Images

A digital reconstruction of what the at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli, Italy may have looked like. Reconstruction created by NeoMam Studios, commissioned by QS Supplies.

Artist's impression of what the ancient city of Carthage may have looked like, with Carthage's famous military harbour (also known as Cothon) in the background. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

Artist's impression of what a market scene may have looked like in the Achaemenid Persian empire. A ziggurat constructed prior to the Achaemenid period is visible in the background. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

Artist's impression of how the Nazca people may have constructed the famous Nazca Lines. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

Bob Brier, the author of Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World.

A late-19th century painting showing British soldiers executing prisoners by tying them to a cannon and firing the weapon. This type of execution was not uncommon, particularly after the Sepoy Mutiny in India (1857-8)

An 1850s illustration showing British soldiers looting in Luknow during the Sepoy Mutiny (1857-8), an activity conducted by both sides during the rebellion.

A coloured lithograph by Bequet Freres showing the British recapture of Delhi in September 1857 during the Sepoy Mutiny (1857-8). (National Army Museum, England)

A cartoon from Punch magazine parodying the British suppression of the Sepoy Mutiny in India of 1857-8. Cartoon by John Tenniel, 1857.

A map illustrating the British Raj around 1930, a period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent that began in 1858. Following the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, also known as the First War of Independence, the British Parliament passed...