Winged Victory of Samothrace
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The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Nike of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally discovered on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculptu
The Winged Victory of Samothrace
Nike of Samothrace: the conserved parts of the statue, after Benndorf, 1880
Tetradrachm of Demetrios Poliorcetes (293–292 BC). Obverse: Nike before the ship; reverse: Poseidon.
Model of the Victory of Samothrace after Benndorf and Hauser, 1880.
Samothrace
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Samothrace is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is a municipality within the Evros regional unit of Thrace. The island is 17 km long, 178 km2 in size and has a population of 2,596. Its mai
Winged Victory of Samothrace
…The Winged Victory of Samothrace, or the Nike of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally discovered on the island of Samothrace in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the Hellenistic era, dating from the beginning of the 2nd century BC (190…
Chora, Samothraki
Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Paleopolis
Samothrace, with Mount Fengari in the background
Landscape