Images

The Jesuit Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa, India. The basilica was built in Portuguese Goa from 1594 to 1605.

Port scene. Roman Fresco from Stabiae. Perhaps the harbour of Puteoli (ancient Pozzuoli). National Archaeological Museum, Naples

The Lupanar brothel in Pompeii.

Cover of The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper.

Elodie Harper, author of the historical fiction book The Wolf Den.

Woman Spying on Male Lovers by an unknown artist, Qing Dynasty. Chinese Sexual Culture Museum, Shanghai.

Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Alexandria, Egypt, dug in the 2nd century CE.

Serapeum of Alexandria, Egypt.

An illustration showing the port of Calicut on the southwest coast of India in 1572. Calicut was a major trade hub for the Eastern spice trade. From Georg Braun and Franz Hogenbergs atlas Civitates orbis terrarum.

Fort Qaitbey, Alexandria, Egypt, built by the Mamluk ruler Quait-bey (r. 1468-1496 CE) between 1477-1480 CE. The fort stands a the site of the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.