Ghost of Hellas

Ram’s head. Culture: Greek. Period: Late Classical Period. Date: probably 4th century B.C.

Apse of Hagia Sophia

Gold Oak Leaf and Acorn Wreath, late Classical or early Hellenistic Period, 4th century B.C. via MFA

The Oracle by Giles Ketting

The Death of Orpheus, 1893 by Jean Delville (Belgian, 1867–1953)

"...I (masculine) am parched with thirst and am dying; but grant me to drink from the ever-flowing spring. On the right is a white cypress. ‘Who are you? Where are you from?’ I am a son of Earth and starry sky. But my race is heavenly..." Translation of a Greek inscription from the second half of the 4th century B.C.

Torso of Écija “Gods, heroes and athletes: Body images in the Ancient Greece” Photograph: MAR

Cameo gem with Minerva set into a hollow ring. Medium: chrome chalcedony and gold. Getty Museum.

Labyrinth of the Minotaur Lambert of Saint-Omer, Liber Floridus, Saint-Omer 1121. Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent, Hs. 92, fol. 20r

Greek Gold ‘Pontic Aristocratic’ Diadem, Late 4th-Late 3rd Century BC

Greek women through time, 1986

Dome of Hagia Sophia

Ephesus

With the final Basil Basileus releasing in a few days, here’s a brief look back at earlier moments. In this panel, a bored Scandinavian guard carves his name into one of the columns of the palace in Constantinople. Fun fact: For this scene, we researched how the name Sigurd is written in runes (Younger Futhark). 📕Basil Basileus: A Test of Loyalty

4000 Years of Pomegranate

Greek Temple at Selinunte in spring, Sicily, Italy

The Terrace of the Lions, Delos island, Greece

Staircase of the Propylaea and Church of St. John on the Acropolis of Lindos (Rhodes, Greece)