Images

Gilt bronze bodhisattva seated on a lotus leaf. Goryeo Dynasty, 13th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

Sandstone sculpture of Shiva from Thap Banh It. Binh Dinh province, Vietnam. 11th-12th century CE. (Musée Guimet, Paris)

A map indicating the location and extent of the Antonine Wall (140s CE) and Hadrian's Wall (122 CE).

Structure 8 of the Barnhouse Settlement, a Neolithic village located in Antaness, Orkney, Scotland, which was inhabited between c. 3300 and 2600 BCE.

The remains of House 3 of the Barnhouse Settlement, a Neolithic village located in Antaness, Orkney, Scotland, which was inhabited between c. 3300 and 2600 BCE.

The gladius hispaniensis or Spanish short sword which originated in Iberia but was famously adopted by the Roman army. (Re-enactment display of Roman Army Tactics Scarborough Castle, UK)

A Chinese painted silk depicting the supreme deity of Chinese tradition the Jade emperor and the Heavenly Kings. (Sotherby's, date unknown)

An engraving from the St. Epure codex depicting Paulus Orosius (commonly known simply as 'Orosius') who lived in the 5th century CE and was a Christian theologian and historian of note.

Cast of a stele depicting the 2nd century BCE Greek historian Polybius.

The Roman theatre at Sabratha on the coast of North Africa. 2nd-3rd century CE.