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  2. Alabastron - Wikipedia

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    Greek glass alabastron, probably made in Italy in 1st/2nd century BC, and now part of the Campana Collection of the Musée du Louvre.. An alabastron / ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ s t r ə n,-ˌ t r ɒ n / or alabastrum / ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ s t r ə m / (plural: alabastra or alabastrons; from the Greek ἀλάβαστρον) [1] is a small type of pottery or glass vessel used for holding oil, especially ...

  3. Villa of Herodes Atticus - Wikipedia

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    Villa of Herodes Atticus is an ancient Roman villa located on the outskirts of Doliana and near Astros in Arcadia, Greece. [1] [2]It was near the ancient city of Eva.. It was developed between the 1st and 5th centuries by the family of Herod Atticus, a Greek rhetorician famous for his fortune and his actions of public patronage.

  4. Alabaster - Wikipedia

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    Alabaster windows in the Church of Santa Maria la Mayor of Morella, Spain (built 13th–16th centuries). The English word "alabaster" was borrowed from Old French alabastre, in turn derived from Latin alabaster, and that from Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros) or ἀλάβαστος (alábastos).

  5. Getty Villa - Wikipedia

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    The Getty Villa is an educational center and an art museum located at the easterly end of the Malibu coast in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. [2] One of two campuses of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Villa is dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria.

  6. Gus Alex - Wikipedia

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    Alex's family came from the village of Alepochori in Achaea, Kingdom of Greece. According to William F. Roemer, Gus, being Greek, could not be 'made,' but he had done it all. His dad had operated a small restaurant at Wentworth and 26th in Armour Square/Chinatown, which was frequented by many members of the Capone, and then the Nitti, mob.

  7. Throne Room, Knossos - Wikipedia

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    The Throne Room was a chamber built for ceremonial purposes during the 15th century BC inside the palatial complex of Knossos, Crete, in Greece.It is found at the heart of the Bronze Age palace of Knossos, one of the main centers of the Minoan civilization and is considered the oldest throne room in Europe.

  8. Sperlonga sculptures - Wikipedia

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    Plan of the villa and grotto The "Scylla group" (cast reconstruction) Looking out from the grotto. The Sperlonga sculptures are a large and elaborate ensemble of ancient sculptures discovered in 1957 in the grounds of the former villa of the Emperor Tiberius at Sperlonga, on the coast between Rome and Naples. As reconstructed, the sculptures ...

  9. Mediterranean Revival architecture - Wikipedia

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    The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida is a grand example of Mediterranean Revival style. Mediterranean Revival is an architectural style introduced in the United States, Canada, and certain other countries in the 19th century.