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Colossus of Ramesses II
Colossus of Ramesses II in Memphis, Egypt.
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Colossus of Barletta
The Colossus of Barletta, thought to depict Byzantine emperor Leo I (r. 457-474 CE). Removed from Constantinople in 1204 CE, it was lost in a shipwreck off the coast of Barletta, southern Italy.
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Head of a Colossus, Wadi es Sebui, Nubia
Wadi es Sebui (94 miles north of Aswan, left bank). Temple of Amon Ra and Ra Horakhti built during the reign of Rameses II (1290-1223 BCE). The fallen head of a colossus lies before the pylon of the temple. The statues, sphinxes and reliefs...
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Main Entrance, Palace of the Masters, Rhodes
The main entrance to the Palace of the Masters of the Knights Hospitaller or Knights of Rhodes. 14th century CE.
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Pirates in the Ancient Mediterranean
Piracy, defined as the act of attacking and robbing a ship or port by sea, had a long history in the ancient Mediterranean stretching from the time of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) and throughout the Middle Ages (c. 476-1500...
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Diagoras of Rhodes
Diagoras is carried by his two sons after an Olympic victory, painting by Auguste Vinchon, 1814.
National School of Fine Arts (Beaux-Arts de Paris), Paris.
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Colossus of Memnon (Side View)
One of the Colossi of Memnon representing Amenhotep III, 18th Dynasty, 14th century BCE. Luxor, Egypt.
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Side Panel, Colossus of Memnon
A side panel from one of the two figures known as the Colossi of Memnon representing Amenhotep III, 18th Dynasty, 14th century BCE. Either side of the panel are figures of
Hapi and Tiy. Luxor, Egypt.
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Constantine I Colossus
The head, hand and sphere (symbol of power) from the colossal bronze statue of Constantine I, 4th century CE. The head alone is 1.77 m high. (Capitoline Museums, Rome).
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Colossus of Memnon
The south colossal statue of Amenhotep III, one of a pair of such figures known as the Colossi of Memnon. 18th Dynasty, 14th century BCE. Luxor, Egypt.
