Images & Art

ALEXANDER MOSAIC

From the House of the Faun Pompeii c. 80 B.C. Museo Nazionale, Naples Alexander is portrayed realistically and all the details of his costume are carefully in place....

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ALEXANDER MOSAIC

The House of the Faun Pompeii c. 80 B.C. Museo Nazionale, Naples Darius on his chariot....

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LATE THIRD STYLE WALL

From the tablinum House of Marcus Lucretius Fronto Pompeii Between 50 and 60 In this late third style wall the once restrained decorative elements are becoming excessive and architectural depth is reintroduced....

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THIRD STYLE MYTHOLOGICAL SCENE

From the triclinium House of Sacerdos Amandus Pompeii The mythological scene of the chained Andromeda being freed by Perseus tends to emphasize the landscape and cool atmosphere instead of the people. This characteristic is also typical of the third style....

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Amman

Tons and Tons of pictures including Temples, theater, palaces and much, much more...[Bible Places]...

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Petra

Bronze coins of Nabatean king Aretas IV, Bronze statue of Artemis from 2nd c Petra, Camel at Petra...[Bible Places]...

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Medinet Habu

Counting tongues at Medinet Habu, Medinet Habu colonnade, Medinet Habu colored columns...[Bible Places]...

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Caesarea Philippi

Situated 25 miles north of the Sea of Galilee and at the base of Mt. Hermon, Caesarea Philippi is the location of one of the largest springs feeding the Jordan River. This abundant water supply has made the area very fertile and attractive for religious worship. Numerous temples were built at this city in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. [Bible...

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Mount of Beatitudes

The so-called "Sermon on the Mount" is recorded in Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6. The alleged discrepancy between Matthew's version being on a hill and Luke's being on a level place is easily reconciled with observation of many level places on the Galilean hillsides. Scripture gives no indication of the exact location of this event, but the Byzantines bui...

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Megiddo

Inhabited from the Chalcolithic period, Megiddo has approximately 26 levels of occupation. American excavators from the Oriental Institute worked from 1925 with the ambitious goal of excavating every level in its entirety. The made it through the first three levels before concentrating the work on certain areas. [Bible Places]...

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