Images

A polished jade celt or ceremonial axehead from the Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica. The Olmec ritually buried celts to appease the gods and guarantee future harvests, particularly of maize which jade was associated with. (Metropolitan...

The painting Martin Luther in Front of Thomas Cajetan by Belgian painter Ferdinand Pauwels (l. 1830-1904), depicting the 1518 disputation between Cardinal Thomas Cajetan and Martin Luther in Augsburg.

A reproduction of a 1557 print of Martin Luther (on right approaching desk) and Cardinal Thomas Cajetan (on left, holding open the book) depicting their 1518 disputation at Augsburg.

A Maya jade plaque from Nebaj, Guatemala. Created around 600. (National Museum of Guatemala)

Artist's impression of ancient Hittite war chariots leaving a Hittite city for battle. The Hittites were present in Anatolia from around 1700 to 1200 BCE. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

An artist's impression of Harappa and the Indus Valley Civilization, depicting fields and cities in ancient India. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

A c. 1885 painting by Karl Aspelin showing Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) burning the papal bull Exsurge Domine in December 1520.

A map illustrating Spain’s drive to expand its empire following the 1492 Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula and Columbus's discovery of America. Inspired by tales of land and instant riches, thousands flocked to the New World with hopes...

A reproduction of the Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE), an Egyptian medical text.

A map following the three millennia-old voyage of Jason and his fellow Argonauts (a band of fifty heroes, called by the name of their ship - Argo) from the land of Iolcus to Colchis and back across the ancient Mediterranean as told in the...