Polyeuktos. Demosthenes. 280 BC. later Roman copy

Demosthenes

Polyeuktos

280 BC

later Roman copy

Unknown Artist. St Peter the Apostle. St Catherine Monastery. Mount Sinai EGYPT. early 7th century

St Peter the Apostle

Unknown Artist

early 7th century

St Catherine Monastery

Mount Sinai (South Sinai Governorate) EGYPT

Unknown Artist. Athena Varvakeion. Roman copy. first half of the 3rd century AD. Copy of 5th century BC original

Athena Varvakeion

Unknown Artist

first half of the 3rd century AD. Roman copy. original 5th century BC

Unknown Artist. Diskobolos (The Discus Thrower). Greco-Roman. 2nd century AD Copy. Original by Myron of Athens. mid-5th century BC

Diskobolos (The Discus Thrower)

Unknown Artist

2nd century AD. Greco-Roman. Original by Myron of Athens, mid-5th century BC

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This is the greatest artwork with athletics as the theme… bar none. It has NEVER been surpassed. Chalk one up for the Greeks…

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