05 APR 2023 WEDNESDAY Fayum portraits The first portraits of this type were found in the Fayum oasis, 60 km outside of Cairo, on the west […]
23 NOV 2018 FRIDAY Introduction to the Metalwork Collection The Metalwork Collection of the National Archaeological Museum constitutes one of the richest and most significant collections of ancient metal artworks of the Greek civilization in the world.
21 NOV 2018 WEDNESDAY Introduction to the Egyptian Collection In Egypt, along the fertile valley of the Nile, thrived one of the most significant civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean.
17 OCT 2018 WEDNESDAY Geometric Period THE GEOMETRIC PERIOD The history of vase painting in historical times starts in around the mid-11th century BC. The migration […]
17 OCT 2018 WEDNESDAY Roman Period (30 B.C.-330 A.D.) Cyprus passes under Roman domination in 30 B.C. Emperor Trajan and Hadrian embellish cities, such as Salamis, […]
17 OCT 2018 WEDNESDAY Hellenistic Period (310-30 B.C.) Right after the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C,), the conflict between Ptolemy and Perdikkas began and […]
17 OCT 2018 WEDNESDAY Classic Period (480-310 B.C.) Following the victory of the Greeks in the Persian wars (479 B.C.), in which the Cypriots played an […]
17 OCT 2018 WEDNESDAY Archaic Period (750-480 B.C.) Predominant in the Cypro-Archaic pottery is the Free-field Style, where themes of human figures, birds, fish and animals […]
17 OCT 2018 WEDNESDAY Geometric Period (1050-750 B.C.) In the aftermath of the collapse of the Mycenaean palatial civilization, in the 12th cent. B.C., colonists from […]
17 OCT 2018 WEDNESDAY Roman period With the defeat by the Romans and the death of the last Ptolemaic queen, the famous Cleopatra VII, Egypt turned […]
