Images

Ball-play of the Women, Prairie du Chien, oil on canvas by George Catlin, 1835-1836. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.

A map illustrating the reign of Samuil (Bulgarian: Самуил,) Tsar of the First Bulgarian Empire from 997 to 1014. His rule faced significant challenges, particularly the expansionist policies of the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Basil II...

An illustration of the solar system by Martin Kornmesser. From The International Astronomical Union.

Mithraeum, a 1st-century grain storage converted into a Mithraeum during the 3rd century CE, Caesarea Maritima, Israel.

The Praetorium, the Byzantine Governor's Palace, combining administration, financial and judicial functions, Caesarea Maritima, Israel

The Promontory Palace of Herod the Great stretching into the sea, Caesarea, Israel.

The peristyle of the Upper Terrace of the Promontory Palace of Herod the Great with the Hippodrome in the background, Caesarea, Israel.

The Scientific Revolution in Europe, roughly 1500 to 1700, was a profound intellectual and cultural transformation that forever altered humanity's understanding of the natural world. The period witnessed a seismic shift from medieval beliefs...

A c. 1665 coloured illustration showing the layout of the observatory of Uraniborg on Hven (Ven) island, Sweden, built by Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) in 1576. (National Library of Scotland)

An 1882 illustration by Heinrich Hansen of the observatory of Uraniborg on Hven (Ven) island, Sweden, built by Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) in 1576.