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Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
Image by Spyros Kamilalis

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates Dedication: 335/334 BCE Location: Athens, Greece
Water Supply Systems at the Acropolis
Image by Spyros Kamilalis

Water Supply Systems at the Acropolis

Pipes and cisterns installed by Peisistratus at the Acropolis for the supply of fresh water in Athens. 6th century BCE.
Cao Cao, Idealised Portrait
Image by Wang Qi

Cao Cao, Idealised Portrait

A 17th century CE idealised portrait by Wang Qi of the North China warlord and military dictator Cao Cao (d. 220 CE).
China Warlords, 2nd-3rd century CE.
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China Warlords, 2nd-3rd century CE.

A map showing the territories of the main Chinese warlords at the fall of the Han dynasty in the early 3rd century CE.
Cao Cao, Battle of Red Cliffs
Image by Shizhao

Cao Cao, Battle of Red Cliffs

Cao Cao (d. 220 CE), the Chinese warlord, recites a poem prior to the Battle of Red Cliffs. (Summer Palace Beijing)
Hammurabi's Law Code
Image by James Blake Wiener

Hammurabi's Law Code

A diorite stele with an inscription of Hammurabi's code of laws. Susa, Babylonia, 18th century BCE. Cast of the original now in the Louvre, Paris. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
Melos Geometric Krater
Image by James Blake Wiener

Melos Geometric Krater

A krater from Melos with geometric design. By the Rottiers painter, 8th century BCE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
Hercules Captures Cerberus
Image by James Blake Wiener

Hercules Captures Cerberus

Hercules capturing Cerberus (Kerberos), the hound of Hades. Detail from an Attic black-figure amphora, c. 530 BCE. Pushkin Museum, Moscow.
Athenian Horseman Grave Stele
Image by James Blake Wiener

Athenian Horseman Grave Stele

The marble grave stele of an Athenian horseman. Attica, 370s BCE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
Palmyra Grave Stele
Image by James Blake Wiener

Palmyra Grave Stele

A sandstone grave stelw from Palmyra, Syria. Known as the grave stele of Abkha, daughter of Akhou. 2nd century CE. (Pushkin Museum, Moscow)
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