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Ancient ruins in Plataea (Plataies).

The remains of Plataea (Plataies), Mount Cithaeron in the background.

View of the fortifications of Eleutherae, known as Gyfrokastro.

The Propylaea.

The Parthenon from the southeast.

View of the Parthenon, with the mosque built on the site after the temple's bombardment in 1687.

Erechtheion.

Odeon of Herodes Atticus.

The Choregic Monument of Thrasyllus on the southern slope of the Acropolis.

Choregic Monument of Lysicrates.

Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos (Tower of the Winds).

The Gate of Athena Archegetis in the Roman Agora of Athens.

Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.

Monument of Philopappus.

Hadrian's Arch.

The temple of Olympian Zeus or Olympeion in Athens.

The fountain of Callrrhoe in Athens.

The putative tomb of Cimon in Athens. Image depicts an Athenian woman, who, according to Simone Pomardi, is performing a magic ritual in order to find a suitable husband.

Interior of the Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos (Tower of the Winds),which in the early 19th century functioned as a Dervish tekke (lodge).

The walls of Conon.

Remains on the supposed site of Themistocles' tomb.

Ancient funerary monument in Piraeus.

The foundations of the Temple of Apollo, Delos.

Artemision and the ancient port of Delos.

The House of Cleopatra and Dioscorides, Delos.

View of the ruins of Delos from the Temples of Syrian and Egyptian deities.

Frontispiece: Imaginary landscape. The author composes his work and his companion is drawing.

1. View of Bagras Castle at Alexandretta (today Iskenderun). According to the legend, it was built by Gοdfrey of Bouillon, leader of the First Crusade. 2. View of the port of Alexandretta. 3. View of the bay of Tripoli, Lebanon. 4. Remains of the Cilician Gates.

Atlas from the Temple of Zeus at Agrigento, Sicily.

Southeast view of the Parthenon.