Images

A Roman theatre mask mosaic, 1st century BCE. From a private villa in the area of Villa Ruffinella, Rome. Palazzo Massimo, Rome.

The head of a statue of Jupiter in the Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii

Facade of a house in Pompeii

Ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus in Turkey

Facade on the Main Street of the ruins of Ephesus, Turkey

Light entering the oculus of the Pantheon in Rome

Stonehenge in Amesbury, Wiltshire, UK

Relief of Darius I from Persepolis, 522-486 BCE

Tomb of Darius I, Naqsh-e Rustam, near Persepolis, Iran, c. 522–486 BCE

Golden Cavalry Face-Mask Helmet (Type Ribchester) dating from 80-125 CE, found on the bed of the Corbulo Canal (Fossa Corbulonis) near the Roman fort of Matilo (modern Leiden). (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, Netherlands)