 2016

The prehistoric Boeotian colonies








































Thebae
Prehistoric Chamber Tombs














Eleutherae
The fortification above the city








The great Mycenean tholos tombs













Excavations in the Treasury of Atreus
by Schliemann and his wife Sophia (1875).

From Henry Schliemann's book "Mycenae"
(London, 1878)

































The great tholos tomb "Treasury of Atreus"


































The tomb of Clytaemnestra
































The tomb of Aegisthos































Tomb of the Lions

































Tomb of the Lions - The lintel consists of three blocks
































Tomb of the Lions - The upper part of the tholos has collapsed


Thursday, September 22, 2016

Details in the entrance of the Treasury of Atreus
















































The southern base of the semi-column
(24 April 2002)
















The passage (dromos) of the Treasury
and the large stone on the right.


















The 15th stone (detail)



















Another view.
It seems that the ground here was higher before.

















The two semi-columns from 
the Treasury of Atreus 
National Archaeological Museum of Athens 
















Detail of the decoration.
Only few pieces have been found.
























Monday, September 19, 2016

Perseus



                                                    Perseus - Pius Clemente Museum, Vatican
                                                                            (photo by Alvesgaspar-Wikipadia)







Sunday, September 11, 2016

Orpheus



                                                         Orpheus, Eurydice and Hermes


















Orpheus
Ancient Roman floor mosaic
Museo archeologico regionale di Palermo
Photo by Giovanni Dall ' Orto




Saturday, September 3, 2016

Ptolemy's Sarmatia (Scythia)


*See also "Scythia" (p. 3 Apr. 2011)
and "Maps of the ancient Balkans" (p. 12 Aug. 2016).