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A Christian Dirce
Painting from 1897 by Henryk Siemiradzki (1843–1902), depicting Nero watching how a captive Christian woman is killed in a re-enactment of the Greek myth of Dirce.
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Roman Emperor Nero
Bust of Nero at the Capitoline Museum, Rome.
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Horse
Early domestication of animals. A horse from Lascaux. Replica in the Brno museum Anthropos.
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Lion of Babylon, Ishtar Gate
Detail of a lion found along the processional way from Ishtar Gate into the city of Babylon. The Ishtar Gate was constructed around 575 BCE by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, made of fired bricks and decorated with animals made in glazed...
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World in 2000 BC
This map shows the world in 2000 BC.
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Eastern Hemisphere in 1300 BC
It shows ancient Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania in 1300 BC.
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Gold Bacchus Statue
Carved and guilded wood representation of Bacchus (ca. 1677 CE). Attributed to Filippo Parodi. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
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Book of the Dead Detail
A detail from a Book of the Dead, on papyrus showing hieratic writing of Hornefer, Ptolemaic Period, provenance unknown. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
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Book of the Dead (detail)
A detail from a Book of the Dead, on papyrus showing hieratic writing of Hornefer, Ptolemaic Period, provenance unknown. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
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Book of the Dead Papyrus
A detail from a Book of the Dead, on papyrus showing hieratic writing of Hornefer, Ptolemaic Period, provenance unknown. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)
