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This dedicatory building inscription was excavated near the Temple Mount and dates to the First Century BCE. An important find, it demonstrates that synagogues existed before the destruction of the Temple. Although they existed during that...

The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, 70 CE, Oil on canvas. Painter: David Roberts, c. 1850 CE

Mound of the Hostages, Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland, Neolithic era.

Statue of St. Patrick, Hill of Tara, County Meath, Ireland. Erected 2000 CE.

Gilded bronze figurine of Shrikantha Kamakala (Shiva) & Parvati. Nepal, 14th-18th century CE. (Museum of Asian Art, Corfu)

A bust of Buddha from Taxila, Gandhara. Grey-blue schist. 1st century CE. (Museum of Asian Art, Corfu)

Kuan Ti, the Chinese deified general Guan Yu and god of War. Guan Yu died in 220 CE. Painted and gilded bronze. 14th - 17th century CE. (Museum of Asian Art, Corfu)

A bronze figure of Krishna. 14-17th century CE. (Museum of Asian Art, Corfu)

Plotinus was a Greek philosopher who lived 204-270 CE. He founded the Neo-Platonist school of thought. This sculpture is now in the Ostiense Museum, Ostia Antica, Rome, Italy.

Stairs at the Great Wall of China (built 221BCE - 1664CE).