Images

Part of the northwest shops of the agora of Roman Corinth with the archaic temple dedicated to Apollo in the left background.

Statue of Asclepius, the Greek God of medicine, holding the symbolic Rod of Asclepius with its coiled serpent. The Glypotek, Copenhagen.

The Pyramid of Djoser (Zoser), or step pyramid (kbhw-ntrw in Egyptian), built for the burial of Djoser by the Egyptian vizier Imhotep, in the Saqqara necropolis, Egypt, northwest of the city of Memphis, during the Early Dynastic Period in...

Hammurabi (standing), depicted as receiving his royal insignia from Shamash. Hammurabi holds his hands over his mouth as a sign of prayer (relief on the upper part of the stele of Hammurabi's code of laws). Louvre Museum, Paris.

The Battle of Issus, Initial dispositions.

The Battle of Issus, Movements to the battlefield.

The Battle of Issus, the decisive moment.

Map of the Roman Empire during 69AD, the Year of the Four Emperors. Coloured areas indicate provinces loyal to one of four warring generals.

Rhine frontier of the Roman empire, 70AD, showing the location of the Batavi in the Rhine delta region. Roman territory shaded darker.

Map of the Battle of Cannae showing the initial deployment and the Roman attack.