
Aeneas in Vulci
An Etruscan black-figure amphora
One of the most dynamic heroes of the Trojan Cycle is Aeneas, whose depiction can be found throughout Italy before Rome usurped him as a national icon.

A noble bastard and a globalizing world
Few Greek vases have spawned as much discussion as one found in Cerveteri and dating to the seventh century BC.

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
The glory of Athens
We finish up our chores in Phocis, talk to Herodotus at Thermopylae, and then head over to Athens, the greatest city in Greece.

Dancing warriors
A plaster cast of a Greek relief
One of the plaster casts currently in the Allard Pierson in Amsterdam is of a relief that depicts a group of warriors engaged in a dance.

A lion attacking a leopard
A mosaic from Pompeii
Many mosaics from Pompeii are on display in the archaeological museum of Naples, including one that depicts a lion attacking a leopard.

Arsinoe II Philadelphus
The archetype of Hellenistic Queenship
Arsinoe II, daughter of Ptolemy I and an enduring figure of the Lagid dynasty, became the model for succeeding Ptolemaic queens.

The ancient Greek hydria
Form and function
There were all sorts of different types of ancient Greek pottery. Let’s examine the hydria, a vessel used for transporting and pouring water.

Palmyra: Mirage in the Desert
A book from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Thanks to the MET, readers can now experience the ancient site of Palmyra and learn more about its history and modern plight.

Neptune and Amphitrite
A mosaic from Herculaneum
A small, but richly decorated house in Herculaneum, features a mosaic depicting the sea-god Neptune and his wife.

A marble lekythos in Leiden
Hoplites during the Classical period
“Hoplites” of the seventh century BC were “men of bronze”. A few centuries later, they had shed most of their armour, as a marble lekythos in Leiden shows.