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Depicted is the rectangular courtyard at the palace of Knossos. The artist uses size diminution among the four figures (pictured on a diagonal) to show receding space. Close attention is show to the garb of each figure, and the headpiece of the rearmost figure on the right suggests that we are witnessing a ceremony and/or ritual.
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This is a modern interpretation (and likely a dramatization) of the Minoan ritual of bull jumping. Depiction by artist Rudolph Zallinger.
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This is an image from the Palace of Minos, the excavation report on Knossos by Sir Arthur Evans. On the back of a crystal plaque a red bull has been rendered in the classic "flying gallop" style that was used in the Minoan period to ellucidate something in motion. The larger image that this was once a part of may have depicted a Minoan ritual of bull jumping. The bull is articulated as a single mass. Distinctive muscle bulges or deliniation of the neck area is not found.
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Photograph of Greeks celebrating their Independence day with a parade through the street. Men, women and children gather for the parade. Children are marching. A Greek Orthodox priest is visible in the crowd.
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This image shows four bodies of garmented individuals. The leftmost individual is in profile view, while the two to the right are shown in composite perspective. Each figure has their own specifically patterned type of clothing. Their faces have slight notions of particularization that dignify one from another, but overall they are types.
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Memorial for the Swedish fighters that died in the Greek War for Independence that spanned from 1821 to 1829. The monument is a large pillar made of stone with greek words carved into the lower-third of it. The text reads "In memory of the Swedes who died in the fight for Greek freedom." A black streak that starts as a circle and falls in a line through the engraved letters then stops. At the base of the monolith is an accumulation of stones that pile on top of one other, obscuring the bottom of the monument from view.
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This image is a panoramic view of Vathy, the capital of Ithaca, as seen from a vantage point in the mountain range facing the city.
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Pictured is the abandoned town of Eleutherna or Eleuthera in Crete, ancient Apollonia, and the presiding mountain range. Architectural ruins of Eleutherna are pictured. Some buildings have grass growing on top of them. Structures appear to be made out of stone.
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This is a picture of four Greek men sitting in the brush on a hill enjoying a meal. The hill rolls down into an agricultural plot of land, into the city, and then up into the Taygetos Mountain range.
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Karystos is a small costal town on the Greek island of Euboea. Pictured here is a view Mt. Ochi from a rooftop within the town. Clusters of bulidings and a church are used to contextualize the colossal size of Mount Oicha.
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A man stands on top of a large rock with snow along a hill in the background. The label identifies the site as the Altar of Zeus, where offerings and sacrifices to the god would be made.
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A man stands facing away from the camera in the foreground of the cave. The limestone appears pourous and is dark gray with white snow. The label identifies the man as possibly being "M. Fitch."
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The image is pointed upward toward an opening in the Cave of Ida. The rocky, circular opening faces toward a light colored sky, and a person stands below. The photo is taken from inside of the cave.
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The image shows a man standing in the center holding a flag and dressed in traditional Greek clothing. Crowds of spectators stand in the background.
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This image shows text accompanying a gold plaque from 6th century BCE Delphi divided into 4 sections with animal reliefs of a bull, gryphon, stag, and another unidentifiable animal. There are flower motifs in the borders between the sections.
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This image shows a street in the Greek town Mesolóngion with crowds of people, including adults and children. There are modern white buildings in the background. A man in a suit and on crutches, missing one leg, stands in the center, along with children in school clothes and Greek Orthodox priests in black attire.
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This image looks down at ruins of the archaeological site Kommos in South Crete. The angle of the image suggests that the site is set within the ground or further down a hill. There are several large stone walls that appear to delineate separate spaces, possibly rooms, with a circular carved stone set within one of the walls. A meter stick has been placed near the center of the image.
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The image is facing upward toward a large white building or group of buildings situated on top of a rocky hill and at the foot of a larger mountain in the background.
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This image is a closeup of a rough, rocky wall made up of blocks of stone with some plants growing over the top on the left side. The left side of the wall is made up of clearly cut rectangular blocks of stone like that of ashlar masonry, whereas the right side is rough yet features patches of smooth stone and does not have the same indication of stacked construction. The Archaic wall is located in the village of Kastelliana, South Crete, Greece, which is above the seaside village Tsoutsouros.
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The sun, obscured by dark clouds, is setting over the ocean in the Euboea region of Greece. The photo is taken from a view over a hillside on the island of Skyra (or Skyros) in Euboea, and the hills show evidence of roads amongst the vegetation.
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View of a rocky plain and some agricultural organization in the back along with a steep mountain in the far background of the image.
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The photograph shows an archaeological site and the surrounding land. With the high altitude one can also distinguish the agricultural arrangements of the land, the coastline, and the ocean at a distance with a view of an island. Two women are seated to the left of center.
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This photograph shows the archeological site of Anemospilia with its delimited spaces still precent by the wall foundations. The site consists of small compartments/rooms. Three people are pictured, two women and a man.
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Mid-action photograph of women and men in traditional clothing. For women this includes a red head scarf, a white undershirt with a black long-sleeve jacket and a long white skirt. The men are wearing dark blue jackets with a red cloth band in their waist and dark blue pants made with the same material as their jacket.
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Aereal view of the Knossos with extensive capture of agricultural fields, with about three distinct clusters of domestic settlements, and mountain range in the background, including Mt. Ida.