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A diagram illustrating the various components of a medieval Great Sword and scabbard, the typical weapon of knights.

A medieval Great Sword, c. 1400 CE. This weapon was the typical weapon of a European knight. L. 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm); L. of blade 32 in. (81.3 cm); Wt. 3 lb. 11 oz. (1673 g). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

Rock Sculpture of Dacian King Decebalus (c. 87-106 CE). Iron Gates, Romania.

Roman mosaic depicting a victorious charioteer called Marcianus, accompanied by the wish of victory NICHA (sic). Nika is a given name of Greek origin meaning "Victory" (Latinized as Nica). Marcianus' lead horse is named as Inluminator and...

The Gezer calendar is regarded as the oldest Hebrew inscription as yet known. The inscription is scratched on a tablet of soft, chalky limestone and its lower part is broken and lost. The oblique fracture passes as square thought to have...

"During the reign of King Hezekiah of Juda (c. 725-697 BCE), the Assyrians completed the conquest of Israel, and the city of Juda was left as the only surviving independent state in the region. To ensure that the capital would not suffer...

This is one of two pieces of identical stones, which survived from the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple by the Roman Emperor Titus in 70 CE. It was set at the gate leading to the inner court, and the inscription reads (in Greek) "No alien...

This is a photo of a cairn (ahu) of the Kukii Heiau, an Ancient Hawaiian temple. The photo displays a frontal view of the foundations of the cairn, which was built in the 15th century CE and served as a spiritual altar.

This is a photo of a cairn (ahu) of the Kukii Heiau, an Ancient Hawaiian temple. The photo displays a view of the foundations of the cairn, which was built in the 15th century CE and served as a spiritual altar.

This is a photo of a cairn (ahu) of the Kukii Heiau, an Ancient Hawaiian temple. The photo displays a frontal view of the foundations of the cairn, which was built in the 15th century CE and served as a spiritual altar.