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A map illustrating the political situation in the Ancient Near East during the Old Assyrian period (around 1700 BCE) shortly before the rise of the Babylonian Empire of Hammurabi. It depicts the rise of Assur from an independent city-state...

Funerary Monument of M. Annius Lucus, a centurion of several legions: Legio XV Apollinaris, Legio VII Gemina, Legio X Gemina, and Legio III Gallica, 170-200 CE. Aquincum Museum, Budapest.

Beaufort or Belfort Castle, known locally as Qal'at al-Shaqif, was a Crusader fortress in Southern Lebanon. The castle is situated on the site of a former fortress, which was captured by the Crusaders and given to the lords of Sidon.

A photo showing Castle of Saint Louis, a ruined crusader castle located in Sidon, Lebanon. Built by the French crusaders in 1254 CE.

The second Roman emperor Tiberius face-recreation.

Amerigo Vespucci was a brave, Italian merchant, explorer, and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term "America" is derived.

A photo showing the son of Odin avenging his father's death. The scene is depicted on the Gosforth Cross, located in the churchyard of St. Mary's, Gosforth, Cumbria. The cross depicts several scenes that may be related to Norse mythology.

Golden-plated gorytos (quiver) found in Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century BCE. Located at Archaeological Museum...

Iron core of linothorax with golden buckles found in Macedonian Tomb II of Vergina, Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece. The tomb is dated to between the end of the 4th century BCE and the beginning of the 3rd century BCE. Located at Archaeological...

Re-enactors of the Sealed Knot, an English Civil Wars (1642-51) group demonstrating the volley-fire tactics of musketeers.