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Nîmes Amphitheater
The Roman amphitheater of Nemausus (modern-day Nîmes, France) built around c. 70 CE.
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Maison Carrée, Side View
The Maison Carrée, Nîmes, France. This ancient Roman temple was constructed around 4 to 7 CE and dedicated to Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar, the grandsons and adpoted heirs of Emperor Augustus. It represents the best-preserved...
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Maison Carrée, Nîmes
The Maison Carrée, Nîmes, France. This ancient Roman temple was constructed around 4 to 7 CE and dedicated to Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar, the grandsons and adpoted heirs of Emperor Augustus. It represents the best-preserved...
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Pont du Gard
The magnificent Pont du Gard spanning the Gardon River in southern France. This feat of Roman engineering and architecture was built in the first century CE to bring water from a spring at Uzès to the Roman colony of Nemausus, modern-day...
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The Black Madonna of Einsiedeln
The Black Madonna statue of Einsiedeln Abbey, near Zurich, Switzerland. 15th century CE.
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Einsiedeln Abbey
A view of Einsiedeln Abbey, 31 km south of Zurich, Switzerland. The monastery was founded by the Benedictine monk and hermit Saint Meinrad around c. 835 CE.
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Aerial View of Einsiedeln Abbey
An aerial view of Einsiedeln Abbey, 31 km south of Zurich, Switzerland. The monastery was founded by the Benedictine monk and hermit Saint Meinrad around c. 835 CE.
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Viking Drinking Scene
A stone from Gotland depicting a Viking drinking scene. (Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm)
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Lycian Landscape
Lycian landscape as found between Apollonia and Aperlae. Photo provided by Peter Sommer Travels, republished with permission.
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Lycian Tombs
Lycian tombs at Kyaenai, with Hellenistic theatre in the background. Photo provided by Peter Sommer Travels, republished with permission.
