Images

A c. 1640 painting showing a Dutch ship in the harbour of Recife, Portuguese Brazil. Painted by Abraham Willaerts. (Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam)

A 17th-century painting by Albert Eckhout showing dancing Tapuias, an indigenous tribe of Brazil. (National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen)

A c. 1770 illustration by Carlos Julião showing enslaved market women in Rio de Janeiro, Portuguese Brazil.

Marble slab depicting Nike or Athena adjusting her sandal, from the Temple of Athena Nike, 420-410 BCE. Acropolis Museum, Athens.

Temple of Athena Nike, built c. 420 BCE, Acropolis, Athens.

Artist's impression of the construction of a temple, palace or other large building in the ancient Mediterranean, such as in Greece, Egypt, or Rome.

Artist's impression of an Orthodox church during the Middle Ages.

Artist's illustration of a lavish feast in the ancient Mediterranean, most likely during Roman times. Romans often ate lying on their side, and tables were filled with Mediterranean and exotic foods.

Artist's impression of what life in the Cao'an temple may have been like. This temple in Fujian provice, China, was originally constructed as a Manichean temple but has now assimilated many features of Buddhism.

Artist's impression of the Adur Burzen-Mihr, a Zoroastrian fire temple located in ancient Parthia. At the time of the Sasanian Empire it was one of the three "Great Fires", which were the most important temples in Zoroastrianism.