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English Buff Coat for Cavalry

A typical buff coat worn by cavalry in the English Civil Wars (1642-51). The thick leather was much lighter than armour but could protect against sword slashes. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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Marble Relief of Dionysos from Naukratis

Marble relief of Dionysos, found in Naukratis, Roman Egypt (c. 1st/2nd century CE). The British Museum, London.

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Greek-style Jug from Naukratis

Greek-style pottery trefoil-mouth oinochoe jug with ribbed neck, found in Naukratis, Late Period of Ancient Egypt (c. 6th century BCE). The British Museum, London.

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Pottery Plate with a Seated Sphinx

Pottery plate with a seated sphinx, made in Greece, 6th century BCE, found in the Sanctuary of Aphrodite, Naukratis, Egypt. The British Museum, London.

Image by Simeon Netchev

The Ancient Near East, c. 1700 BCE

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...

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Funerary Monument of M. Annius Lucus

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.

Image by Amin Nasr

Beaufort Castle, Lebanon

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.