War and fighting were common subjects in ancient Greek culture, and were frequently depicted in art. In the scenes on this cup, the artist seems less interested in depicting actual combat than in rendering different types of combatants.

The primary scene on this black-figure column krater is of a boisterous group of dancing satyrs and maenads who cluster about a single bearded male figure.

On one side of this kylix, or drinking cup, Herakles is shown relaxing while a satyr fills his wine cup. On the other side, he turns to look backward at some threat and pulls his sword from its scabbard. Behind him hang his bow and skin of the mythical Nemean lion.

The high level of ceramic manufacture in Greece during the 6th and 5th centuries BCE led to experiments in unusual vase forms.

In 1927 Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel purchased a five-acre piece of property in Roquebrune on the French Riviera. Located near Monaco, the property was the ideal setting for Chanel's private villa, the construction and design of which was overseen by the fashion designer herself and the architect Robert Streitz.

Born Emery Revesz on September 16, 1904 at Bácsföldvár (then in Hungary and now Baĉko Gradište in Serbian province of Vojvodina), Emery exemplified the extraordinary lives of certain individuals born in the Jewish communities of central Europe. Raised by parents who were middle-class property owners, Reves demonstrated a mature appreciation for education and a strong work ethic.

Wendy Russell, born in Marshall, Texas, in 1916, quickly rose to prominence within the modeling industry and established a successful career at a young age. She met Emery Reves in New York and they were later married in 1964.

The following essay is from the 1996 publication Gods, Men, and Heroes: Ancient Art at the Dallas Museum of Art.

In 1985 Wendy Reves organized the gift of her late husband's collection to the Dallas Museum of Art to honor his memory. Featuring over 1,400 European artworks and decorative objects, including works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro, the Reves Collection is one of the highlights of the Dallas Museum of Art.

The Greek kerykeion (Latin caduceus) appears in