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Port Scene, Fresco from Stabiae
Port scene. Roman Fresco from Stabiae. Perhaps the harbour of Puteoli (ancient Pozzuoli).
National Archaeological Museum, Naples
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The Lupanar, Pompeii
The Lupanar brothel in Pompeii.
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The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
Cover of The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper.
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Elodie Harper
Elodie Harper, author of the historical fiction book The Wolf Den.
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Woman Spying on Male Lovers
Woman Spying on Male Lovers by an unknown artist, Qing Dynasty.
Chinese Sexual Culture Museum, Shanghai.
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Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa
Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa, Alexandria, Egypt, dug in the 2nd century CE.
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Serapeum of Alexandria
Serapeum of Alexandria, Egypt.
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The Port of Calicut in 1572
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.
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Fort Qaitbey
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.
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Alexandria Harbor
View of Alexandria from the sea, 2008.
