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Sennacherib of Assyria (reigned 704 – 681 BC) during his Babylonian war, relief from his palace in Nineveh.

Map of Phoenicia and its trade routes.

Map of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and its expansions.

A map showing the extent of Etruria and the Etruscan civilization. The map includes the 12 cities of the Etruscan League and notable cities founded by the Etruscans. Based on a map from The National Geographic Magazine Vol.173 No.6 June...

Roman Agora (believed to be) at Al Mina excavation area.

Columns of what is believed to be Palaestra (athletes' training area) at the Al Mina excavation area in Tyre.

A map of ancient Phoenicia with important cities.

The North Gate of Housesteads Fort on Hadrian's Wall. Passport control, immigration control and customs check all in one place. The wall was a checkpoint for taxing cross-border trade as well as a defence.

A section of Hadrian's Wall near Carlisle.

The Pont du Gard is an aqueduct in the South of France constructed by the Roman Empire, and located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard near Remoulins, in the Gard département. It has long been thought that the Pont du Gard was built by Augustus' son-in-law...