Search Images
Browse Content (p. 1572)
Image
Greek Bronze Ballot Disks
Bronze ballot disks used in Greek courts to vote guilty (a hole in the centre) or innocent (a solid centre). c. 300 BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens)
Image
Greek Lead Weights
Standard lead weights from the agora of Athens. 5th-2nd century BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens)
Image
Greek Clay Passport Tokens
Clay tokens probably used as passports by travellers or messengers reporting between military headquarters. Belonging to Xenokles, a border commander, 4th century BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens)
Image
Greek Wooden Comb
A wooden comb from the Agora of Athens. (Agora Museum, Athens).
Image
Tridrachm, Kos
A silver tridrachm from Kos. A discus thrower (diskobolus) and tripod. 5th century BCE. (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
Image
Decadrachm, Syracuse
A silver decadrachm from Syracuse. Arethousa with dolphins, c. 400 BCE. (Numismatics Museum, Athens)
Image
Cult Relief of the Mithraic Mysteries
Mithras looks away from the dying bull, up to the moon. Also, Mithras has a few little helpers that accompany him in taking the bull's fertility: a dog and a snake drink from the bull's blood, and a scorpion stings the bulls scrotum. A raven...
Image
Germanicus, Palazzo Altemps
Portrait of Germanicus, Palazzo Altemps in Rome, Italy
Image
Labours of Hercules
Sarcophagus depicting The Labors of Hercules. Ludovisi Collection. Palazzo Altemps. Rome, Lazio, Italy. 3C CE.
Image
A model of the Tartessian site of Cancho Roano, Extremadura, Spain
A model of the the best preserved Tartessian site, Cancho Roano, which is near Zalamea de la Serena in Extremadura, Spain. It was established in the late seventh century BCE and later expanded. Its exact purpose is not known but is thought...
