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Alexander the Great |  Ancient Cities |  Artifacts |  Athens |  British Museum |  Clothes |  Greek Alphabet |  Greek Food |  Greek Gods |  Greek Military |  Myths |  Philosophers |  Ruins |  Smithsonian Instute USA |  Sport |  Theatre |  Trojan Wars |  Women |  East Riding Museum Service

Map of Ancient Greece

 

Alexander the Great

Alexander fighting the Persians

 

Detail of Alexander

 

Alexander, leading the charge

 

The type of sword Alexander used

 

Contemporary paintings of Alexander

 

Contemporary paintings of Alexander

 

Alexander, silver coin

 

Bust of Alexander

 

Greek Alphabet

Rosetta stone

 

Greek writing

 

Greek writing on ancient papyrus

 

Greek alphabet

 

Ancient Cities

Temple of Apollo

 

Pylos. Throneroom, palace of Nestor

 

Pylos. Recponstruction of the throneroom

 

Pylos. Bath tub

 

Athens. Acropolis

 

Athens. Acropolis, explanation

 

Olympia reconstruction

 

Marathon. Burial mound

 

Marathon. Memorial

 

Kerameikos

 

Corinth

 

Corinth. Temple of Apollo

 

Ancient Sparta

 

Thermopylae. Leonidas Monument

 

Thermopylae. Leonidas Monument

 

Athens. Parthenon

 

Vergina tomb

 

Macedonia. Royal tomb

 

Delphi. Athenian treasury

 

Mycenae. Citadel

 

Mycenae. Tomb entrance

 

Artifacts

Xanthos_nereid

 

Jewellery

 

Elgin Marbles

 

Dolphin fresco, Queens Megaron

 

Earing

 

Gold pins

 

Early Athenian coin

 

Silver coin

 

Greek Vase

 

Greek Vase

 

Greek Vase

 

Greek Vase

 

Greek Vase

 

Athens

Athens: The Acropolis

 

Athens: The Acropolis

 

Athens: The Olympic Arena

 

Athens: The Olympic Arena

 

Athens: The Acropolis

 

Athens: Mount Lykabettos

 

Athens: The Acropolis

 

Athens: The Agora

 

Athens: The Acropolis

 

Athens: The Agora

 

Athens: The Agora

 

British Museum

For further information about the Ancient Greek collection at the British Museum, please click on the small picture.

Discobolus

 

Elgin Marbles

 

Drinking vessel

 

Ancient Greek coins

 

Bust of Pericles

 

Jug showing Dionysus

 

Greek vase

 

Statue from the Parthenon

 

Clothing

Ladies dress

 

Men's clothes

 

Battle clothing

 

Aristocratic ladies dress

 

Aristocratic ladies dress

 

Family dress

 

Greek Food

Salad and olives

 

Fsh and salad

 

Sea food and salad

 

Ancient Greeks liked fish

 

Ancient Greeks liked fish

 

Greek Gods

Aphrodite

 

Aphrodite with a swan

 

Apollo

 

Apollo

 

Artemis

 

Ares, god of war

 

Ares

 

Athene

 

Athene

 

Demeter

 

Dionysus

 

Dionysus

 

Hera

 

Hephaistos

 

Hermes

 

Hermes

 

Hermes

 

Olympians

 

Poseidon

 

Poseidon

 

Poseidon

 

Zeus

 

Zeus

 

Greek Military

Battle of Marathon

 

Greek soldiers

 

Ancient Greek warfare

 

Spartan army, myth and legend

 

Soldiers

 

Soldiers

 

Pottery showing soldiers

 

Hoplites fighting

 

Hoplite soldier

 

Greek generals

 

Statue of Spartan King Leonidas

 

Trireme

 

Ship design on a pot

 

Re-enactment of rowers

 

Greek fleet

 

Replica trireme

 

Greek fleet

 

Hollywood version of slave rowers

 

Battle of Salamis

 

Trade ship

 

Pottery art

 

Re-enactment rowers

 

Greek Myths

Pegasaus

 

Hunters chasing a Calydonian boar

 

Harpys

 

Cerberus

 

Chimera

 

Theseus fighting the Minotaur

 

Hercules fighting Ares

 

Cyclops

 

Centaur

 

Argonauts

 

Greek Philosophers

Antisthenes

 

Aristotle

 

Democritus

 

Diogenes

 

Plato

 

Plutarch

 

Pyrrho

 

Pythagoras

 

Socrates

 

Greek Ruins

Acropolis, Athens

 

Parthenon, the temple of Athene

 

Parthenon, Athens

 

Parthenon from the west

 

Parthenon sculptures

 

Part of the Parthenon friezes

 

Temple of Apollo, Corinth

 

Delphi

 

Amphitheatre, Sparta

 

Temple of Poseidon

 

Temple of Zeus, Olympia

 

Smithsonian Institute USA.

Pottery exhibit

 

Pottery exhibit

 

Pottery exhibit

 

Pottery exhibit

 

Pottery exhibit

 

Pottery exhibit

 

Sport

Achiles playing dice

 

Olympic rings

 

Lighting the olympic flame at Olympia

 

Palestra at Olympia

 

Athens, the first modern Olympics

 

The Dromos

 

Spartan chariot

 

Wrestling

 

Wrestling

 

Wrestling

 

Running race

 

Running race

 

Running

 

Long jump

 

Throwing the discus, statue of Discobolus

 

Boxer fastening gloves

 

Nike, goddess of victory

 

Theatre

Diagram of a theatre

 

Ancient Greek theatre

 

Ancient Greek theatre still used today

 

Dodoni theatre

 

Greek theatre masks

 

Mask of tragedy

 

Mask of a philosopher

 

Mask of Pan

 

Mask of Dionysus

 

The writer Aischylos

 

The writer Euripides

 

The writer Sophocles

 

Detail on Pronomos vase

 

Pronomos vase

 

Trojan Wars

Trojan tragedy

 

Achiles slays Hector

 

Hydria and Achiles

 

Amphora. Death of Priam

 

Wooden horse

 

Triumph of Achiles

 

Remains of Troy in modern day Turkey

 

Hollywood version of Trojan wars

 

Hollywood version of Trojan wars

 

Hollywood version of Trojan wars

 

Women

Hair style of Ancient Greek women

 

Ancient Greek women

 

Ancient Greek women

 

Ancient Greek women

 

East Riding Museum Service

The following items may be borrowed to use in schools. To book a box please contact Janet Tierney (Goole, Skidby Co ordinator) on 01482 39277/4 or email janet.tierney@eastriding.gov.uk

Box contents

 

Notes on Education

 

Notes on Games

 

Notes on Greek Pottery

 

Hydria

 

Hydria

 

Hydria

 

Hydria

 

Hydria

 

Hydria

 

Hydria

 

Amphora

 

Amphora

 

Amphora

 

Amphora

 

Amphora

 

Amphora

 

Clay oil lamp

 

Clay oil lamp

 

Clay oil lamp

 

Clay oil lamp

 

Clay oil lamp

 

Clay oil lamp

 

Clay spinning top

 

Clay spinning top

 

Discus

 

Discus

 

Discus

 

Wax tablet and stylus

 

Ancient Greece 2

Box contents

 

Notes on Herakles

 

Notes on Greeks at war

 

Notes on Greeks at war

 

Notes on Greek theatre

 

Corinthian helmet

 

Corinthian helmet

 

Corinthian helmet

 

Corinthian helmet

 

Theatrical mask of Dionyssos

 

Theatrical mask of Dionyssos

 

Theatrical mask of Dionyssos

 

Athenian helmet

 

Athenian helmet

 

Athenian helmet

 

Mask of Herakles

 

Mask of Herakles

 

Mask of Herakles

 

Mask of Herakles

 

Mask of Herakles

 

Theatrical mask of Epidaurus

 

Theatrical mask of Epidaurus

 

Theatrical mask of Epidaurus