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Golden vessels discovered by Heinrich Schliemann at the grave sites of Mycenae acropolis (reconstructed view).

Terracotta vases discovered by Luigi Palma di Cesnola in Cyprus in the mid-19th century (c.1865–1877).

Imaginary reconstruction of Mycenae acropolis.

Imaginary reconstruction of ancient Sparta.

Imaginary reconstruction of the agora of Sparta. In the background, the Acropolis. In the foreground, the statue of Hermes Agoraeus with young Dionusus. On the right, the Persian stoa which housed the spoils of the Persian wars. In the background, the sanctuary of Moirai with Orpheus's grave.

Depiction of Spartan youth practicing sports at the Gymnasium.

Race in ancient Sparta.

Quarry in ancient Corinth.

Greek hoplites.

View of Athens in the late 19th century.

The Parthenon at the time of Pericles (Imaginary reconstruction).

The grave stele of Aristion, discovered in Velanideza, Attica and kept at the Archaelogical Museum of Athens.

Busts of Miltiades and Themistocles.

Drawing of Roman copy of Kresilas's bust of Pericles, Vatican Museum.

Bust of Alcibiades, Vatican Museums.

Imaginary reconstruction of ancient Piraeus.

Thebes. On the left, the Acropolis of Cadmea.

Statue of Demosthenes, Vatican Museums.

Statue of Aeschines, Museo Nazionale, Naples.

Drawing of relief showing the triumphal entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon, by Bertel Thorvaldsen.

Portrait of Alexander the Great drawn according to the bust discovered on Delos island and kept at Louvre Museum.

The Alexander Mosaic, showing a battle between the armies of Alexander the Great and Darius II, from the House of the Faun in Pompey (today kept at Naples Archaeological Museum).