Images

Stone cut steps leading up to the speaker's platform at the Athenian Assembly on Pynx

Remains of the Athenian Assembly on the Pynx

The view of the Acropolis from the Athenian Assembly on the Pynx

A mural depicting a group of eunuchs, the slaves and influential advisors of many Chinese emperors. Mural from the tomb of the prince Zhanghuai, 706 CE, Qianling, Shaanxi, China.

Relief in the Karnak Temple, showing Thutmose III slaying Canaanite captives from the Battle of Megiddo, 15th century BCE.

An idealised portrait of King Wen of Zhou (11th century BCE), the first Chinese ruler to claim the Mandate of Heaven. Ming Period illustration.

Ruins of Megiddo.

Aerial view of Tel Megiddo. Photo taken by Itamar Grinberg for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.

Wall relief, Luxor, Egypt.

List of peoples defeated by Thutmose III (1458-1425 BCE) in the Temple of Karnak, Egypt.