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Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture, Japan was completed in 1504.

Okayama Castle in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The castle was built in 1597. The main tower was replicated in 1966 after being destroyed during World War II.

Detail of a 1st Century CE fresco depicting Hipparchia of Maroneia (l.c. 350 – 280 BCE). From the garden of the Villa Farnesina, Museo delle Terme, Rome.

An early modern reimagining of the philosopher Hipparchia of Maroneia (l. c. 350 – 280 BCE). From the 1580 CE book Illustrium philosophorum et sapientum effigies ab eorum numistatibus extractae, by Girolamo Olgiati. Reprinted 1583.

A Roman fresco depicting Hipparchia of Maroneia (l. c. 350 – 280 BCE) and Crates of Thebes (l. c. 360 – 280 BCE). 1st Century CE. From the Villa Farnesina, Museo delle Terme, Rome.

A map illustrating the far-reaching voyages and settlements of the Vikings during the 8th to 11th centuries, spanning much of Europe, the North Atlantic, and parts of North America. Viking explorers and traders traveled as far west as Newfoundland...

This iron lamellar armour and mail shirt was created in Goryeo (modern-day Korea) during the 14th Century.

The cult statue of Zeus was found in the Temple of Zeus Hypsistos at Dion in Macedonia (Greece). The god is depicted seated on a throne, his right hand holding a thunderbolt while the left arm is raised to hold a scepter. He wears a himation...

The Hydraulis of Dion is a unique exhibit of the archaeological museum in Dion in Macedonia. It is the oldest instrument of that type discovered so far. The organ was produced in the 1st century BCE.

The main cardo of Dion was a wide street on a north-south axis that connected the city centre with the nearby religious sanctuaries. The original street was laid out in the late 4th century BCE. In the 3rd century CE, it was paved in large...