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Hellenistic Colossal Head of a Youth
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Hellenistic Colossal Head of a Youth

Fragmentary colossal head of a youth, from the Pergamon Gymnasium, Hellenistic period, 2nd century BCE (Pergamon Museum, Berlin)
Hellenistic Head of an Aethiopian
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Hellenistic Head of an Aethiopian

This beautifully crafted head portrays an "Aethiopian", or black African, and is made out of black bronze, gold, obsidian and carnelian. The piece was once a part of an ornate object like a serving dish although...
Hellenistic Bridge at Eleutherna, Crete
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Hellenistic Bridge at Eleutherna, Crete

The Eleutherna Bridge on Crete is a well-preserved Hellenistic corbel arch bridge with a single span of 3.95 m. It was built with large limestone blocks in dry masonry around 330 - 367 BCE when a major construction...
Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Aethiopian Youth
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Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Aethiopian Youth

This Hellenistic bronze statuette of an African youth dates to sometime between the 2nd-3rd Centuries BCE. It portrays a young worker, likely a blacksmith or other artisan, of Sub-Saharan African origin...
Three Hellenistic Heads, Cyprus
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Three Hellenistic Heads, Cyprus

Three heads of worshippers from the Temple of Apollo-Reshef, Cyprus, 350-250 BCE. Early Hellenistic style. (British Museum, London)
Hellenistic Terracotta Figurines from Pella
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Hellenistic Terracotta Figurines from Pella

Terracotta figurines of women with their ordinary clothes and adornments, 2nd century BCE (Pella Archaeological Museum).
The Doric Order, Classical Orders of Architecture
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The Doric Order, Classical Orders of Architecture

The Classical Orders of Architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite), originating in ancient Greece and refined by the Romans, are fundamental design principles that significantly influence...
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To what extent is Polybius our best guide to Hellenistic history?

To call Polybius our best guide to Hellenistic history might be misleading for a few reasons. Firstly, Polybius' Histories are by no means perfect; for a start, as they have come down to...
The Hellenistic Gymnasium, Kos
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The Hellenistic Gymnasium, Kos

The remaining columns of the Hellenistic period gymnasium, Kos.
Hellenistic Gold Earrings
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Hellenistic Gold Earrings

A pair of Hellenistic gold earrings, 4th century BCE. Found in tomb II of Mogilanska Mogila tumulus at Vratsa. (Regional Historical Museum, Vratsa, Bulgaria) Photography: Regional Historical Museum, Vratsa, Bulgaria.
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