The Darius Vase is a famous vase painted by an anonymous Magna Graecia Apulian vase painter, commonly called the Darius Painter, the most eminent representative...
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Darius I (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 550 – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who...
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later Behistun Inscription, written by Darius the Great, claims that Teispes was the son of Achaemenes and that Darius is also descended from Teispes through...
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The Darius Painter was an Apulian vase painter and the most eminent representative at the end of the "Ornate Style" in South Italian red-figure vase painting...
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of a Philosopher and the Riace bronzes, while notable vases from Magna Graecia are the Darius Vase and the Nestor's Cup. Noteworthy temples of Magna Graecia...
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they intersect with the vertical line. Also from this time frame, the Darius Vase was unearthed in 1851. It was covered with pictures, including a "treasurer"...
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army. Artaphernes agreed in principle, and asked Darius for permission to launch the expedition. Darius assented to this, and a force of 200 triremes was...
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Apulian vase painting was a regional style of South Italian vase painting from ancient Apulia in southeast Italy. It comprises geometric pottery and red-figure...
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heavy losses. In response to this raid, Darius swore to burn down Athens and Eretria. According to Herodotus, Darius had his bow brought to him and then shot...
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cameo and the Greek predecessors, such as the Salamis Tablet and the Darius Vase, give us a good idea of what it must have been like, although no actual...
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First Persian invasion of Greece (category Darius the Great)
during their revolt against Persian rule, thus incurring the wrath of Darius. Darius also saw the opportunity to extend his empire into Europe, and to secure...
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Pottery of ancient Greece (redirect from Greek vase)
ancient Greece, and since there is so much of it (over 100,000 painted vases are recorded in the Corpus vasorum antiquorum), it has exerted a disproportionately...
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Caylus vase The Caylus vase is an Egyptian alabaster jar dedicated in the name of the Achaemenid king Xerxes I (c.518–465 BCE) in Egyptian hieroglyphs...
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Painter Polygnotos (vase painter) Reed Painter Shuvalov Painter Tarquinia Painter Telos Painter Asteas Baltimore Painter Darius Painter Ilioupersis Painter...
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Darius Painter, Italian vase painter Darius of Pontus, Persian monarch Darius the Magnificent, Mughal prince Darius the Mede, King of Babylon Darius (praetorian...
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Dardanus (Scythian king) Dardanus (son of Zeus) Dares Phrygius Darius Painter Darius Vase Dascylium (Caria) Dascylus Dexaroi Data (Euclid) Daulis Daulis...
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Red-figure pottery (redirect from Red-figured vase)
connected with burial rites (naiskos vases). Important representatives of this style are the Ilioupersis Painter, the Darius Painter and the Baltimore Painter...
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Xerxes I (category Family of Darius the Great)
construction of the Palace of Darius at Susa. He also maintained the Royal Road built by his father. In 465 BC, Xerxes and his heir Darius were assassinated by...
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Darius. These connections allowed Grotefend to figure out the cuneiform characters that are part of Darius, Darius's father Hystaspes, and Darius's son...
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accused Crown Prince Darius, Xerxes's eldest son, of the murder, and persuaded Artaxerxes to avenge the patricide by killing Darius. But according to Aristotle...
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Underworld Painter (category Ancient Greek vase painters)
Greek Apulian vase painter whose works date to the second half of the 4th century BC. The Underworld Painter is the successor of the Darius Painter, in...
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from the time of Darius I to Xerxes, and to some later Achaemenid rulers, especially Artaxerxes I. Egyptian alabaster vase of Darius I with quadrilingual...
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Darius. These connections allowed Grotefend to figure out the cuneiform characters that are part of Darius, Darius's father Hystaspes, and Darius's son...
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must have been Darius the Great. These connections allowed Grotefend to figure out the cuneiform characters that are part of Darius, Darius's father Hystaspes...
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Apulian picture vases for a funeral ceremony (German: Apulische Bildervasen für eine Totenfeier) consists of 29 vases, plates, vase fragments, and fragment...
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Severus Alexander (section Portland Vase)
the emergence in the 16th century of the cameo glass Portland Vase (or "Barberini Vase"), dated to around the reign of Augustus. This was allegedly found...
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Hellenistic art (section Gnathia vases)
important patrons of art. Sculpture, painting and architecture thrived, but vase-painting ceased to be of great significance. Metalwork and a wide variety...
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Alexander the Great and Darius III depicted on vases from southern Italy. Vase Caputi mit Theaterdarstellungen, 1884 – Vase Caputi with theater representations...
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writes that Darius himself marched to Egypt, arriving during a period of mourning for the death of the sacred Herald of Ptah bull. Darius made a proclamation...
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