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The Ram Chandra temple is a prominent part of Katas Raj complex of early Hinduism, situated in the District of Chakwal in the Punjab, Pakistan. This site is a complex and dates back to the 3rd century BCE. A Buddhist Stupa is the oldest structure...

A map indicating in red the area of influence and control by the White Huns (Hephthalites) c. 500 CE.

Roman mosaic from Veii (Isola Farnese, Italy) depicting an African elephant being loaded onto a ship, 3rd-4th century CE. Now in Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany.

The Temple of Divus Antoninus Pius and Diva Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in Rome, adapted to the 17th century church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. It stands in the Forum Romanum, on the Via Sacra. The temple was begun in 141 CE by Antoninus...

Wall painting fragment with flowers and birds, from a Roman villa around Mt. Vesuvius, before 79 CE. (Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany)

Colossal head of Roman Emperor Nero (54 - 68 CE) belonging to a larger-than-life size statue, made a few years before his violent death, 1st century CE (Glyptothek Museum, Munich).

Painted terracotta funerary urn lid of an Etruscan woman, from Chiusi, ca. 150-120 BCE (Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany).

A mithraeum (a temple-cave dedicated to Mithras) found in the German city of Saarbrücken.

Opus sectile panel (made of precisely cut polished varicolored marble) from the Basilica of Junius Bassus which stood on the Esquiline Hill in Rome. The panel, dating from the 4th century CE, depicts a tiger attacking a calf. (Musei Capitolini...

Mosaic depicting a charioteer and horse from each of the four circus factions (Red, White, Blue, and Green), 3rd century CE (Palazzo Massimo all Terme, Rome). Chariot-racing was the most popular sport in ancient Rome, and the Blues and Greens...