Ancient War Gallery
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The prophetess Cassandra offers a libation for her brother Hector, who is about to go out into battl
Thetis and the Nereids mourn the slain Achilles. Corinthian black-figure hydria, attr. to the Damon
Hector dons his armor, while his parents Priam and Hecuba look on. Side A of an Attic red-figure pa
Neoptolemus murders King Priam on the altar of Zeus, while Priam’s wife Hecuba looks on. Side A of
Ancient Roman marble relief depicting a legionary. Artist unknown; end of 1st cent. CE. Found at P
{a bouquet for patroclus, truly best of the achaeans, a brave and honourable man much loved by his c
peashooter85:A Secret Weapon —- How honey defeated an empire.In 67 BC the Roman general Pompey was a
Ancient Greeks vs. Han China, The War of the Heavenly HorsesBy the death of Alexander the Great in 3
Precolumbian Standing DignitaryPeru, South Coast, Huari Empire, Middle Horizon, ca. 600–1000 CEWood
The brothers Hypnos (Sleep) and Thanatos (Death) carry the corpse of the Lycian warrior Sarpedon fro
last-of-the-romans:The Siege of AvaricumThe Romans were experts at the ancient art of siege warfare.
cma-greek-roman-art:Lekythos (Oil Pitcher), Oionokles Painter, c. 480-470 BC, Cleveland Museum of Ar
Chinese bronze sword, Late Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 481-221 BCfrom the LA County
The suicide of Telamonian Ajax. Detail of an Etruscan red-figure calyx-krater, artist unknown; ca.
The Trojan prince Troilus brings his horse to a fountain to drink, while Achilles (to the left; not
Two warriors (Achilles and Ajax?) playing a board game. Attic black-figure plate, artist unknown; c
A warrior in armor, bearing a shield with a Gorgon’s head. Detail of an Attic black-figure plate, a
A helmet crowned with a myrtle wreath. Attic black-figure amphora, artist unknown; ca. 575-550 BCE.
The Forgotten Soldiers of Rome — The Roman AuxiliariesWhen a person today imagines a Roman sol
marcvs-antonivs:mars. war and agriculture(ko-fi)
archaicwonder:Philoktetes: The Trojan War HeroThis very rare Greek coin from the ancient city of Hom
Vatican mourner* A woman mourning over a dead warrior* Attic* c. 530 BCE* Vatican MuseumsAttribution
michaelmoonsbookshop:michaelmoonsbookshop:Lucan’s Pharsalia or the Civil Wars in RomeLondon 1650[Sol
The Ghost of Darius Appears to Atossa, George Romney (1734-1802)
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