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Holzhausen Roman Limes Fort, Germany
The Roman Limes fort at Holzhausen in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) is one of the best-preserved forts. It was erected in the mid-3rd century CE during the reign of Caracalla (r. 211-217 CE) and used until the abandonment of the limes in...
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Reconstructed Roman Fortlet in Pohl, Germany
The Limes Fortlet in Pohl (German Limeskastell Pohl) is an authentic replica of a small limes fort with a watchtower. It is designed as an open-air museum and gives a vivid and plausible impression of life on the German frontier.
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Traditional "Smau", Bergen
A traditional alley known as smau in Bergen, Norway, consisting of mostly wooden houses dating back centuries.
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Reconstructed Limes Stone Watchtower (Wp 1/68)
This reconstructed limes stone watchtower (Wp 1/68) at Hillscheid (Germany) is considered the most accurate reconstruction of a watchtower that stood on the Roman frontier in German territory. The stone towers were built around 150 CE and...
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The RömerWelt Limes Information Centre
The RömerWelt is the official Limes Information Centre for the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is located in Rheinbrohl, south of Koblenz in Germany. RömerWelt introduces visitors travelling on the German Limes Road to the broad topic of...
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Processional Dancer Bringing Cake Offerings
Apulian stemless cup (fragment) depicting a processional dancer bringing cake offerings, c. 350-325 BCE. The Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology, Reading. acc. no. 22.3.24 In ancient Greece, bringing offerings to gods and goddesses...
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Kekrops Looking on as Gaia Gives Erechtheus to Athena
Gaia offers Erichthonios to Athena, with Kekrops watching. Clay relief from Melos, c. 460 BCE. Illustration from Ausführliches Lexikon der griechischen und römischen Mythologie by Wilhelm Heinrich Roscher, 1890. Kekrops, the mythical...
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Terracotta Figurine of a Baking Woman
Terracotta figurine of a woman kneading pieces of bread or pancake, c. 500-475 BCE. National Archaeological Museum, Athens. This clay statuette shows a woman baking bread as one of her daily chores. That she is less likely to...
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Trial Notice of John Rackham, Anne Bonny and Mary Read
The November 1720 trial notice of John Rackham (aka 'Calico Jack'), Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Issued as part of a pamphlet by the authorities of Jamaica a few days after the trial. All three were found guilty. Rackham was hanged but the two...
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Jolly Roger of Calico Jack
The Jolly Roger of 'Calico Jack', aka John Rackham (d. 1720). The English captain, who was active in the Caribbean, had Anne Bonny and Mary Read amongst his crew.
