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Ruins of Thera
A photo of the ruins of Thera (Akrotiri) on Santorini, Greece.
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Shalmaneser III
Detail from a statue of Shalmaneser III (859 BC – 824 BC) at Istanbul Archaeology Museums.
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Aurochs from Ishtar gate
Aurochs from Ishtar Gate at Babylon, constructed in about 575 BCE by order of King Nebuchadnezzar II.
On display in Istanbul Archaeology Museum in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Door Pivot Stone from Girsu
A door pivot stone from Telloh (ancient Girsu), third millennium BCE.
Istanbul Archaeology Museum.
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The Ball Court Temple at Chichen Itza
This small building sits high above the great Ball Court at Chichen Itza and has been identified as a temple from which the priests and royalty would watch the game of Pok-a-Tok played below them.
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Stairway, Temple of Kukulcan, Chichen Itza
This photo, taken in July of 2005, shows the least often photographed side of the famous El Castillo, also known as The Temple of Kukulcan. Most photographs are taken from the opposite side which has been extensively restored and where people...
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Tikal, Guatemala
The ruins of the Maya city of Tikal in what is now northern Guatemala.
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Map of the British Isles in AD 43
On the eve of the Roman Conquest, the south-east was dominated completely by the Catuvellauni. They, if any, could claim the legendary High Kingship of Britain. As well as having conquered the Cantiaci, the Trinovantes, and the Atrebates...
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Map of the British Isles in AD 10
Rome maintained trading and political links of a sort with the Britons, and were able to observe the slow coalescence of the south-east towards the creation of a unified kingdom. The Catuvellauni, who had already proved themselves to be...
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Map of the British Isles in 54 BC
When Julius Caesar landed on the Kent coast in 55 BC, he had a basic knowledge of what to expect of the south-eastern Britons from his dealings with their close relatives on the Continent. What he wasn't prepared for was the English Channel...
