Images

A map illustrating the expanding control and organization of Roman rule in Britain between c. 43 and 410 CE. It took about a century between Julius Caesar’s 55 BCE foray across Britannicus Oceanus (known today as the English Channel) and...

An infographic illustrating a typical Roman bathhouse design and elements. The Baths of the Roman Empire were a complex network of public facilities playing a major role in the daily lives of the citizens of the empire. Most Roman baths followed...

A 1904 photograph of the state funeral procession in Prague of the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).

An 1886 photograph of the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) and his wife Anna in London.

An 1868 photograph of the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).

An 1882 portrait of the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).

Andromeda being tied for sacrifice. Apulian red-figure vase, attributed to the Sisyphus Group, c. 430-420 BCE. National Archaeological Museum of Taranto.

Perseus defends Andromeda from the monster Cetus by pelting it with stones. Corinthian black-figure amphora from Cerveteri (Italy), 575-550 BCE. Altes Museum, Berlin.

Astronomical chart showing the constellations of Andromeda, Triangula – a variant of Triangulum using stars too small to feature in this star chart to make a second triangle – and the obsolete constellation Gloria Frederici. Hand-colored...

Perseus and Andromeda, oil on canvas by Titian, 1554-1556. The Wallace Collection, London.