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The Code of Hammurabi, a set of 282 laws inscribed in stone by the Babylonian king Hammurabi (r. 1795-1750 BCE). Louvre, Paris.

Detail of the Code of Hammurabi, a set of 282 laws inscribed in stone by the Babylonian king Hammurabi (r. 1795-1750 BCE). Louvre, Paris.

The Pula Cathedral is a co-cathedral in Pula, Croatia. The church is located on the south side of the Pula bay at the foot of the hill with the 17th century Venetian fort. The site of the present-day church has been used for religious worship...

This is a bust of Pharaoh Hatshepsut, in the form of Osiris (Osiride). The statue originally stood over 4.6 m (15 ft) high and is originally from Hatshepsut's mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri. This statue was not a free-standing statue -...

Artist's impression of ancient Celtic warriors by Zvonimir Grbasic. Copyright, republished with permission from Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

Artists impression of the Battle of Waush (714 BCE), between the Neo-Assyrian Empire and the Kingdom of Urartu, by Marek Szyszko. Copyright, republished with permission from Ancient Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

Artists impression of the Battle of the Field of Blood (1119 CE) by Marek Szyszko. Copyright, republished with permission from Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

Artist's depiction of the bathouse complex at Leptis Magna, by Rocío Espin.

St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin was established in 1191 and the building you can visit today originates from c. 1220.

The Arch of the Sergii (a famous patrician family in ancient Rome) at Pula (Croatia). The arch was built at the end of the 1st century BCE (around 29 to 27 BCE) by Salvia Postuma Sergii with her own money, in honour of the three members of...