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An artist's impression of Cniva, the king of the Goths (c. 250 - c. 270 CE), in battle as depicted in the PC game Rome II: Total War - Empire Divided.

An engraving of the colossal statue of Shapur I, who ruled the Sasanian empire from 240 to 270 CE, which stands in the Shapur cave, Bhishapur. (From "The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World", Vol. 3, 1876 CE).

An artist's impression of Hormizd, the Sassanid ruler (r. 270- c. 273 CE), in battle as depicted in the PC game Rome II: Total War - Empire Divided.

A silver coin of Shapur I who ruled the Sasanian empire from 240 to 270 CE. (Reza Abbasi Museum, Tehran, Iran)

This is a fragment of a frieze depicting a battle scene. It might perhaps depict a battle scene between ancient Greek warriors and the legendary Amazons. It comes from present-day Yubileynoye, which is located on Russia's Taman peninsula...

These Roman mummy masks come from ancient Egypt. They date from the 1st-2nd century CE, and they painted and made from plaster. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)

This necklace was unearthed in what is now present-day Armenia and dates from the 15th-13th century BCE. It contains gold and other sardonyx beads. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)

This Eneolithic stone statuette of a woman is from what is present-day Armenia. It dates from the 5th-4th century BCE. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)

This clay pitcher with images of lions is made from clay. It comes from what is present-day Armenia, and it dates from the 13th century BCE. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)

Byzantine regent Theodora and her young son, the emperor Michael III (r. 842-867 CE). The icon, known as "The Triumph of Orthodoxy", dates to the early 15th century CE but is itself a copy of an older one which commemorates the restoration...