bull leaping from the palace at knossos

peaceful, seafaring Bronze age civilization known for palace architecture and vibrant art.

lion gate

warlike mainland greek civilization known for fortified hilltops and military power

geometric krater

values honor, ancestor reverence and complex funeral rites

calf bearer

made previous offerings to gods for status and divine favor

achillies and ajax playing a dice game

valued order, reason, and human physical perfection

erechtheion

democratic, polytheistic society of the 5th century BCE focused on art, civic duty, and philosophy

eirene holding child plutos

exhausted by constant inner city warfare

theater of epidauros

collected religious devotion, medicine, drama, and architecture as unified aspects of well being

old market woman

expanding empire with diverse social classes, shifting artistic focus toward individual psychology and real life

laocoon and his sons

love trojan mythologies, dramatic expressions, and technical sculpture mastery