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This fresco mural depicts Zimri-Lim, the last king of Mari. It was likely created c. 1775 BCE when Zimri-Lim regained the throne of Mari for the Amorite "Lim Dynasty" from Shamsi-Adad's son, Yasmakh-Adad. The mural depicts...

A portion of the fortifications at the site of Mari, modern-day Tell Hariri, Syria. Mari's fortifications entered their most advanced stage in the 19th century BCE when the city and the rest of the region were under threat...

A satellite photograph of the site of Tell Hariri, Syria. Tell Hariri is the site of the ancient city of Mari, which, at various times from c. 3000 BCE - c. 1760 BCE, controlled large portions of Northern...

Excavated remains of the Temple of Lions, a 40-foot terrace attached to a temple at Mari. The temple, also known as the Temple of the King of the Land was built by the ruler, Ishtup-Ilum...

A Roman satyr mask in marble. 2nd century CE. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)

A Roman-period statue of Leda and the swan from Greek mythology. From a 4th century BCE Greek original by Timotheos. (Capitoline Museums, Rome)

A marble statue of a seated Ares, Greek god of war. Eros plays at the god's feet. 2nd century BCE. (Palazzo Altemps, Rome)

A section of Roman flooring known as opus sectile. Marble and slate inlay. From the Domus Tiberiana in Rome, 1st century CE. (Forum Museum, Rome)

A marble relief depicting a Roman naval vessel with a ram on the prow. Augustan period from the Palatine, Rome. (Forum Museum, Rome)

A marble head depicting a dying Persian. 2nd century CE Roman copy of a Greek 3rd century BCE original. From the Domus Tiberiana, Rome. (Forum Museum, Rome)