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  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-021.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of some of the beautiful marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_045.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-042.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy.  View of ancient Greek theatre of the ancient Greek colony of Metapontion or Metapontum. Partially restored, the theatre was built during the 6th century BC and was capable of seating 8000 spectators. Located on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy, the city was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists from the western Peloponnese. The city prospered during the 6th-5th centuries BC and the great mathematician, philosopher and alchemist Pythagoras founded a school in Metapontion in 510 BC after his expulsion from Croton. It is said that he died here.
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-010.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-006.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-001.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a funerary statue representing Persephone -the Goddess of the underworld. The sculpture is one of many that date from the 5th century BC and into Roman times. They were found near tombs either in niches or on bases.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_037.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a funerary statue representing Persephone -the Goddess of the underworld. The sculpture is one of many that date from the 5th century BC and into Roman times. They were found near tombs either in niches or on bases.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_036.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a fine marble sculpture of the God Jupiter / Zeus. Dating from the Roman period the sculpture was found at the Capitoleum beside the Agora.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_029.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. A similar copy of the statue is also found in Delphi Museum, Greece.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_013.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. A similar copy of the statue is also found in Delphi Museum, Greece.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_012.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. A decorative Greek inscribed stone tablet or dedication found in the courtyard of the Cyrene sculpture museum which is adorned with many marble sculptures and architectural remains from the ancient city. Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_007.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. One of the Greek inscribed stone tablets found the courtyard of the Cyrene sculpture museum which is adorned with many marble sculptures and architectural remains from the ancient city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_002.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. One of the Greek inscribed stone tablets found the courtyard of the Cyrene sculpture museum which is adorned with many marble sculptures and architectural remains from the ancient city. Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_006.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. One of the Greek inscribed stone tablets found the courtyard of the Cyrene sculpture museum which is adorned with many marble sculptures and architectural remains from the ancient city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_005.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-046.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-038.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-035.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-026.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-020.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-022.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-023.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-019.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-018.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy.  View of the archaeological remains of the ancient Greek colony of Metapontion or Metapontum.  The ancient city was dominated by a row of three colossal Greek colonnaded temples built in the 6th century BC, of which only foundations and scattered architectural fragments remain. There are also the remains of a Greek theatre, capable of seating 8000 spectators. Located on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy, the city was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists from the western Peloponnese. The city prospered during the 6th-5th centuries BC and the great mathematician, philosopher and alchemist Pythagoras founded a school in Metapontion in 510 BC after his expulsion from Croton. It is said that he died here.
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-015.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-005.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-001.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. Close up detail view of some of the crumbling buildings at the hilltop medieval ghost town of Craco .Rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower and overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-023.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-018.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-017.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-016.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-005.tif
  • Craco_Basilicata_Italy-002.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. Close up view at the sculpture museum of a sarcophagi with lid from either the Greek or Roman period. The delicate crafted detail found on the outside indicates that the person must have had come from a wealthy family.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_070.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. Close up view at the sculpture museum of a sarcophagi with lid from either the Greek or Roman period. The delicate crafted detail found on the outside indicates that the person must have had come from a wealthy family.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_069.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. Close up view at the sculpture museum of the delicate crafted detail found on the outside of a marble sarcophagi either from the Greek or Roman period.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_068.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. Close up view at the sculpture museum of the delicate crafted detail found on the outside of a marble sarcophagi either from the Greek or Roman period.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_066.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of tombstones of warriors. The middle one dates from around the 5th century BC and was in the Capitoleum outside the Agora southern wall.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_063.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of the fingers and toes from the statue of Zeus that once adorned the platform inside the Temple of Zeus at Cyrene. The Colossal seated statue of Zeus was twelve times life size and modelled on the famous Statue of Zeus at Olympia Greece which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_057.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of the fingers and toes from the statue of Zeus that once adorned the platform inside the Temple of Zeus at Cyrene. The Colossal seated statue of Zeus was twelve times life size and modelled on the famous Statue of Zeus at Olympia Greece which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_056.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of the fingers and toes from the statue of Zeus that once adorned the platform inside the Temple of Zeus at Cyrene. The Colossal seated statue of Zeus was twelve times life size and modelled on the famous Statue of Zeus at Olympia Greece which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_055.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of some of the beautiful marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_044.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of the beautiful sculpture known as the Three Graces. The sculpture is a representation of the three daughters of Zeus known as three charites, Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia - who were said to represent beauty, charm and joy. This Roman example dates from the time of Hadrian and was found in the Baths of Trajan. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_040.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of the beautiful sculpture known as the Three Graces. The sculpture is a representation of the three daughters of Zeus known as three charites, Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia - who were said to represent beauty, charm and joy. This Roman example dates from the time of Hadrian and was found in the Baths of Trajan. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_039.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a fine marble sculpture of the Goddess Demeter. Dating form the Hellenistic period, the figure was sculpted by two different artists, one created the body and the other created the head. Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_035.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a marble statue of Alexander the Great.  This Roman example dates from the time of Hadrian and was found in the Baths of Trajan. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_027.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a marble statue of Alexander the Great. This Roman example dates from the time of Hadrian and was found in the Baths of Trajan.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_026.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a marble statue of Alexander the Great.  This Roman example dates from the time of Hadrian and was found in the Baths of Trajan. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_025.tif
  • The famous Aphrodite (Venus) of Cyrene, dated to 130 AD, a Roman copy of a Hellenistic masterpiece. The sculpture represents the goddess Aphrodite famously rising from the Sea (Anadyomene). It is believed to have been looted or destroyed sometime during the last 10 years.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_020.tif
  • The famous Aphrodite (Venus) of Cyrene, dated to 130 AD, a Roman copy of a Hellenistic masterpiece. The sculpture represents the goddess Aphrodite famously rising from the Sea (Anadyomene). It is believed to have been looted or destroyed sometime during the last 10 years.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_021.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View of the head of the Sphinx at the museum. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. A similar copy of the statue is also found in Delphi Museum, Greece.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_019.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. A similar copy of the statue is also found in Delphi Museum, Greece.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_016.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. A similar copy of the statue is also found in Delphi Museum, Greece. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_010.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. One of the Greek inscribed stone tablets found the courtyard of the Cyrene sculpture museum which is adorned with many marble sculptures and architectural remains from the ancient city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_004.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-047.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-043.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-037.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View along a pathway lined with colourful plants of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built around the mid-6th century BC as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-031.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-029.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of fluted columns from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-028.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-025.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Detail view of part of the colonnade from the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple as sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-024.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy.  View of ancient Greek theatre of the ancient Greek colony of Metapontion or Metapontum. Partially restored, the theatre was built during the 6th century BC and was capable of seating 8000 spectators. Located on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy, the city was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists from the western Peloponnese.
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-017.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy.  View of ancient Greek theatre of the ancient Greek colony of Metapontion or Metapontum. Partially restored, the theatre was built during the 6th century BC and was capable of seating 8000 spectators. Located on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy, the city was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists from the western Peloponnese.
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-016.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of remains of the Temple of Apollo Lykaios at the site of the ancient Greek colony of Metapontion or Metapontum. Dating from the 6th century BC, the temple was the largest of the temples in the ancient city and consisted of an elongated Doric colonnaded of 8 columns wide by 17 columns long. In view are reconstructed architectural fragments including column capitals and Doric frieze. Located on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy, the city was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists from the western Peloponnese.
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-013.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. Information board at the site of the ancient Greek colony of Metapontion or Metapontum. Located on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy, the city was founded in the 7th century BC by Greek colonists from the western Peloponnese. T
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-008.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-002.tif
  • Metapontion. Basilicata. Italy. View of the majestic Greek Doric Temple of Hera dating from the mid-6th century BC. Known as the Tavole Palatine, the elegant peripteral temple was built as a sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, 3 kilometres from the ancient Greek urban centre of Metapontum or Metapontion on the Ionic coast of Basilicata in southern Italy. It has 15 Doric fluted columns still upright from its original 32 (6 x 12) and is one of the best preserved monuments of Magna Graecia (Greater Greece).
    Metaponto_Basilicata_Italy-003.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-030.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-029.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-024.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-020.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-014.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-012.tif
  • Italy. Basilicate. Craco. The medieval hilltop ghost town of Craco which is dominated by its magnificent Norman period tower. Scenically rising above its mesmerizing landscape, the town overlooks the Cavone river valley in the region of Basilicate in southern Italy. Founded around 500 AD, the town which is in a seismic active area was completely abandoned by its population in 1991 when a succession of landslides threatened to ruin the town and its people.
    Craco_Basilicata_Italy-003.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a intricate marble relief.  Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a intricate marble relief.  Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_064.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a stone tablet dating from around the late 3rd century. Inscribed in Greek, the tablet has an instruction from Roman Emperor Claudius Gothicus to the Governor of Egypt to re-establish Cyrene with the new name of Claudiopolis.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Gorgon sculpture.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a large colourful mosaic from the House of Jason Magnus. The house was the private residence of Claudius Tiberius Jason Magnus, high priest of the Temple of Apollo in the 2nd century AD. .
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Gorgon sculpture.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a large colourful mosaic.  Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_058.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of the fingers and toes from the statue of Zeus that once adorned the platform inside the Temple of Zeus at Cyrene. The Colossal seated statue of Zeus was twelve times life size and modelled on the famous Statue of Zeus at Olympia Greece which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. The rear view of two Korai, highlighting the opposite folding of their mantle which suggests a specular position.  These are examples of the many Archaic Korai found in Cyrene. Korai statues are the female equivalent of Kouros and were always portrayed dresses, whereas the Kouros were mostly portrayed nude.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a fine marble sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite. Dating from the 1st century AD, the sculpture was found at the Baths of Trajan at the Sanctuary of Apollo.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of some of the beautiful marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of various fine marble sculptures. Dominating the scene is a Roman period statue of Heracles holding the skin of the Nemean lion.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of some of the beautiful marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of some of the beautiful marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of the beautiful sculpture known as the Three Graces. The sculpture is a representation of the three daughters of Zeus known as three charites, Euphrosyne, Aglaea and Thalia - who were said to represent beauty, charm and joy. This Roman example dates from the time of Hadrian and was found in the Baths of Trajan. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a fine marble sculpture of the Goddess Demeter. Dating form the Hellenistic period, the figure was sculpted by two different artists, one created the body and the other created the head. Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of funerary statues representing Persephone -the Goddess of the underworld. The sculptures dating from the 5th century BC and were found near tombs either in niches or on bases.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of funerary statues representing Persephone -the Goddess of the underworld. The sculptures dating from the 5th century BC and were found near tombs either in niches or on bases.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_032.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a fine marble sculpture of the God Jupiter / Zeus. Dating from the Roman period the sculpture was found at the Capitoleum beside the Agora.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the museum of a fine marble sculpture of the god Apollo. The statue is a Roman copy of an earlier Hellenistic prototype.
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  • The famous Aphrodite (Venus) of Cyrene, dated to 130 AD, a Roman copy of a Hellenistic masterpiece. The sculpture represents the goddess Aphrodite famously rising from the Sea (Anadyomene). It is believed to have been looted or destroyed sometime during the last 10 years.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. A similar copy of the statue is also found in Delphi Museum, Greece.
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  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. A similar copy of the statue is also found in Delphi Museum, Greece.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_015.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. View at the sculpture museum of a Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. A similar copy of the statue is also found in Delphi Museum, Greece.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_011.tif
  • Cyrene. Libya. General view of the one room sculpture museum at Cyrene.  Dominating the scene is the Sphinx on top of a column with Ionic capital. Dating from the Archaic period - (650 BC-480 BC), the Sphinx is one of the most important monuments found at Cyrene. Although the museum is only one room its collection rivals any museum and it contains many great examples of the richness of Cyrene and marble finery that once adorned its ancient buildings. Cyrene which was founded by Greek immigrants from the little Greek island of Thera –Santorini- around 631 BC is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is North Africa’s most complete ancient Greek city.
    Libya_Cyrene_Museum_008.tif
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