Images

A reconstruction potrait of Attila the Hun. (Produced by artist/historian George S. Stuart for the George S. Stuart Gallery of Historical Figures® archive).

A silvered bronze mount of an armoire depicting the victory of Merovingian King Merovech over the armies of Attila the Hun in 451 CE at the Battle of Catalaunian Fields. By Emmanuel Fremiet, 1867 CE (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

A map illustrating the disposition of troops and their deployment in the Battle of Catalaunian Fields (aka Chalons) between the armies of Rome and the Huns led by Atilla, 451 CE.

A map indicating the location of Roman amphitheatres in the 3rd century CE.

A bronze relief plaque showing Zakutu (Nakia) and her son Assyrian king Esarhaddon. First half of the 7th century BCE. (Louvre Museum, Paris)

A coin depicting Diodotus I, Satrap of Bactria c. 285 – c. 239 BCE. (British Museum, London)

A vyala (yali), the decorative lion monster which decorates many Hindu temples. This example is from the Mahadeva temple, Khajuraho, India. 11th century CE.

The Somnathapura temple, Karnataka, India. The temple is a good example of the Vesara architectural style which mixed northern and southern styles (Nagara and Dravida). 13th century CE.

The vastu-purusa-mandala (symmetrical floor plan) of the Vishveshvur temple, India.

Talas (tiers) of the vimana (tower) of the Brihadishvara temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. c. 995-1025 CE.