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Map of Lydia
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Map of Lydia

Map of Lydia in the middle of the 6th century BCE. The red line shows an alternative interpretation of Lydia's ancient borders.
Poulnabrone Dolmen
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Poulnabrone Dolmen

Poulnabrone Dolmen, County Clare, Ireland. Poulnabrone Dolmen (Poll na mBrón in Irish meaning "hole of sorrows") is a portal tomb in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland, dating back to the Neolithic period, probably between 4200 BC to 2900...
Greco-Bactrian kingdom circa 230-200 BC
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Greco-Bactrian kingdom circa 230-200 BC

Approximate borders of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom under Euthydemos' reign (c.230BC - c.200BC). The kingdom included Bactria, Oxeiana, Sogdiana and Ferghana.
Ur-Nammu
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Ur-Nammu

Ur-Nammu (seated) bestows governorship on Ḫašḫamer, patesi (high priest) of Iškun-Sin (cylinder seal impression, c. 2100 BCE). Greenstone seal(clay impression of the cylinder seal) of Hashhamer, Governor of Ishkun-Sin. Third Dynasty...
World Map of Herodotus
Image by Bibi Saint-Pol

World Map of Herodotus

Possibly what the Greek historian Herodotus believed the world looked like (5th century BCE) based on his writings.
Map of the Akkadian Empire
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Map of the Akkadian Empire

The empire of Sargon, late 24th century BCE.
Akkadian Ruler
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Akkadian Ruler

Bronze head of an Akkadian ruler, probably Sargon the Great, c. 23rd - 22nd century BCE.
Map of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
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Map of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom

Approximate maximum extent of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom circa 180 BCE, including the regions of Tapuria and Traxiane to the West, Sogdiana and Ferghana to the north, Bactria and Arachosia to the south.
Satyrs Making Wine
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Satyrs Making Wine

Satyrs making wine, dionysian bas-relief from altar of unknown date, National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Map of Hannibal's Route into Italy
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Map of Hannibal's Route into Italy

Hannibal's route into Italy in the Second Punic War.
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