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SS Great Britain Run Aground
A painting showing the steamship SS Great Britain designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) after it ran aground in Dundrum Bay in Ireland in 1846. (Science and Society Picture Library)
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Launch of SS Great Britain
A painting from an 1846 engraving by Thomas Ashburton Picken showing the launch of the steamship SS Great Britain designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859). The ship sailed on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York in May 1845...
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The Twelve Labours of Herakles
A map illustrating the Twelve Labours of Herakles (Heracles, romanized as Hercules), probably the most famous of the ancient heroes in Greek mythology. Born as a demi-god (son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmene,) Herakles was tricked out of his...
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Hippomenes and Atalanta by Guido Reni
A 1615-18 oil painting, Hippomenes and Atalanta, by Guido Reni (1575-1642). Shown as part of the exhibition GUIDO RENI. The Divine at The Städel Museum in Frankfurt, Germany (2022-23). (Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid)
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Horatius Reads before Maecenas
Horatius reads before Maecenas, painting by Fyodor Bronnikov, 1863.
Odesa Art Museum.
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Medea Before the Infanticide
Wall painting depicting Medea just before murdering her children. Discovered in the peristyle of the House of the Dioscuri in Pompeii. 1st century CE.
Naples National Archaeological Museum, Italy.
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Roman Theatre of Thubursicum, Algeria
The Roman theatre of Thubursicum Numidarum (modern Khamissa in Algeria) was built on a natural slope in the 2nd or 3rd century CE. It is considered one of the most beautiful and best-preserved ancient theatres in North Africa.
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Spring Complex in Thubursicum, Algeria
The Spring Complex in Thubursicum Numidarum (modern Khamissa in Algeria) is a monumental sanctuary with two water basins built to celebrate a spring regarded in antiquity to have been the source of the Bagradas River, which flows into the...
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Arch of Septimius Severus at Lambaesis, Algeria
The Arch of Septimius Severus was built by Legio III Augusta during the reign of Roman emperor Septimius Severus (r. 193-211 CE). It is a three-bay structure framed by pilasters and columns. The arch marked the edge of the ancient city of...
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Cardo Maximus of Thamugadi (Timgad), Algeria
The Cardo Maximus (north-south-oriented street) of Thamugadi (modern Timgad in Algeria, looking from the Forum towards the North Gate. The Cardo Maximus was 180 m long and 5 m wide. It was paved with slabs of bluish limestone and lined with...
