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Attic Calendar
Image by The Warburg Institute Iconographic Database

Attic Calendar

Fragments of Attic Calendar re-used in the church facade. According to Deubner first Thargelion, then Gemini, then Skirophorion, then the sacrifice of an oxen at the Dipolieia, then Cancer, then Hekatombaion, then a personification of Theoria...
Invasions of the Roman Empire
Image by MapMaster

Invasions of the Roman Empire

A map illustrating the various invasions suffered by the Western Roman Empire between 100 and 500 CE.
Kronos/Saturn
Image by Peter Paul Rubens

Kronos/Saturn

Detail from Saturn Devouring a Son, oil on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens, 1636. Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Descent of the Ganges
Image by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra

Descent of the Ganges

Giant open air bas-relief in Mahabalipuram, India. Created between 600 CE – 630 CE, during the reign of Pallava King Mahendravarman I, It is called Descent of the Ganges or Arjuna’s Penance.
Pancha Ratha, Mahabalipuram
Image by Jean-Pierre Dalbéra

Pancha Ratha, Mahabalipuram

Pancha Ratha or five chariots is a group of monuments bearing the signs of the architectural supremacy during the ruling of Pallava Dynasty in Mahabaipuram, India. The creation of Pancha Ratha started during the reign of Pallava King Mahendravarman...
Orpheus Mosaic: Edessa/Urda/Haleplibahçe Mosaics
Image by Ronnie Jones III

Orpheus Mosaic: Edessa/Urda/Haleplibahçe Mosaics

Orpheus playing his harp for the wild beasts, dates from about 194 CE and is the oldest of the Edessa/Urda mosaics. The artist's name is even engraved in the piece, "Bar Saged."
Yolbilen (
Image by Ronnie Jones III

Yolbilen ("those who know the way") Mosaic: Edessa (Sanliurfa)

In the center of this mosaic dating from CE 563 is a symbol representing the four apostles who wrote the four gospels found in the New Testament: Matthew is depicted as a lion; Mark is depicted as an ox; Luke is depicted as a man; and John...
Zebra Whisperer: Haleplibahce Mosaics of Edessa
Image by Ronnie Jones III

Zebra Whisperer: Haleplibahce Mosaics of Edessa

This African man leading a Zebra is a clear indication that Edessa (Sanliurfa) was connected to the massive trade routes that went through the middle east in the 3rd to 4th centuries CE.
Head of Germanicus
Image by Carole Raddato

Head of Germanicus

Marble head of Germanicus, carved in about 10 CE to commemorate the journey of the Emperor Augustus with his adoptive grandson Germanicus to Pannonia (today Hungary). Now in Musée du Louvre, Paris.
Germanicus Marble Bust
Image by Carole Raddato

Germanicus Marble Bust

Marble head of Germanicus, found in 1844 in the heart of the city of Beziers (France) where the ancient Forum of Colonia Julia Baeterrae Septimanorum stood. Ca. 14-23 CE. Now in Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse.
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