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Sargon II (r. 722-705 BCE), one of the most important kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and founder of the Sargonid Dynasty, with a dignitary on a low-relief from the left wall of the palace of Sargon II at Dur Sharrukin in Assyria, now Khorsabad...

A detail of the pyramid platform known as the 'Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent', Xochicalco, central Mexico. The four walls of the structure have relief carvings which include large feathered serpents and they form a four-sided open enclosure...

Bronze sculpture of Julius Caesar in Rimini, Italy. 1933 CE.

A re-enactor wearing a reproduction of a Roman centurion uniform. Typical features are the transverse crest, greaves and medallion decorations.

Fruits hanging on Theobroma cacao, better known as the cocoa-tree. Chocholate was a prized food in ancient Mesoamerica.

Roman mosaic of a gypsy girl, 2nd century CE?, Gaziantep Zeugma, Turkey.

A close-up of the "Standard Inscription" of the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II, from the North-West palace at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu; biblical Calah), northern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, Neo-Assyrian Empire, 865-860 BCE. The British...

Vase for pouring chocolate, earthenware, Belize, Late Classic Maya, Altun-Ha style. (De Young Museum of Fine Arts, San Francisco)

Shedu-Lamassu (meaning a male lamassu) from Tukulti-Ninurta's palace, c. 1225 BCE. Vorderasiatisches Museum (Pergamon Museum), Berlin

Reference Map of Ancient Italy. Southern Part "Historical Atlas" by William R. Shepherd, New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1923