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Acropolis, 1865

Daguerreotype by Philippos Margaritis of the Acropolis in 1865, showing the medieval Frankish tower. Source.

The Parthenon, Nashville

The Arch of Septimius Severus, 1900

Luigi Bazzani, The Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome (1900). Source.

Parthenon, 1869

Study of the Parthenon, 1869, by Sanford Robinson Gifford. Source.

The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, 1808

A side-on view of The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in the Roman Forum, built in 141 AD and later converted into the Church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. Painting by Lancelot-Théodore Turpin de Crissé. Source.

National Archaeological Museum, Athens

Source. The British talk about there being no place in Athens to put the Elgin Marbles. Wrong.

Temple of Diana, Nîmes

Hubert Robert, Interior of the Temple of Diana at Nîmes (1787). Source.

Cloelia

Detail from The Legend of Coelia (ca. 1480) by Guidoccio Cozzarelli. Source.

Colosseum, 1855

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Daguerreotypes of Baalbek, 1843

The Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, taken by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey 1843-44. Source.