Images

A map showing the movements of Pyrrhus, King of Epirus in his campaigns in Italy against Rome. Pyrrhus was victorious in the battles of Heraclea in 280 BCE and Ausculum in 279 BCE but lost at Maleventum in 275 BCE.

A marble bust of Pyrrhus, King of Epirus (r. 306 - 302 BCE and 297 - 272 BCE). Pyrrhus is considered one of history's greatest military commanders. (National Archaeological Museum, Naples)

Ruins of the Nalanda University complex, an ancient Buddhist center of learning, located in modern-day Bihar, India. The university flourished under the reign of Harshavardhana (606-647 CE) and had c. 10,000 students.

Nalanda, located in modern-day Bihar, India, was an ancient center of learning. In its heyday, during the reign of Harshavardhana (606-647 CE), it had c. 10,000 students.

A Roman floor mosaic with geometrical designs. From Como, 5th-6th century CE. (Archaeological Museum of Como, Italy)

A Roman floor mosaic depicting a fish. From Como, 5th-6th century CE. (Archaeological Museum of Como, Italy)

Painted linen and tempera depicting the Egyptian goddess Nephthys. 2nd-1st century BCE. (Metropolitan Museum of art, New York)

A faience amulet statue of the Egyptian goddess Nephthys. 664-332 BCE. Louvre Museum, Paris.

The standard military tunic of the Inca civilization, c. 1400 and 1533 CE. In Inca art black represented death and red represented blood and conquest. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art, L.A.)

A silver alpaca from the Inca civilization of Peru, c. 1400 and 1533 CE. (American Museum of Natural history, New York)