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Cistern, Empuries
A Hellenistic cistern at Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. 2nd century BCE.
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City Wall of Stone & Opus Caementicium, Roman Empuries (Detail)
A section of the Roman city-wall of Empuries, Spain. 1st century BCE. The base of the wall was made using calcareous rock while the upper portion is of Roman concrete (opus caementicium).
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City Wall, Empuries
A section of the Roman city-wall of Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. 1st century BCE. The base of the wall was made using calcareous rock while the upper portion is of Roman concrete (opus caementicium).
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City Gate, Empuries
A gate in the Roman wall of Empuries, Spain. 1st century BCE. The base of the wall was made using calcareous rock while the upper portion is of Roman concrete (opus caementicium).
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Amulets from Ketef Hinnom
Two silver amulets with inscriptions to ward off evil. Found at Ketef Hinnom, currently on display in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
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Star of David on the Walls of Jerusalem
The star is located near the New Gate on the northern part of the walls of Jerusalem.
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Etruscan Votive Statuettes of Menerva (Athena)
Two Etruscan votive bronze statuettes of Menerva the warrior (Athena) wearing a high-crested Attic helmet and a cuirass with the gorgoneion, 450-400 BCE. (National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome)
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Etruscan Votive Statuette of Hercle
Etruscan votive bronze statuette of Hercle (Heracles), 4th - 2nd century BCE. (Altes Museum, Berlin)
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Etruscan relief
High terracotta Etruscan relief depicting scenes from the myth of the Seven Against Thebes. It decorated the back of the temple of the sanctuary at Pyrgi, 470-460 BCE. (National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome) 'Seven Against...
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Arch Detail, Pont del Diable Aqueduct
A detail of one of the lower arches of the Pont del Diable aqueduct, Tarraco (Tarragona), Spain. Built in the 1st century CE it is 217 m long and 27 m high.
