The Lion of Knidos is the name for a colossal ancient Greek statue erected near the ancient port of Knidos, south-west Asia Minor (now near Datça in Turkey)... 7 KB (771 words) - 22:02, 2 March 2024 |
Artemidorus of Knidos (Greek: Ἀρτεμίδωρος), 1st century BC, was a native of Knidos in southwest Anatolia. He is now best known as a minor character in... 3 KB (360 words) - 06:23, 18 June 2023 |
Knaresborough (redirect from Town Mayors of Knaresborough) (1788–1862), historian of York, owner of the York Herald Richard Popplewell Pullan (1825-1888), architect, discovered the Lion of Knidos. William Stubbs (1825–1901)... 29 KB (3,016 words) - 13:24, 19 January 2024 |
architect and brother-in-law of William Burges. He is known for his work in archaeology including the discovery of the Lion of Knidos. Pullan was born at Knaresborough... 5 KB (493 words) - 03:19, 20 April 2022 |
Queen Elizabeth II Great Court (category Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Camden) floor of the concourse: A stela of the Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II (9th century BC) A marble Lion of Knidos, Asia Minor (3rd century BC) Two heads of Pharaoh... 8 KB (974 words) - 04:21, 4 April 2024 |
Charles Thomas Newton (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath) and at Cnidos, where Pullan, acting under his direction, found the Lion of Knidos now in the British Museum. In 1860, he was named consul at Rome, but... 10 KB (1,268 words) - 10:09, 10 August 2023 |
written description and brief sketch of an Indian rhinoceros brought to Lisbon in 1515. Later that year, the King of Portugal, Manuel I, sent the animal... 27 KB (3,214 words) - 12:41, 18 March 2024 |
British Museum (redirect from British Museum Department of Libraries and Archives) (330–300 BC) Knidos in Asia Minor Demeter of Knidos, (350 BC) Lion of Knidos, (350–200 BC) Xanthos in Asia Minor Lion Tomb, (550–500 BC) Harpy Tomb, (480–470... 225 KB (24,736 words) - 07:12, 19 April 2024 |