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Agora of Athens
A map of the Athenian Agora in the 5th century BCE. Key 1 Peristylar Court 2 Mint 3 Enneacrounos 4 South stoa 5 Heliaea 6 Strategeion 7 Colonos Agoraios 8 Tholos 9 Agora stone 10 Monument of the Eponymous Heroes 11 Old Bouleuterion...
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Isis Wall Painting
The goddess Isis, wall painting, c. 1360 BCE.
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Map of Persepolis
Map of Persepolis.
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Demeter and Persephone
The Return of Persephone by Frederick Leighton, 1891
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Map of Lugalzagesi's Domains
A map of the Kingdom of king Lugalzagesi of Umma, circa 2350 BC.
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Great Ziggurat of Ur
The ruins of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, built by the Sumerian king Ur-Nammu and his son Shulgi of Ur, c. 21st century BCE.
Photo taken in 2005 CE near Ali Air Base in Iraq.
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Reconstruction of the Ziggurat of Ur
A 3D reconstruction of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, based on a 1939 drawing by Leonard Woolley, Ur Excavations, Volume V. The Ziggurat and its Surroundings, Figure 1.4
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Gudea of Lagash
Seating diorite statue of Gudea, prince of Lagash, dedicated to the god Ningishzida, excavated in Telloh (ancient Girsu), Iraq, dating to the Neo-Sumerian period, c. 2120 BCE.
Louvre, Paris.
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Hesiod and the Muse
Hesiod and the Muse,1891,oil on canvas by Gustave Moreau
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Euthydemos I
Coin with Greek inscription reads: ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ ΘΕΟΥ i.e. "of Euthydemus God", Euthydemus qualified as "THEOU" ("God"). (Pedigree coin of Agathocles of Bactria.)
