Images

Detail of a statue of Roman emperor Balbinus (Decimus Coelius Balbinus), r. 238 CE. (Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Athens)

A gilded wooden and faience djed amulet (symbol of stability) from the tomb of Queen Nefertari, 19th Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE. Egyptian Museum, Turin.

A sandstone relief stele depicting in the top panel Minhotep and his son Nakhtmin making offerings to Hathor, Anubis, and Osiris. The middle panel shows Minhotep and his wife Nefertari. The bottom panel shows Nakhtmin and his wife Sekhmet...

A diorite statue of Thutmosis III. From the Temple of Amun, Thebes. Dynasty XVIII, 1479-1425 BCE. (Egyptian Museum, Turin)

Statue of a seated Ramesses II, holding the royal sceptre and wearing the khepresh war helmet, from the Temple of Amun, Thebes, Egypt, 19th Dynasty, 1279-1213 BCE. Egyptian Museum, Turin.

Bronze coin minted in Berytus, showing Augustus on one side and two aquilae between two standards on the back. The obverse inscription reads Imperator Caesar Augustus, the reverse Publius Quinctilius Varus.

The full Moon.

As Lugdunum I (RIC 230), head of Augustus (r. 27 BCE - 14 CE), countermarked "VAR" (Varus).

A 6th century CE mosaic depicting Emperor Justinian and his court in the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna.

A 6th century CE mosaic depicting Empress Theodora and her court in the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna.