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The Roman theatre of Salamis in Cyprus was built during the reign of Augustus (beginning of 1st century CE) and completed during the years of Trajan and Hadrian (beginning of 2nd century CE). It originally had 50 rows of seats (just 18 remain...

The Roman theatre of Salamis in Cyprus was built during the reign of Augustus (beginning of 1st century CE) and completed during the years of Trajan and Hadrian (beginning of 2nd century CE). It originally had 50 rows of seats (just 18 remain...

The Gymnasium of Salamis in Cyprus, with its columned palaestra, was built over the ruins of an earlier Hellenistic gymnasium in the 2nd century CE during Trajan and Hadrian's reign after Salamis had been greatly damaged in 116 CE during...

Tiberius Bridge (Ponte di Tiberio) over the Ariminus river on the Via Aemilia in Rimini (called Ariminum in Roman times). It was constructed under Augustus and completed by Tiberius in 20 CE as the inscription sculpted on the inner part...

Marble pool at the north-east corner of the Gymnasium's portico of Salamis in Cyprus. The pool is surrounded by headless statues dating back to the 2nd century CE (Trajanic/Hadrianic).

A map of China indicating the territory controlled by the Xia Dynasty (c. 2070-1600 BCE).

A representation of Yu the Great who reigned in the 21st century BCE and founded the Xia Dynasty (c. 2070-1600 BCE). By the Song Dynasty painter Ma Lin, hanging silk scroll. (National Palace Museum, Taipei)

The original tablet of the so-called Gezer calendar from the site of Tel Gezer in modern-day Israel. It describes agricultural activities throughout the year at Gezer hence the name. The calendar itself though dates to the 10th Century BCE...

A Middle Bronze Age Canaanite gate at the site of Tel Gezer in modern-day Israel. This gate is believed to have been built—along with other fortifications—by the city's Canaanite inhabitants in the Middle Bronze Age II ca. 1850 BCE when the...

Standing stones from the so-called "High Place" at Tel Gezer in modern-day Israel. Built in the last stage of the Middle Bronze Age II, the exact purpose of these standing stones is unknown to this day. There have been several hypotheses...