Images

Parthian coin depicting Vologases I of Parthia. Minted in Ecbatana between 51-78 CE, it weighs approximately 3.7 grams and measures 19 millimeters in diameter. (British Museum, London)

Statue of the 1st century CE Roman general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo in Voorburg, Netherlands, by sculptor Albert Termote (1887-1978 CE)

Statue of Armenian king Tigranes the Great (r. c. 95 - c. 56 BCE), on the Republic of Armenia Presidential Palace grounds. Sculptor: Levon Tokmajyan

Obverse of coin depicting Tigranes the Great (r. c. 95 - c. 56 BCE). Minted at Antiochia ad Orontem, near present-day Antakya, Turkey. Silver, weighing approximately 16.5 grams. Acquired 1824 CE. (British Museum, London)

Overview of the ruins of Volubilis located in the middle of a fertile plain about 33km north of Meknès in northern Morocco, near the heights of the Atlas Mountains. Volubilis developed from the 3rd century CE onwards and became an important...

The civil basilica (court of law and seat of the magistrates) lies on the eastern side of the forum of Volubilis (Morocco) and was built during the Severan dynasty between 193 and 235 CE. This imposing building is 42.2m long and 22.3m wide...

The Oval Plaza of Gerasa (Jerash, Jordan), built in the beginning of the 2nd century CE to connect the Cardo Maximus with the Sanctuary of Zeus. The colonnades were of Ionic order, with the pillars standing on low blocks.

The so-called Treasury (Khazneh) in Petra, Jordan. The Treasury's rock-cut, two-storied façade is 24.9 m wide and almost 40 m high and strongly embodies the Hellenistic style and reflects the influence of Alexandria. Both stories are embellished...

Picture 47 of the Ambrosian Iliad - an illuminated manuscript of Homer's work dating to the 5th century CE) - showing Achilles making a sacrifice to Zeus in order to ensure Patroclus' safe return (from the Iliad book 16, 220-252).

Depiction of a monk at work copying a text by hand in a writing room known as a scriptorium. From the 5th to the 13th century CE monasteries were the sole producers of books. The scriptorium was a large room with wooden chairs and writing...