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Late Babylonian lexical list of personal names on a clay tablet.

Marble portraits of Alexander the Great and a youth, perhaps Hephaestion, Alexander's closest companion, c. 325-320 BCE. One of the earliest surviving portraits of Alexander. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, on loan from the J. Paul...

Portrait of Alexander the Great made during his reign by his court sculptor, Lysippos. Highly influential on portraits of subsequent Hellenistic kings. Currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The Roman forum of Philippi, Macedon. In the background are the remains of the large Basilica B, c. 550 CE.

The theatre of Philippi, Macedon, built during the reign of Philip II in the 4th century BCE.

Chennakesava Temple in Belur. A stellar example of Hoysala Architecture (1026 CE – 1343 CE).

Bas relief of Garuda on the top of a door in Chennakesava Temple in Belur. It was built during the reign of the Hoysalas (1026 CE – 1343 CE).

Intricate relief sculptures at the base of Chennakesava Temple in Belur built in Hoysala period (1026 CE – 1343 CE).

Shalabhanjika or Madanika (bracket figure) sculpture in Chennakesava Temple, Belur built during Hoysala period (1026 CE – 1343 CE).

Ceiling decoration in Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu. The temple is another fine example of Hoysala (1026 CE – 1343 CE) architecture.