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A Corinthian capital from the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens. Completed 131 CE.

The title of the Didache in the manuscript discovered in 1873 CE.

Nandi and lion sculptures on the the early 8th century CE Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, southern India.

The early 8th century CE Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, southern India, is one of the most impressive structures surviving from ancient India.

The early 8th century CE Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, southern India, is one of the most impressive structures surviving from ancient India.

Google Earth view of Bhir Mound archaeological site excavations at Taxila, 6th-2nd Cent BCE. Image © 2015 Digital Globe

Google Earth image of the ruins of Sirkap, the 2nd city of Taxila, dated 2nd cent BCE - 1st cent CE. Image © 2015 Digital Globe

A dancer, one of hundreds, from the facade of the east gopura (gateway) of the Nataraja temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. c.1200 CE.

Gopura & Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, 12th century CE.

The gateway of the Muktesvara Temple, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India. 9-10th century CE, red sandstone.