Images

Detail of the cella of the Bacchus temple in Baalbek, Lebanon which dates to the end of the 2nd century CE.

Temple of the goddess Venus in the Baalbek temple complex, Lebanon, early 3rd century CE.

An illustration of three different dog types depicted on Egyptian monuments.

An artist's rendition of a Carthaginian war elephant during the Punic Wars with Rome.

An artist's rendition of a Greek trireme in battle.

Map of China showing the Wu Zetian's empire c. 700 CE.

Wu Zetian's (r. 683-704 CE) Stele at Quianling Mausoleum where she was buried along with her husband Gaozong.

Overview of the ruins of Baelo Claudia lying along the beach of Bolonia in southern Spain. The town was founded in the end of the 2nd century BCE.

The Roman theatre of Acinipo in southern Spain (Roman province of Hispania Baetica), built in the middle of the 1st century BCE. It is one of the most ancient Roman theatres in Spain.

Mosaic with the Cyclops Polyphemus and the nymph of the sea Galatea, discovered in 1959 during excavation work under the Plaza de la Corredera in Cordoba, Spain. The mosaic dates to the 2nd century CE and is now on display in the Salón de...