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Roman Abacus
A 1st century CE bronze portable abacus, part of a Roman scribe's kit. From St. Martin-de-Corléans Cemetery, Aosta, North Italy. (Archaeological Museum, Aosta)
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Dexileos Stele (detail)
Detail of the Dexileos Stele. Visible are the holes where metal attachments would have been placed. On his leg a sword; in his right hand a spear; in his left hand the horse's reigns; and on his head, most likely a wide-brimmed hat, the petasos...
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Dexileos Stele
Dexileos Stele replica in situ, Dipylon Cemetery, Athens. (Original in the Kerameikos Museum, P 1130, c. 394 BCE)
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Excavation Site at Mohenjo-daro
Ruins of Mohenjo-daro in present-day Sindh, Pakistan, one of the largest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. Mohenjo-daro is one of the world's earliest major urban settlements, contemporaneous with the civilizations...
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Spartan Territory
A map indicating the location of Sparta and her territory in the Peloponnese.
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King Midas
King Midas, the mythical king of Phrygia who was famous for his ability to change anything that he touched into solid gold. (Painting by Andrea Vaccaro, 1670 CE)
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Colossus of Rhodes
An artist's impression of what the Colossus of Rhodes statue, one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, may have looked like. (19th century engraving by Sidney Barclay)
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Lion from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
One of the few free-standing sculptures from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, 4th century BCE. (British Museum, London)
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Marcus Licinius Crassus Bust
A bust of Roman statesman and general Marcus Licinius Crassus (c. 115-53 BCE). Glyptothek, Copenhagen.
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Kautilya
An artist's impression of Kautilya, the 4th to 3rd century BCE Indian statesman and philosopher. From a cover of a 1915 CE edition of the 'Arthashastra' translated by Rudrapatnam Shamasastry.