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The left section of the east pediment of the Parthenon. On the far left Helios and his chariot rise from the base of the pediment, next is Dionysos reclining, then the figures are female deities, possibly Demeter, Kore and Artemis. (British...

This relief, which is seen on the east side of the Payava Tomb, depicts a battle of cavalry and foot soldiers. The inscriptions in Lycian record that the tomb was built by Payava. The Payava tomb is a limestone tomb with gabled roof. It was...

A dancer, one of hundreds, from the facade of the east gopura (gateway) of the Nataraja temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. c.1200 CE.

This map illustrates the shifting web of overland and maritime routes—later dubbed the “Silk Road”—that linked China, India, and Southeast Asia with Persia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and Europe. From desert caravans to monsoon-powered ships...

The Library of Hadrian in Athens showing the eastern end wall of the peristyle court. The room with the niches (now under scaffolding) would have been the library proper, where ancient scrolls were stored. c. 132-134 CE.

The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. It was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of Persian King Cyrus the Great (559-530 BC) after he captured Babylon in 539 BC. The...

#eastindiacompany #history #documentary Recommended reading: The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company - https://amzn.to/3wtuqAn The Honourable Company: A History of the English East India Company - https://amzn.to/3XQ3bMg...

Before the days of the Raj, British India was ruled by a private corporation: The Honourable East India Company. The Company, which began in India as a purely mercantile institution, eventually came to control vast territories across the...

Examines the rise of civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates valley in the Middle East. These early civilizations formed around major rivers - the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia and the Nile in northeastern Africa. Explores the history...

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=Ip6hmC2KIug Phidias (?), Sculpture from the East Pediment of the Parthenon, marble, c. 448-432 B.C.E. (British Museum, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker http://smarthistory.org/Sculpture-from-the-Parthenons-East-Pediment.html...