Title

A Hellenistic stone lion, Amphipolis, Greece. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

A Hellenistic stone lion, Amphipolis, Greece. Amphipolis lies near the mouth of the river Strymon, 60km west of Kavala. This ancient Macedonian city was a major Greek stronghold and in Roman times was an important staging-point on the Via Egnatia, the great highway running from the Adriatic to Constantinople. The most striking monument is an impressive stone lion dating back to the Hellenistic period, which stands outside the ancient city, immediately west of the bridge over the Strymon.

Date

1947

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D73_426

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (3,0Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3426 x 5120 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe animal building buildings architecture country lion monument statue continent European color colour ruins archaeology ruin Greece location photograph ruined archaeological site archeology Macedonia Macedonian Hellenistic Ancient Greece Ancient Greek ancient site Hellenistic Greek TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Amfipolis Amphipolis Magal Samuel photograph