Pillage
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One of the most important stolen statues in western literature is the Palladion. This ancient wooden image of Athena guaranteed the safety of Troy... |
Palladion, Pillage, Plunder, Troy, Odysseus, Diomedes, Sperlonga | view |
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The "Tyrannicides" - statues of Harmodios and Aristogeiton. Xerxes took them from Athens to his capital at Susa. |
Tyrannicides, Harmodios, Aristogeiton, Plunder, Pillage, Xerxes | view |
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This model shows the Athenian Acropolis as it might have looked on the eve of Xerxes’ invasion - 480 BCE. |
Acropolis, Xerxes, Pillage, Plunder, Persian Wars | view |
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DESTRUCTION ON THE ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS |
This link takes you to an interesting article entitled 'Destruction and Memory on the Athenian Acropolis' by Rachel Kousser (Art Bull 91... |
Athens, Acropolis, Pillage, Plunder, Collectors, Greek art, Greek history, Ancient history | view |
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REPATRIATING THE EUPHRONIOS KRATER |
This link takes you to an article about the repatriation of the Euphronios Krater. |
Euphronios, Pillage, Plunder, Repatriation, Greek art, Collectors, Attic Red Figure | view |
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EXEKIAS AND DIONYSOS |
This link takes you to an image of the Attic Black Figure kylix by Exekias depicting the dire consequences of piracy. |
Exekias, Dionysos, Attic Black Figure, Collections, Pillage, Piracy, Plunder | view |
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CICERO v VERRES |
This link gives you more information about Cicero's prosecution of Verres. |
Cicero, Verres, Sicily, Plunder, Pillage, Rhetoric | view |
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THE PALACE OF LAUSUS AT CONSTANTINOPLE AND ITS COLLECTION OF ANCIENT STATUES |
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Lausos, lausus, Kedrenos, Constantinople, Collections, Collectors, Pillage | view |
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VICTORY STELE OF NARAM-SIN |
This link takes you to more information about the victory stele of the Akkadian ruler Naram-Sin, now in the Louvre. It is one of the oldest known... |
Naram-Sin, Plunder, Pillage, Collections, Mesopotamia, Louvre | view |
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CICERO: 1st ORATION AGAINST VERRES |
This link takes you to an English translation of Cicero's 1st Oration Against Verres. |
Cicero, Verres, Rhetoric, Plunder, Pillage, Collections, Collectors, roman world, Classics | view |
