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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2016 10:48:52 GMT
Quote:Head of one of the Riace Bronzes, full sized ancient Greek statues of warriors dated to c.460 BC  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2016 15:41:56 GMT
Quote:The Priestess of Delphi - John Collier, 1891  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish] Use the Oracle NPC class (Best of Dragon V): those might be bay leaves she is holding.
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Post by Admin on Oct 6, 2016 4:06:32 GMT
Quote:Delphic Hymns to Apollo - among the earliest musical notations (circles above the Greek letters) dated to 128 BC  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Oct 6, 2016 9:52:29 GMT
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Post by Admin on Oct 7, 2016 21:24:52 GMT
Quote:Potters' workshop and clay extraction: Corinthian pinax, 575 BC, found at Penteskouphia, now @museelouvre   Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish] Potter (1 slot, DEX, -2) (see DUNGEONEER'S SURVIVAL GUIDE: pages 25, 56, 58)
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Post by Admin on Oct 8, 2016 5:39:27 GMT
Quote:Arkesilas Cup: Laconia 560BC, found Vulci. Cyrenian king supervises the prep of sylphium/wool. Cabinet des Médailles.  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Oct 8, 2016 7:51:42 GMT
Quote:Horses at a manger, looking very perky and Picassoesque: Attic amphora, 8th century BC @museelouvre  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Oct 9, 2016 7:47:45 GMT
Quote:Relief showing surgical instruments from the Asclepieion at Athens Museo Della Civilta Romana, Rome, Italy  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Oct 9, 2016 17:22:08 GMT
Quote:The Horses of St.Mark - attributed to the sculptor Lyssipos and dated to the 4th century BC  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish] cf. MONSTER MANUAL, Horse. @slgarrett: What kind of horses are these? Light? Medium? Heavy?
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Post by Admin on Oct 13, 2016 6:59:19 GMT
Quote:Roman copy of a bust of the Greek philosopher Epicurus, dated to the 2nd century AD  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Oct 14, 2016 12:32:26 GMT
Quote:Acropolis: (fab details of) Horsemen (in the West Frieze of the Parthenon), by Walter Hege (1928-29)    Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Oct 20, 2016 5:41:53 GMT
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Post by Admin on Oct 22, 2016 15:43:36 GMT
These Greeks did A LOT of stuff naked! Does anyone have that area of the world where nakedness is common? I do: the Opech Islands are very remote and much like Tahiti in the Mutiny on the BountyQuote:A horseman riding by in late Hellenistic classicising style: Greek, 1st c BC @metmuseum t.co/ggJWCTP2Al Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish] |
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Post by Admin on Oct 27, 2016 23:11:48 GMT
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Post by Admin on Oct 28, 2016 0:04:42 GMT
Quote:The basic design of ships remained unchanged for over 2000 years, from Salamis (480 BC) to Lepanto (1571).  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Oct 29, 2016 1:40:33 GMT
Quote:Triptolemos with a κόρη who is plainly impressed by his winged snake chariot Attic red-figure tondo, c. 470 BC–460 BC  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by kjatoragfoot on Oct 29, 2016 3:38:21 GMT
A greece militia greets Lord Byron, an adviser from Albyon.  |
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Post by Admin on Oct 29, 2016 9:46:34 GMT
Quote:Medea flees Corinth on "dragons borne of the Titans". Engraving by I. Briot in a 1651 edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Oct 29, 2016 15:57:00 GMT
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Post by Admin on Oct 29, 2016 18:42:48 GMT
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2016 9:07:42 GMT
Quote:Casserole & brazier, perfect for φακη - lentil soup. 6th-4th centuries BC, National Archaeological Museum, Athens.  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2016 20:28:54 GMT
Quote:Ancient Greek dice, clay & bronze, 580-570BC. Museum of Athens  Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Nov 1, 2016 21:46:21 GMT
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Post by Admin on Nov 2, 2016 18:44:34 GMT
Quote:Today in 480 BC: Salamis ~ largest naval battle of the ancient world, as Greeks save their civilization from Persia.   Thanks to: Theslo of Qualon cf. Neat Pictures: added more! [adultish]
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Post by Admin on Nov 3, 2016 2:31:56 GMT
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