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Bishop Absalon topples the god Svantevit at Arkona
Painting by Laurits Tuxen showing a Christian Bishop displacing an image of the pagan Slavic deities during the Christianisation process of the Slavic culture. Most the Slavic mythology and lore was lost during this time.

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The Defeat of Sennacherib
The Defeat of Sennacherib, Peter Paul Rubens, 1612 CE, Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

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Stele with Epitaph from Roman Dacia (Romania)
A Roman stele with an epitaph from the ancient town of Potaissa in Dacia (present-day Turda, Romania). It was made between c.151-270 CE. Height: 205 cm (80.7 in) Width: 77 cm (30.3 in) Depth: 17 cm (6.7 in) Transcription: Valeria...

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Roman Epigraphic Stone from Hungary
A Roman epigraphic stone found in the ancient town of Brigetio, which was located in the Roman province of Pannonia superior. (This is present-day Komárom, Hungary.) Transcription: D(is) M(anibus) / C(aio) Iul(io) Candidiano / q(ui...

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Sex in Pompeii
This Roman fresco shows the act of making love. It was found in the bedroom (cubiculum) of the Casa del Centenario (IX 8,3) in Pompeii. 1st Century CE.

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Temple of the Obelisks
The Temple of the Obelisks in Byblos was an ancient Phoenician temple built in the Late Bronze Age (1600-1200 BCE).

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Agnodice
Engraving of Agnodice, ancient Greek practitioner of medicine.

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Aspasia Surrounded by Greek Philosophers
Aspasia Surrounded by Greek Philosophers, oil on canvas painting by Michel Corneille the Younger, 1670, Palace of Versailles.

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Aphrodite of Knidos
Roman copy of Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles (4th cent BCE); restored by Ippolito Buzzi (Italian, 1562–1634 CE)

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Skyphos Boscoreale with Augustus
Skyphos (two-handled wine cup) from the Boscoreale Treasure depicting Augustus receiving the obeisance of vanquished Barbarians and personifications of subdued provinces. Late 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE. (Louvre Museum, Paris)