Inscriptions (309 Subjects)
Plans of the Temple of Rome and Augustus in Pula, Croatia. Elevation of the front.
Coats of armds and bas-reliefs from the walls of the city of Rhodes. Bas-relief of Saint Peter, Saint Catherine and Saint John the Baptist. Inscription commemorating the construction of the Sea Gate under Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson.
View of the interior of D'Amboise Gate in the medieval city of Rhodes.
The fortifications of the city of Rhodes with the Muslim cemetery seen from the northwest. Turkish women pray and give offerings to a tomb.
The fortifications of the city of Rhodes and the Muslim cemetery seen from the west. The author being shown the location.
Relief of angel and coat of arms of Grand Master Émery d'Amboise, from D'Amboise Gate. Ottoman inscription from the same gate (“There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God."). Relief of Virgin with infant and coat of arms of Grand Master Pierre d'Aubusson, discovered in the Jewish quarter and kept at the Franciscan monastery in Rhodes. Coat of arms of the Knights Hospitaller from the medieval town. Latin inscription «In convertendo inimicum meum retrorsum infirmabuntur et peribunt a facie tua» (Psalms 9:3 “When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence”), referring to the siege of Rhodes by the Ottomans.
The tomb of Grand Master Robert de Julliac in the Franciscan church which was converted into a mosque, adjacent to the public baths of Rhodes (Yeni Hamam). Muslim people preparing to pray at the mosque.
Coats of arms of Philip of Burgundy, who built the fortress of Saint Nicholas, of Grand Master Piero Raimondo Zacosta (Pere Ramon Sacosta) and his engineer, from the fortress of Saint Nicholas. Relief of saint Nicholas from the same fortress. Inscription from the garden of Auvergne: “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers” (Psalms 1:1). Ancient statues at the entrance to the garden of Auvergne.
The tomb of Grand Master Fabrice Caretti in the Church of Saint John in Rhodes.
Interior of Byzantine church of Saint Stephen on Agios Stefanos or Monte Smith hill, Rhodes.
From Agios Stefanos or Monte Smith hill: Coats of arms of Grand Masters Pierre d'Aubusson and Émery d'Amboise, decorative features from several buildings, inscriptions and a gargoyle.
Lycian sarcophagi at Myra (today Demre).
The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III at Hagia Sophia square.
Inscription from Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island.
Inscriptions from Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island.
Inscriptions from Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island.
Inscription from Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island.
Inscriptions from Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island.
Inscriptions from Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island.
Inscriptions from Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island.
Inscriptions from Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island.
Inscriptions from Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island.
Inscriptions from Carthaea, ancient city on Kea island.
Bronze statue of a deer from the Temple of Apollo in Priene, ancient city in Asia Minor.
Antiquities from Cythera, which according to the author come from the Temples of Aphrodite.
1. Relief from Gytheio. Warrior overcomes his enemy, probably an Amazon. 2. Base of ancient stele from Sparta 3. Ancient inscription from Sparta.
Statue of Artemis in Oitylo (Mani).
Statue of Apollo in Oitylo (Mani).
Roman inscription from Teos, ancient city on the shores of Asia Minor.
Roman inscription embedded in the church of Saint Nicholas at the port of Aegina.