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Remains of the Roman Capitolium (temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva) built on a massive podium in 166 CE in Colonia Julia Aurelia Commoda. (Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia)

The communal latrine at Ostia. This public latrine (forica) was installed near the Forum Baths, perhaps when the Baths themselves were repaired in the Late Empire (4th century CE).

Roman Mosaic depicting theatrical masks of Tragedy and Comedy, 2nd century CE, from Rome. (Palazzo Nuovo, Capitoline Museums)

Torso of the Minotaur. Late 1st-century CE Roman copy of a Greek original of around the mid-5th century BCE, hypothetically attributed to the sculptor Myron. Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome.

The Roman bridge Ponte da Vila Formosa, dating from the late 1st century / early 2nd century CE, is one of the best preserved bridges throughout the Iberian Peninsula. It is located on the way which connected Olisipo (Lisbon, Portugal) to...

The Roman Temple of Évora, also referred to as the Templo de Diana (albeit wrongly) is an ancient temple in the Portuguese city of Évora. The temple is believed to have been constructed around the first century CE, in homage to Augustus who...

A map indicating the maximum extent of the Aztec civilization which flourished between c. 1345 and 1521 CE in what is now Mexico. The three major cities which formed the Aztec Triple Alliance were Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan.

The positions before the Battle of Hydaspes, 326 BCE. In blue are the forces of Alexander the Great whilst in red are those of King Porus.

A representation of a deity which has been identified as the supreme Inca creator god Viracocha or his forerunner the 'Weeping God' or Thunupa. From the c. 300 CE Gateway of the Sun, Tiwanaku, Bolivia.

The Nile Delta as seen from orbit.