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Votive Relief Dedicated to Artemis Bendis
This is a marble votive relief dedicated to the goddess Artemis Bendis. The cult of the Thracian goddess Bendis (similar to the Greek Artemis) was introduced to Athens around 430 BCE along with other foreign cults. Here, the goddess is shown...

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Colossal Statue of a Persian Rider on a Rearing Horse
The rider wears a tunic and trousers in the Persian fashion. He probably formed part of a hunting scene on one of the ledges around the podium. The upper part of the rider (now lost) was carved from a separate piece of marble and attached...

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The Centaur Frieze of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
This is a marble slab of the so-called Centaur frieze of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Tomb of Mausolus. The whole frieze depicts a violent conflict between Greeks and Centaurs. Here on this slab, we can recognize 3 figures...

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Statue of Mausolus
Marble statue of a man from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Tomb of Mausolus. Identified as Mausolus, king of Caria. From the main sculptural deposit, north of the north wall of the Peribolus. Classical Greek Period, circa...

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Marble Lion, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
This is the most complete of the surviving lions from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Tomb of Mausolus. The lions probably stood at the base of the stepped-pyramid roof, acting as both protective and royal symbols. There...

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Statue of Artemisia
Marble statue of a woman from Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Tomb of Mausolus. Identified as Artemisia, wife of Maussollos. From Mausoleum, the main sculptural deposit, north of the north wall of the Peribolus. Classical Greek...

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Statue of a Horse from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
This is a forepart of a horse from the chariot-group surmounting the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Tomb of Mausolus . From the north side of the peribolus wall of the Mausoleum. Classical Greek Period, circa 350 BCE. The British...

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Carthage Under Siege
An artist's impression of what the Roman siege of Carthage may have looked like during the Third Punic War, 149-146 BCE.

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Siege of Carthage
An artist's impression of what the Roman siege of Carthage may have looked like during the Third Punic War, 149-146 BCE.

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Roman Naval Attack on Carthage
An artist's impression of what the Roman naval attack on Carthage may have looked like during the Third Punic War, 149-146 BCE.